Diebold and Certicom Team to Provide Advanced Security for Card-based Transaction Systems.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 1998-- Certicom Enables Diebold's Entire Product Portfolio With Strong, High-Speed Elliptic Curve Cryptography See ECC. Certicom Corp., a leading provider of cryptographic security technologies, today announced a licensing agreement with Diebold, Incorporated, a global leader in card-based transaction systems, security and service solutions. Certicom will provide Diebold with advanced data security technologies, based on Certicom's Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. ). Certicom's technology will secure Diebold's entire product portfolio, for the financial, education, security and healthcare industries. In addition to protecting privacy through secure data storage and transmission, Certicom's technology provides authentication and non-repudiation capabilities, guaranteeing user identity and supplying proof of transaction which are important to secure electronic commerce applications. "The security and speed of Certicom's technology in a range of development tools is critical for our diversified line of products where size and efficiency yields the competitive edge and nothing but the highest strength cryptography will suffice," stated John Ziegler John Ziegler may refer to:
"Diebold is taking smart card systems into exciting new application areas," said Rick Dalmazzi, executive vice president, sales and marketing for Certicom. "There are many emerging automated services Certicom will help Diebold secure. Together, our technologies provide more options, greater convenience and cost-savings for professionals and consumers in the broad range of industries Diebold serves." About Diebold, Incorporated Diebold, Incorporated, (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DBD DBD DNA binding Domain (nuclear receptors) DBD Database Design DBD Day-By-Day DBD Database Description dBd Decibels (dipole antenna) DBD Death Before Dishonor (gaming clan) ) headquartered in Canton, Ohio Canton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Stark CountyGR6. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio and is situated on the Nimishillen Creek, approximately 24 miles (38 km) south of Akron[4] , is a global leader in providing card-based transaction systems, security and service solutions to the financial, education and healthcare industries. Founded in 1859, the company develops, manufactures, sells and services automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. , campus systems, smart card systems, electronic and physical security equipment, automated medication dispensing systems, integrated systems solutions, software and supplies. About Certicom Certicom is a leading provider of cryptographic technologies for computing and communications companies. Vendors of electronic commerce and digital communications products are integrating and deploying Certicom's technology across a wide range of operating environments and devices to build the strongest, most efficient security into software, smart card and wireless applications. As information security architects, Certicom's teams of cryptographers, engineers and developers provide comprehensive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and solutions, from advanced cryptographic implementations to consulting for systems integration and development support. Certicom's cryptographic research and product development is based in Toronto, Canada, with sales and marketing operations in San Mateo, CA. Certicom shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol "CIC CIC circulating immune complexes. CIC Circulating immune complexes. See Immune complexes. ". -0- This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to Certicom. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are delays in product development, undetected software errors and bugs, competitive pressures, technical difficulties, market acceptance, changes in customer requirements and general economic conditions. Certicom is a registered trademark of Certicom Corp. All other companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Certicom Corp. Kim Morningstar, 905/507-4220 or 800/561-6100 kmorning@certicom.com or A&R Partners for Certicom Carolyn Federman, 650/363-0982 x223 cfederman@arpartners.com or Diebold, Incorporated Christine Vitale, 330/490-6192 vitalec@diebold.com |
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