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Hacker-resistant software launched. (IT Strategies).


Datateck Inc. offers Internet and personal computer security to their clients with such confidence that the offer a $50,000 cash prize to anyone who successfully hacks into their system.

Datateck Inc. specializes in PC, Internet and e-mail information protection using their piracy protection software package (PPSP PPSP Power Plant Siting Program
PPSP Pontius Pilate Sales Pitch (band)
PPSP Post-Production Support Plan
PPSP Paycorp Plc
PPSP Pre-Production Security Plan
PPSP Policies, Procedures, Standards and Practices
).

"Since 1997 we have focused on developing a user and PC authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC.

(2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network.
 software application as a means to interface the authenticated au·then·ti·cate  
tr.v. au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing, au·then·ti·cates
To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine: a specialist who authenticated the antique samovar.
 person approach to secure business practices," Vince Bigras, project manager of Datateck Inc., says.

The PPSP engine safeguards against piracy, hackers and illegal duplication of the software.

"Without the PPSP, Datateck Inc. wouldn't be able o direct its focus to Internet, e-mail and software security solutions," Bigras says.

"Once installed, our software can't be duplicated to run on any other PC," Bigras says. "It can secure any 32-bit Windows application A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows.  flawlessly and no one can copy or alter it."

The software bonds itself into the computer and its applications without the user having to buy or physically attach any hardware to the computer.

The software sports a 700-bit encryption, which is a formula to construe construe v. to determine the meaning of the words of a written document, statute or legal decision, based upon rules of legal interpretation as well as normal meanings.  information so unauthorized users cannot access it.

"The program enables only authorized users to view information," he says.

"It is mathematically impossible for unauthorized users to access protected material because they don't have the information and codes to view the encrypted matter," Bigras says.

"Other companies incorporate user names and passwords that must be stored on the network, which makes it possible for them to be stolen or duplicated," he explains.

"Our engine doesn't require that information to be stored; that way if a hacker gets in and is looking for Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 user names and passwords he won't find them because to the server they don't exist," Bigras says.

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Title Annotation:Datateck Inc.
Author:Sanders, Leslie
Publication:Northern Ontario Business
Article Type:Brief Article
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Date:May 1, 2002
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