License for SPYRUS Identity Management Security Products and Services Extended With Microsoft Through 2006.Business Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2003 SPYRUS(R), Inc. today announced it has renewed a contract with Microsoft Corp. to deliver SPYRUS' Security Software for secure messaging and identity management for use in Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. for the Defense Message System, Version 3.0. This contract renewal, which extends through 2006, continues a relationship that began in 1994, when Microsoft and SPYRUS first collaborated to provide security solutions for previous versions of the Defense Message System, as well as to bring a number of robust security solutions to market such as Crypto Service Provider for Microsoft Authenticode, and smart token products for secure log-on and single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. . The Defense Message System (DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. ) is the designated messaging system Software that provides an electronic mail delivery system. It is made up of the following functional components, which may be packaged together or independently. Mail User Agent for the Department of Defense (DoD) and supporting agencies. The DMS program is replacing the DoD's legacy messaging system, AUTODIN (AUTOmatic DIgital Network) The worldwide communications network of the U.S. Defense Communications System. , as well as over 45 disparate email systems in use within the DoD. As one of the largest public key and email systems in the world, DMS provides secure, writer-to-reader authenticated messaging to DoD users at hundreds of sites worldwide. Deployment of the DMS Version 3.0 is expected to reach full deployment in September 2003. This new version, which includes the latest in SPYRUS and Microsoft security product offerings, gives users exceptional messaging capability, whether they're at their home base, traveling, or tactically deployed. While greatly improving capabilities, efficiency and speed, the new version also provides a lower total cost of ownership to the DoD. "Microsoft is pleased to work with SPYRUS for its security expertise and software used in the Microsoft DMS solution," said Mohsen Al-Ghosein, vice president of the Exchange Server business unit at Microsoft. "DMS Version 3.0 has successfully passed final testing by the Joint Interoperability Test Command The Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) is a United States military organization that tests technology that pertains to multiple branches of the armed services and government. There is a facility in Fort Huachuca, Arizona and in Indian Head, Maryland. and is being deployed worldwide today. This latest version of DMS provides increased security for critical communications and messaging, which are particularly important in today's environment." To date, SPYRUS has sold over 600,000 products associated with the implementation of the DMS program. The SPYRUS software that is used in DMS secures the contents of messages from unauthorized access through the use of message encryption and authenticates both the originator of the message and the message's contents through the use of digital signatures. This software is a subset module of SPYRUS' Rosetta Executive Suite and Rosetta CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International Common Access Card software product line. This uniquely qualifies SPYRUS to deliver a single software package in the near future that provides compliant functionality and services for both the DMS and the Common Access Card programs, which are the two largest deployments of smart tokens and client middleware for the DoD to date. "This contract extension with Microsoft, combined with SPYRUS' recent DoD Enterprise Software Agreement award to supply the software that manages the DoD's Common Access Card, together validate SPYRUS' position as the leading provider of high assurance identity management software solutions to the federal government," said Tom Dickens, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of SPYRUS. "We look forward to working with Microsoft to deploy the latest version of the DMS system, with its enhanced security capability, its cost effectiveness and increased end user functionality and friendliness." About SPYRUS SPYRUS, Inc., based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , delivers complete high assurance lifecycle identity management solutions for the government and corporate markets. These user-friendly solutions safeguard computer and network resources while simplifying administration, reducing cost-of-ownership, and raising overall security assurance levels, specifically for Microsoft platforms. The Company is the leading U.S.-based provider of FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. 140-1 Level 2 and Level 3 cryptographic smart tokens and software servicing several significant Department of Defense programs. SPYRUS has developed unique, fully compliant Rosetta Common Services Interface (Rosetta CSI) middleware that is certified to support the Common Access Card program. Rosetta CSI supports multiple high assurance smart tokens and provides multiple encryption and signature algorithms that can secure the biometrics for transmission or storage. http://www.spyrus.com Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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