Querisoft Releases SecureFile v1.0 -- A Complete Desktop and Internet Security Product for Privacy, Integrity, and Authentication.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 1997-- Integration with Leading Edge Technologies from Spyrus, Trusted Information Systems, and VeriSign Provides Access to a Wide Variety of Markets Querisoft(TM) Inc., an Atlanta based Internet Security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. software firm, today announced the general availability of SecureFile(TM) v1.0, the first application built on Microsoft's CryptoAPI (CAPI 1. CAPI - Calendar Application Programming Interface. 2. (cryptography) CAPI - Cryptographic Application Programming Interface. 3. (networking) CAPI - Common ISDN Application Programming Interface. ) technology. Securefile is a complete desktop and Internet security product that seamlessly integrates into Microsoft(R) Windows platforms. Its one-click approach to privacy, integrity, and authenticity of information provides a simple mechanism to encrypt and/or digitally sign legal, medical, insurance, and other sensitive documents. Using SecureFile, personal documents can be protected by "dragging and dropping" them on the SecureFolder(TM) icon created on the desktop. Documents can also be secured for additional users and exchanged securely over the Internet using any email client See e-mail program. . Integration with Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. 97 allows all document security operations to be performed from within Word or Excel. A Wizard guides novice users in securing documents residing on several disks or on the network, while allowing expert users to override default settings. A built-in Certificate Manager allows import/export of X.509 v3 certificates including industry leading VeriSign Digital IDs(SM). "Information security products have traditionally been extremely complex and pricey. Our goal was to change that," said Amir Hudda, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Querisoft. "We have not only achieved that, but in the process, have also integrated SecureFile with leading edge technologies from Spyrus, TIS, and VeriSign. This provides our customers with the widest choice of hardware and software solutions for protecting their information." Support for VeriSign Digital IDs has for the first time allowed users to exchange their Digital IDs with one another. This not only facilitates secure exchange of information over the Internet, but also does so using a trusted third party In cryptography, a trusted third party (TTP) is an entity which facilitates interactions between two parties who both trust the third party; they use this trust to secure their own interactions. TTPs are common in cryptographic protocols, for example, a certificate authority (CA). , in this case, VeriSign. "SecureFile is one of the leading products that allows documents to be digitally signed Any message or key that has been encrypted with a digital signature. When a user's public key is digitally signed by a certification authority (CA), it is known as a digital certificate or digital ID. See digital signature and digital certificate. using VeriSign Digital IDs," said Richard Yanowitch, vice president of marketing for VeriSign Inc. "We believe that applications such as these will enhance the value of our Digital IDs, further increasing broad scale adoption of our services." SecureFile also supports the RecoveryKey(TM) CSP (1) (Certified Systems Professional) An earlier award for successful completion of an ICCP examination in systems development. See ICCP. (2) (Commerce Service P from Trusted Information Systems Trusted Information Systems (TIS) was a computer security research and development organization during the 1980s and 1990s, performing computer security research for organizations such as NSA, DARPA, ARL, AFRL, SPAWAR, and others. Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :TISX). The RecoveryKey CSP will not only allow export of strong-crypto versions of SecureFile, but will also provide the ability to recover files that have been secured using keys that have become lost, stolen, or damaged. "The combination of RecoveryKey CSP with SecureFile brings peace of mind," said Homayoon Tajalli, TIS executive vice president and general manager of cryptographic products. "Customers can use the strongest cryptography available today with the assurance that encrypted data can be recovered if necessary. This offers fantastic security benefits to users of Microsoft's CryptoAPI based products." SecureFile is also being integrated with the SPYRUS LYNKS Privacy Card(TM) and the SPYRUS LYNKS Fortezza(R) card famly of cryptographic hardware tokens to address the need of commercial and federal markets that require hardware based solutions. "The SecureFile product provides an easy-to-use interface for file security in the Windows environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. ," said Sue Pontius, CEO and founder of SPYRUS. "This application coupled with the SPYRUS family of PC crypto cards provides a high assurance security solution for the corporate and government markets." We are excited to see Querisoft developing for the MicrosoftCryptoAPI architecture," said Edmund Muth, group product manager at Microsoft. "Our mutual customers will benefit from the information security and integrity provided by SecureFile." The international version of SecureFile is priced at $39.95 and is available for Windows 95 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. version (128-bit) of SecureFile is priced at $49.95 and is available for Windows NT. A Windows 95 version will be available shortly. About Querisoft Founded in 1993, Querisoft Inc. specializes in Internet/Intranet/Extranet security and enterprise directory management products and services for the Windows(R) platform. For more information, please visit the company's web site at http://www.querisoft.com Querisoft, the Querisoft logo, SecureFile, DirectScript are trademarks of Querisoft Inc. All other product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Querisoft Inc., Atlanta Amir Hudda, 404/812-6264 Fax: 404/841-9377 Email: amir@querisoft.com http://www.querisoft.com or Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart, Washington Alla Ziselson, 202/452-9467 Fax: 202/331-3003 Email: alla_ziselson@oar-wash.com |
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