RSA Day in Washington Brings Together Leading Cryptography Experts, Industry Insiders for Benefit of Government Agencies; April Conference Will Feature Most Current Information on Security Standards, Technologies and Products from Industry and Government Experts.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1996--In response to the overwhelming success of its annual January San Francisco-based cryptography conference, RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. Data Security Inc. today announced that it will launch a new conference in Washington D.C. RSA Day in Washington, which will be held April 25 at The Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel, is targeted at the government market, and will bring together many of the world's cryptography systems experts, as well as encryption policy makers, government officials and employees, and developers of cryptographic technology. The conference will feature the latest in data encryption data encryption, the process of scrambling stored or transmitted information so that it is unintelligible until it is unscrambled by the intended recipient. Historically, data encryption has been used primarily to protect diplomatic and military secrets from foreign technologies, products, market and regulatory issues, and will include an RSA partner fair, a showcase of the newest commercial applications of modern cryptographic technology with an emphasis on RSA Public Key technologies. More than 1,200 participants from the electronic commerce, cryptographic, government, academic and media and analyst communities attended the three-day 1996 RSA Data Security Conference in January. Another 200 people were turned away at the door. The RSA Day in Washington is limited to 250 people, so early registration is advised. Among the highlights of the one-day conference will be a Cryptographer's Expert Panel, including Dr. Whitfield Diffie of Sun Microsystems, Dr. Taher ElGamal of Netscape, Dr. Matthew Robshaw of RSA Laboratories, Dr. Arjen Lenstra of Bell Communications, Dr. Hugo Krawezyk of IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Dr. David Balenson of 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. , and Dr. Dennis Branstad of Trusted Information Systems. The conference will also feature presentations from leading software vendors, including Netscape Communications, Lotus Development Corp., and CygnaCom Solutions Inc. Netscape will discuss the latest on secure client authentication, including security standards, public policy and electronic commerce. Lotus will showcase secure worldwide collaboration solutions, including what's on the horizon for government customers of Notes, Lotus and the Internet. CygnaCom will highlight banking security issues, drawing on its experience in assisting Chemical Bank in developing a paperless mortgage processing system. "RSA Day in Washington is an excellent opportunity for developers to receive up-to-the-minute technical information, as well as to obtain feedback from end users about their security and authorization requirements," said Bidzos, president of RSA. "MIS professionals from government agencies can also benefit by networking with colleagues and experts and getting the latest information on new cryptography products, advances, solutions and implementation techniques -- as well as a look into future cryptography directions." Other presenters at RSA Day in Washington include McNulty & Associates, VeriSign Inc., United States Navy United States Navy Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with defending the nation at sea and maintaining security on the seas wherever U.S. interests extend. The Continental Navy was established by the Continental Congress in 1775. , MasterCard International, Oracle Corp., VISA International, TimeStep Corp., RSA Data Security and the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. . To register for RSA Day in Washington, contact conference organizers Layne Kaplan Events at 415/340-9300 or by e-mail at layne@lke.com. Registration can also be done via RSA's web site at http://www.rsa.com. Space is limited. Registration is $245, and is limited to government employees and contractors. RSA Data Security Inc. RSA Data Security Inc. is the world's brand name for cryptography, with over 25 million copies of its software encryption and authentication technologies installed and in use worldwide. RSA technologies are part of existing and proposed standards for the Internet, CCITT See ITU. CCITT - Commite' Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique. (International consultative committee on telecommunications and Telegraphy). CCITT changed its name to ITU-T on 1 March 1993. , ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. , ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. , IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. and business, financial and electronic commerce networks around the globe. The company develops and markets platform-independent developers' kits and end-user products and provides comprehensive cryptographic consulting services. Founded in 1982 by the inventors of the RSA Public Key Cryptosystem, the company is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., and can be reached at 415/595-8782 or http://www.rsa.com. -0- Note to Editors: The RSA logo and RSA Day in Washington are trademarks of RSA Data Security Inc. All other product or company names are trademarks of their respective corporations. CONTACT: Corman/Croel Marketing & Communications Patrick Corman, 415/326-9648 Corman@cerf.net Lisa Croel, 415/326-0487 Lcroel@mediacity.com |
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