Siemens Directory Interoperates With VeriSign OnSite 4.0 for Digital Certificate Storage; Large Scale, Easily Managed Internet Security From Two Market Leaders.BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1999--Siemens announces that VeriSign, Inc., the world's leading provider of Internet-based trust services, has approved the Siemens DirX MetaHub directory as interoperable with the VeriSign OnSite(SM) 4.0 enterprise public key infrastructure (PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of ). Interoperability will enable enterprise customers to quickly deploy DirX MetaHub as an X.509 certificate repository in a VeriSign OnSite used in secure electronic transactions and communications. "We are pleased to add Siemens as a partner in providing seamless solutions to enterprise customers deploying applications secured by digital certificates," said Anil Pereira, director of Marketing for VeriSign. "Companies deploying our OnSite PKI platform -- including distributed organizations with large numbers of users -- are 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. the flexibility to choose scalable, cost-effective best-of-breed solutions which enable them to reap the benefits of PKI security." "The ability to easily access and administer V3 digital certificates has huge value in Internet commerce and communications for VeriSign customers," said Brian Bigley, director of Sales and Marketing for IP Applications, Siemens Information and Communications Networks. "VeriSign's certificate authority and business model is one of the top market leaders in the 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. space. VeriSign is a hot property for the Siemens DirX MetaHub directory as we build upon our worldwide leadership in X.509 digital certificate storage." DirX MetaHub provides a secure repository for VeriSign's digital certificates as well as other public key information such as revocation lists. Client applications can use the directory to retrieve certificate based on parameters such as name or email address See Internet address. . Additionally, clients can check the revocation list to determine whether an individual certificate is revoked or not. A key advantage of DirX MetaHub software is its ability to tie together diverse email systems and databases to provide a seamless PKI-secure directory spanning computing platforms and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Digital certificates and related directory information can be easily viewed and managed from either a web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. or Windows NT interface. DirX MetaHub is fully compliant with the 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. X.509 standard, the most widely accepted format for digital certificates, as well as other major standards such as LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. , DAP, MAPI (Mail API) A programming interface from Microsoft that enables a client application to send to and receive mail from Exchange Server or a Microsoft Mail (MS Mail) messaging system. Microsoft applications such as Outlook, the Exchange client and Microsoft Schedule use MAPI. and ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. . "Siemens directory services offerings are particularly broad and deep. Its Meta Directory is probably the best on the market, and the directory client for Windows 95 and NT is the richest general-purpose access tool we've seen. "Given its substantial directory services business and experience, Siemens is an attractive choice for large organizations in areas such as banking and financial services, telecommunications and government," said David Ferris, president of Ferris Research, an analyst group focusing on messaging, directory, security and collaborative applications. About Siemens Information and Communication Networks Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., is a leading provider of information and telecommunications solutions to public network service providers and enterprise customers in North America. The company is a subsidiary of Siemens AG, a global business with $64 billion in sales in the fiscal year ended September 1997. Home page: www.icn.siemens.com. 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