VORDEL ANNOUNCES WORLD FIRST FOR SECURE WIRELESS XML TRANSACTIONS USING WINDOWS CE ON PDA DEVICE.Vordel, the leading provider of solutions for secure business communications, has announced a technical world first for the wireless transmission of secure XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. data. By integrating e-security from Baltimore Technologies Baltimore Technologies was an internet security firm founded in 1976 by Michael Purser. It was acquired in 1996 by a team financed by Dermot Desmond and led by Fran Rooney, who became CEO. , Vordel has successfully developed a secure Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. version of its TalkXML product suite, which allows for the transmission of secured XML information over the GSM network from a hand-held PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). device. "This development removes the dependence on proprietary software solutions for hand-held devices by allowing companies to use any device running the Windows CE wireless operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. ," David Ryan David Ryan is a stock investor who won the U.S. Investing Championship three times between 1985 and 1990. He is the protégé of William O'Neil. In July 1998 he founded Ryan Capital Management in Santa Monica, California, which is an investment advisory firm specializing in asset , 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 Vordel, explained. "Organizations that have a requirement for mobile reporting of sensitive data will enjoy significant cost savings using this solution. The reporting of mission critical data securely from a mobile workforce in different locations is of particular relevance in industries such as aerospace, military, health and utilities." "The ability to securely exchange data is critical in wireless commerce, and with the growth in the mobile workforce it is imperative that next-generation smart devices support this," said Keith White, senior director of marketing for the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp. "Vordel's Talk XML in combination with Windows CE-based smart devices will enable embedded developers to develop rich, secure handheld solutions for these mobile workers." "Digital certificates deliver the high level of trust required in mobile e-business", said John Fallon John Fallon (born Cambuslang, 1940) was a goalkeeper for Celtic F.C., who was a member of the famous Lisbon Lions of 1967. Fallon was taken on as a junior by Celtic, and soon was promoted to cover for the famous eccentric keeper Frank Haffey. Director of Wireless at Baltimore Technologies. "This announcement from Vordel is an innovative application of Baltimore KeyTools which extends out the benefits of end-to-end security based on XML to the wireless world." Mark O'Neill, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. at Vordel, spoke about this latest development: "This Windows CE version of TalkXML permits a company's field-representatives to complete and encrypt an XML form accessible via a web-browser on the PDA device. The data formats will correspond to the standard guidelines or Schemas and Document Type Definitions (DTDs) as recommended by different industries." "Because the information is transmitted using XML, Vordel's wireless solution is easily integrated with a corporation's legacy back-end systems," O'Neill concluded. Vordel develops products that increase business efficiency and security, and reduce communication costs. The TalkXML suite from Vordel easily facilitates secure data transmission using digital certificates over public or private networks, and between new and existing systems. TalkXML immediately raises the bottom line of any business by allowing existing systems and people to communicate securely using XML. TalkXML secures business communications, and extracts additional value from existing IT infrastructures by allowing inter-enterprise integration. Vordel is headquartered in Dublin, with sales offices in the USA and UK, and has partners in Ireland, UK, Switzerland and the USA. |
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