SEATTLE, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Aladdin Knowledge Systems (Nasdaq: ALDN),
a global leader in the field of Internet content and software security, and
Celo Communications, a leading provider of e-commerce security transaction
solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to make it easier for
businesses to control access to their network resources and secure e-commerce
transactions. Through this partnership, Celo's Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI) system and e-business security product, CeloCom Web, will be integrated
with Aladdin's eToken USB-based authentication device, creating a strong
security infrastructure ideal for business-to-business e-commerce.
eToken is the first universal serial bus device that encrypts information
and stores passwords, private keys and electronic certificates for LAN, VPN,
e-commerce and mobile computing authentication solutions. Its USB
functionality enables companies to eliminate costly implementation and
installation issues and maximize user-friendliness without compromising
security. eToken is the size of a house key and is easily held on a key chain,
allowing users to carry digital certificates wherever they go.
"As our eToken authentication technology emerges, we are focused on
developing a portable solution that will provide businesses with completely
secure access control, authentication and encryption," said Kevin Gorman,
president, Internet Security at Aladdin USA. "With the incorporation of
CeloCom Web PKI-based security and our eToken technology, we can provide
businesses with portable encryption and authentication that will work with
every standard PKI-based security solution available."
Based on PKI, the industry standard for security, CeloCom Web is a
security tool that enables every web browser to support full-strength
encryption and digital certificates for secure Internet commerce. With this
technology, businesses can engage in corporate-level commerce over the web,
secure in the knowledge that all transactions are safely encrypted and
digitally signed based on the universally accepted security standard.
"Aladdin's eToken devices are easy-to-use, affordable and offer a
convenient means for portable user authentication," said Sven Hammar, CEO of
Celo Communications. "Aladdin's technology, integrated with Celo's PKI-based
digital signing abilities, represents an approach and a technology that will
bring the security aspect of e-commerce to a mass market level."
About Aladdin
Aladdin is a global leader in securing digital content, from applications
software to Internet use and access. Aladdin's products include HASP and
Hardlock, software security systems that protect the revenues of developers
and publishers; Privilege, a software licensing platform for the Internet; the
eSafe line of anti-vandal, anti-virus and content filtering software for PCs
and networks connected to the Internet; and eToken for Internet security and
authentication. Aladdin serves its customers through eight offices located in
the world's major software markets as well as a network of 50 distributors
serving more than 100 countries. For more information visit our website at
http://www.aks.com.
About Celo
Celo Communications is a leading provider of digital signature solutions,
based on X.509 certificates and SSL. Celo's product suite uses
public-key-infrastructure (PKI), the industry standard for conducting secure
Internet transactions. Celo's security solutions integrate easily with legacy
systems, providing important time-to-market advantages for its customers.
Celo's customers include leading European and American banks, insurance
companies, e-commerce companies, the Swedish national lottery, the Dutch
government's tax network, NATO military networks and one of the largest German
Internet service providers. Celo has strategic partnerships with VeriSign,
Baltimore Technologies, DST, GlobalSign, Xcert, RSA Security and IBM, to name
few. Incorporated in October 1997, Celo Communications has offices in the
U.S., Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany. For more information visit
our Web site at http://www.celocom.com, or contact sales@celocom.com.
SOURCE Celo Communications, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.celocom.com
CONTACT:
Tom Crowley of Aladdin Knowledge Systems,
Inc., 847-808-0300, ext. 114, or Tom.Crowley@us.aks.com; or
press, Scott VanSickle, 408-727-0351, or scottv@mcgpr.com, or
Amber Carso, 650-326-9648, or amberc@mcgpr.com, both of
McGrath/Power Public Relations, for Aladdin Knowledge Systems,
Inc.; investors, Rich Schineller or Victor Shalom of Morgen-Walke
Associates, 212-850-5600, or rschineller@morgenwalke.com, for
Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Inc.; or Celo Communications Inc.,
650-938-7600, or sales@celocom.com; or Patrick Corman of Corman
Communications, 650-326-9648, or patrick@cormancom.com, for Celo
Communications, Inc.
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