Combined Solution Delivers PKI-enabled Key Ring for Certificate Storage and
Digital Signatures
SAN JOSE, Calif., RSA CONFERENCE 2000, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Celo
Communications and Rainbow Technologies (Nasdaq: RNBO), two leading, global
providers of security solutions for the Internet and eCommerce, announced at
the RSA 2000 Security Conference a combined security solution for delivering a
PKI-enabled key authentication device for digital certificate and digital
signature storage. The integrated solution features Celo's CeloCom Web tool
for secure Internet commerce and Rainbow's iKey authentication token. The
combined solution will be demonstrated at the RSA 2000 Conference in
San Jose.
CeloCom Web is a security tool for secure Internet Commerce based on
certificate authentication and digital signing. It is fully based on public
key infrastructure (PKI), the industry standard for security, and comes with a
digital signing plug-in that can be used instantly with any browser.
Rainbow's iKey is an innovative and cost-effective authentication device
suitable for a wide range of computer security and information control
concerns. The iKey token can be installed quickly into any standard USB port.
It is a reliable and easy-to-use security solution in a form factor that fits
on a key chain. Rainbow's iKey token together with CeloCom Web, offers a
strong hardware/software security solution that is ideal for eBusiness
applications. By enabling certificate storage on the iKey token and providing
digital signatures for non-repudiation, the Celo/Rainbow solution allows
businesses to implement powerful authentication into their existing
eBusiness infrastructure.
"Rainbow's partnership with Celo has succeeded by strengthening PKI
support for our iKey authentication token," said Shawn Abbott, chief
technology officer, Rainbow. "We see strong PKI functionality and support as
the catalyst for making iKey the two-factor authentication device of choice
for securing eBusiness. The combined Rainbow/Celo solution represents a
positive step in this direction."
"We believe devices like iKey represent the future for security hardware,
as it has a compact design and is uncompromising on security," said Sven
Hammar, CEO at Celo Communications Inc. "Combining iKey with CeloCom Web
provides the important added value of PKI and digital signatures to Rainbow's
solution."
About Celo Communications
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.
About Rainbow's iKey
The iKey is a portable network authentication device that works in
combination with a PIN to provide strong two-factor authentication in a
cost-effective, easy-to-use technology. The iKey can be inserted directly
into the USB port of a computer. The iKey is well suited for companies
looking to deploy a cost-effective hardware-based authentication token to
supplement or replace existing password-based schemes.
About Rainbow Technologies
Founded in 1984, Rainbow Technologies is a leading provider of security
solutions for the Internet and eCommerce. Rainbow applies its core technology
to a variety of Internet applications -- from securing software, to the
acceleration of secure communications for e-Commerce and Virtual Private
Networks (VPNs). Rainbow's products include secure Web server and VPN
acceleration boards, anti-piracy and Internet software distribution solutions,
software metering and management tools, voice, data and satellite security
systems, as well as USB-based authentication tokens.
The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, and maintains offices
throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia,
China, The Netherlands, Russia and Taiwan. Rainbow's network of nearly
50 authorized distributors sell the company's products worldwide. For more
information, contact Rainbow at 800-852-5269 or see the company's Web site at
http://www.rainbow.com.
SOURCE Celo Communications, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.celocom.com
CONTACT:
Celo Communications Inc., 650-938-7600, or
sales@celocom.com; or press, Patrick Corman of Corman
Communications, 650-326-9648, or patrick@cormancom.com, for Celo
Communications, Inc.; or Dan Chmielewski of Rainbow Technologies,
Inc., 949-450-7377, or dchm@rainbow.com; or Lesa Wheeler of Nadel
Phelan, Inc., 831-439-5570, or lesa@nadelphelan.com, for Rainbow
Technologies, Inc.
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