Web Server Security and Authentication to Serve
Merchant Customers Nationwide
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA CONFERENCE 2000 -- Equifax
Secure, Inc., a unit of Equifax, Inc. (NYSE: EFX) and Accesspoint Corporation
(OTC Bulletin Board: ASAP; "Accesspoint"), a manufacturer of turnkey Internet
based electronic commerce solutions, today announced a strategic partnership
to offer Equifax Secure eBusiness ID(TM) server certificates to Accesspoint
merchant and corporate customers. Equifax Secure made the announcement during
RSA Conference 2000 in San Jose, Calif.
"The ability to instantly provide our thousands of merchants with the
highest level of security for their Internet transactions is just another step
for us on the road to becoming the pre-eminent engine that drives Internet
e-commerce," said Tom Djokovich, CEO of Accesspoint. "We are pleased to be
forming this partnership with Equifax Secure."
Anticipating the continuing growth of e-commerce, Accesspoint is creating
strategic alliances to offer bundled, feature-rich, completely Web-based
solutions that enable businesses of all sizes to create a virtual presence
providing broader customer reach. Equifax Secure eBusiness ID server
certificates protect Web servers and provide a cost-effective security
solution, giving merchants and customers the confidence to transmit credit
card numbers and other personal information over the Internet.
Equifax Secure eBusiness ID Organizational Certificates afford corporate
customers these same Web-based security solutions in a business-to-business
environment. Additionally, Equifax Secure eID Verifier(TM) authentication
services will enable Accesspoint customers to establish proof that an
individual, whether a customer, partner, supplier or employee, is the person
they claim to be.
"Accesspoint serves a variety of robust vertical markets and we expect
this partnership to generate a substantial number of digital certificate
requests as the business-to-business market is predicted to make up more than
80 percent of all Internet commerce in the Year 2000," said Jeff Johnson,
general manager of Equifax Secure. "In addition, Accesspoint is a key partner
for our new consumer identity authentication initiatives using the eID
Verifier(TM) service that will further enhance the company's e-commerce
offerings."
About Accesspoint
Accesspoint (http://www.accesspoint.com ), provides a state-of-the-art
network for secure e-commerce transactions to thousands of merchants
worldwide. The company supports this infrastructure with a dynamic database
driven e-commerce solution. This includes a premier transaction engine, one
of the only certified Level III business-to-business purchase networks, and a
full compliment of e-commerce services enabling the implementation of
profitable, on-line business strategies without having to support the in-house
technologies and framework normally required. In addition to its existing
base of on-line merchants, Accesspoint's corporate roster of strategic
partners includes NOVA, First National Bank of Omaha/Retriever Payment
Systems, National Data Corporation (NDC), City of Salt Lake City, Gary Player
Direct Golf, and the Federation of Pharmacy Networks of America.
About Equifax
Equifax (http://www.equifax.com ), a worldwide leader in shaping global
commerce, brings buyers and sellers together through its information
management, transaction processing and knowledge-based businesses. Atlanta-
based Equifax serves the financial services, retail, credit card,
telecommunications/utilities, transportation, information technology and
healthcare industries and government. Equifax adds knowledge, expertise,
convenience and security to provide value-added solutions and processes for
its customers wherever they do business, including the Internet and other
networks. Entering its second century in business, Equifax employs more than
13,000 associates in 17 countries, with sales in nearly 50, and more than
$1.7 billion in revenue.
Statements in this press release that relate to Equifax's future plans,
objectives, expectations, performance, events and the like are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Future
events, risks and uncertainties, individually or in the aggregate, could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these
statements. Those factors could include changes in worldwide and U.S.
economic conditions that materially impact consumer spending and consumer
debt, changes in demand for the Company's products and services, risks
associated with the integration of acquisitions and other investments, and
other factors discussed in the "Forward-looking Information" section in the
management's discussion and analysis included at Part II, Item 7 in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, and
in the "Year 2000 Information" section in the management's discussion and
analysis included at Part I, Item 2 in the Company's report on Form 10-Q for
the third quarter of 1999.
SOURCE Equifax Secure, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.equifax.com
http://www.accesspoint.com
CONTACT:
Sam Kim of Ketchum, 404-877-1873, or
sam.kim@ketchum.com, for Equifax Secure, Inc.; or George R.
Taggart of Accesspoint Corporation, 949-852-8526, or
george@accesspoint.com
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