New Offering Helps Prevent Loss Due to Fraudulent Digital Identities
SAN JOSE, Calif., RSA Conference, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
ValiCert, Inc., (Nasdaq: VLCT), a leading provider of secure solutions for
paperless e-Business, today announced the ValiCert Desktop Validator(TM), a
plug-in module designed to provide validation capabilities to Microsoft-based
applications. This new OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) plug-in
allows users to safeguard their electronic activity -- whether it is
downloading applets, or engaging in high value online transactions. The
validation of digital certificates provides a necessary step that warns users
before they rely on certificates, thereby reducing the risk of loss. The
ValiCert Desktop Validator builds upon ValiCert's proven experience enabling
companies to more quickly and easily conduct secure real-world business
electronically.
"Since our inception, ValiCert has focused on providing confidence to
companies and individuals who want to utilize the Internet as the medium for
business transactions and the ValiCert Desktop Validator provides a quick
plug-in module to eliminate one of the most troubling issues in online
transactions -- the use of counterfeit or falsified digital identities," said
Sathvik Krishnamurthy, vice president of Marketing at ValiCert. "This new
offering will allow end-users of to transact business online with the security
of knowing that the parties involved in the transaction are who they say they
are."
Working with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft
Internet Explorer, and other Microsoft CAPI-based applications, ValiCert
Desktop Validator provides validation checking for the Microsoft Windows
Address Book, which stores information such as e-mail addresses and digital
certificates. Using the Desktop Validator, users can check the status of
digital certificates used to sign S/ MIME email while also allowing end-users
to check the status of digital certificates present in the various certificate
data stores of a computer running Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 95,
or Microsoft Windows 98.
"The largest inhibitors of electronic commerce are the due to security and
privacy fears. The ValiCert Desktop Validator will allow the users of
Microsoft-based desktops to significantly reduce the possibility of fraudulent
online and thereby safely engage in conducting business transactions over the
Internet," said Jackson Shaw, Lead Product Manager, Windows .NET Server
Product Management Group, of Microsoft.
Available immediately, pricing for the ValiCert Desktop Validator is dependent
upon the number of end-user seats.
About ValiCert
ValiCert is a leading provider of secure solutions for paperless
e-Business. ValiCert Global 2000 customers in financial services, healthcare,
manufacturing and government sectors realize significant ROI from deploying
ValiCert solutions to help migrate costly or inefficient business processes to
the Internet, without losing any trust and security in the process. ValiCert's
family of products conforms to the guidelines of the e-Sign legislation and
provides a secure, legal-grade environment for conducting online commerce.
ValiCert has technology and marketing alliances with a range of security,
e-Commerce, systems integrators and application specific companies. With its
products and services available through a worldwide direct sales force,
resellers and global affiliate network, ValiCert is headquartered in Mountain
View, California and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.
More information about ValiCert is available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.valicert.com.
NOTE: ValiCert and ValiCert Desktop Validator are trademarks of ValiCert,
Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE ValiCert, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.valicert.com
CONTACT:
Rich Black of ValiCert, Inc.,
+1-650-567-6596, or richb@valicert.com
NOTE TO EDITORS: ValiCert is spelled with a capital V and C.
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