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Baltimore
announces W/SECURE for Wireless Transport Layer Security
[September
15th 1999]
Baltimore Technologies, a global leader in eSecurity systems, today
announced W/SECURE, a new product which provides security for the wireless
communications market. W/SECURE
provides confidentiality, authentication and integrity of wireless Internet
data, building a framework for identity and trust in services offered on a new
generation of devices such as mobile phones and personal digital systems. W/SECURE
is an implementation of the Wireless Transaction Layer Security (WTLS), the
security layer for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). This new powerful
software development kit allows application developers to build Wireless
e-Security into their systems, permitting secure encrypted sessions between
online networked applications. W/SECURE
also integrates with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems to offer enhanced
authentication and non-repudiation functionality provided by digital
certificates. The
first customer for W/SECURE is APION, a leading wireless Internet infrastructure
provider that recognised the importance of security for its wireless services.
W/SECURE is being used by APION to build full strength security into its
range of WAP server solutions including its Binnian WAP Gateway product. “Apion selected Baltimore as our strategic security
partner following an extensive worldwide evaluation,”
commented Denis Murphy, Managing Director, Apion Ltd.
“Baltimore’s W/SECURE SDK
combines simple high level API with the reliability and trust that Baltimore is
synonymous with, allowing us to rapidly enhance our world leading WAP gateway
product” The
growth in the wireless market is being driven by the massive growth in the
popularity of mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDA) and handheld PCs
(HPC). According to the Strategies Group, there will be more than 530 million
wireless subscribers by the year 2001. This wireless world represents a huge new
market for anyone involved in e-commerce. Using W/SECURE in conjunction with WAP
solutions presents a prime opportunity for e-business and e-commerce companies
to benefit from security now offered with WAP solutions. For example, web
banking, payments and online trading can now be transacted securely from your
mobile phone. W/SECURE
is targeted at developers of WAP products and services who wish to deploy
wireless applications that require a high level of security. Its implementation of WTLS allows developers to build full
strength security into their WAP v1.1 client and server applications.
WTLS is the mandated security layer within any WAP v1.1 compliant
product. The high level API
provided in W/SECURE abstracts the developer away from the complexities of
cryptography and allows them to concentrate on the core functionality of the
applications they are building. W/SECURE supports a wide range of cryptographic
algorithms, including RSA, DSA, DES, Triple DES and Diffie-Hellman. “Services and applications for wireless devices are increasing rapidly as organisations realise the enormous efficiency benefits to be gained from remote communication. Essentially, you no longer have to use a PC connected to the Internet to benefit from e-commerce,” commented Fran Rooney, Chief Executive Officer at Baltimore Technologies. “However, in order to deliver these services in a secure, scalable and manageable way, new architectures are currently being designed. Baltimore’s announcement of W/SECURE confirms, yet again, our commitment to providing frameworks for identity and trust that enable our customers to conduct secure e-commerce using the Internet. Mobile phones are the exciting new generation of Internet access devices.” About APiONAPiON is a
world-leading provider of infrastructure into the wireless Internet marketplace
and was responsible for delivering the world’s first commercial WAP service.
APiON’s products and services allow customers, using any wireless technology,
to access a wide range of Internet and advanced telephony services. APiON’s
underlying technologies converge IP, intelligent networking and wireless data,
and position carriers for the explosion of data-based value added services
expected in third generation wireless systems. APiON is headquartered in
Belfast, Northern Ireland. http://www.apion-tss.com |
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