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Metropolitan Police Selects Kyberpass and Baltimore Technologies
to Provide an e-Security Infrastructure
Baltimore partners with Kyberpass to enable
secure, authenticated access to information for the 50,000 members
of the police force
OTTAWA, Canada Ú April 24, 2001
- The United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has
selected Baltimore Technologies (NASDAQ:BALT;London:BLM), a global
leader in e-security and Kyberpass Corporation, a leading provider
of e-security software for trusted e-business, to provide the infrastructure
necessary to secure, protect and authenticate the 50,000 members
of the force to enable trusted access to sensitive information.
The Metropolitan Police selected Baltimore UniCERT Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI) system and Kyberpass Enterprise TrustPlatform, to provide
strong authentication of users within the force for trusted access
to information and databases. The initial application is being rolled
out to 3,000 users and future applications such as secure e-mail
and other database applications will be rolled out to the entire
police force.
Baltimore UniCERT is the world’s leading PKI system for issuing
and managing digital certificates, which use strong encryption technology
to validate the electronic identity of people, devices, trusted
communications, transactions and information. Baltimore UniCERT
is the world’s first and only PKI system that is certified
to ITSEC E3 level and is the product of choice for business-critical
deployments by financial, high-tech, service provider and government
organizations across the globe.
"Digital certificates give our members the confidence and security
which is necessary to enable secure access to vital information.
They help ensure that transaction information remains secure and
confidential and that only authorized parties can access specific
databases. The combination of Baltimore UniCERT and Kyberpass Enterprise
TrustPlatform builds a strong chain of trust that is essential to
the members of the Metropolitan Police Force,” said Royston
Barker, Infrastructure Program at the Metropolitan Police Service.
Kyberpass’ fifth-generation PKI-middleware dramatically accelerates
the integration of enterprise applications with PKI systems. A member
of the Baltimore TrustedWorld partner program, Kyberpass’ solutions
combined with Baltimore e-security will ensure the provision of
secure, authenticated access to specific databases within the Metropolitan
Police.
"Baltimore Technologies products and services helps the MetPolice
to make the important transition into the e-commerce economy,"
said Charles Pierson, UK Government Business Development Manager,
Baltimore Technologies. “What the Metropolitan Police needed
was a security provider who would provide a working e-security solution
that meets the Government’s specifications. Baltimore UniCERT
and Kyberpass are an ideal combination.”
“Kyberpass Corporation is very pleased to have been selected
by one of the world’s most respected police forces,” said
David Lynch, Managing Director of Kyberpass Europe. “Their
selection of Baltimore UniCERT and Kyberpass PKI-middleware is a
testament to the strong partnership and technical interoperability
that our companies enjoy.”
About Baltimore Technologies
Baltimore Technologies develops and markets security products and
services to enable companies to develop trusted, secure systems
for e-business, the Internet and mobile commerce. Its products include
a wide range of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) products and services,
wireless e-security solutions, cryptographic tool-kits, access control
& authorization, content security (MIMESweeper products), security
applications and hardware cryptographic devices. Baltimore's global
professional services organization offers a wide variety of consulting,
training and deployment support to its customers worldwide. Baltimore
Technologies markets and sells its solutions worldwide directly
and through the TrustedWorld partner program. Baltimore TrustedWorld
includes many of the world's leading technology companies and a
wide variety of global, regional and local business alliance partners.
Baltimore Technologies employs more than 1200 people worldwide and
operates from over 38 cities, with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland;
London, UK; Boston, USA and Sydney, Australia. Baltimore Technologies
plc is a public company with dual listings on NASDAQ (BALT) and
the London Stock Exchange (BLM).
For further information and press releases on Baltimore Technologies,
please visit www.baltimore.com.
About Kyberpass Corporation
Kyberpass delivers a new generation of e-security TrustPlatforms
for Identrus, B2B exchanges and e-government. With millions of licensed
users around the world, Kyberpass' award-winning security solutions
seamlessly allows any application to take advantage of the full
power of any Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), while automatically
implementing customers' unique security policies and dramatically
simplifying administration. Kyberpass enables the implementation
of a total security solution in a matter of days, rather than months
or years. Kyberpass supports all major PKIs and provides the most
flexible e-security infrastructure available on the market today.
For more information, visit www.kyberpass.com.
Please note:
Certain statements that are not historical facts including certain
statements made over the course of this document may be forward-looking
in nature. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual
results, performance and achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements implied
by such forward-looking statements.
Kyberpass Media Contacts:
Maggie OĞLett
High Road Communications
(613) 236-0909
MOlett@HighRoad.com
Robert Lendvai
Kyberpass Corporation
(613) 727-6556 x303
rlendvai@kyberpass.com
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