VASCO Data Security launches =
Digipass Key1,=20
its first USB-based PKI device for =
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authentication, digital signature and =
data=20
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OAKBROOK TERRACE, =
Ill., and=20
ZURICH, Switzerland, 21st October 2008 - =
VASCO=20
Data Security International, Inc. =
(Nasdaq: VDSI)=20
(http://www.vasco.com/ ), a=20
leading software security company =
specializing=20
in authentication products, today =
announces=20
Digipass Key1, its first USB-based PKI =
solution=20
for strong authentication, digital =
signature and=20
data protection. Digipass Key1, is =
the=20
first solution which is launched in the =
VASCO=20
PKI-based product line and can only be =
used=20
together with Digipass CertiID. Digipass =
CertiID, also launched today, is a =
client-based=20
software suite offering digital =
signature=20
capabilities. With the launch of both =
Digipass=20
Key1 and Digipass CertiID, VASCO clearly =
demonstrates its commitment to =
authentication,=20
by using multiple authentication =
technologies,=20
including PKI.
Digipass Key1 is =
an=20
ultra-portable solution for strong=20
authentication, secure access and secure =
transactions, offering the same =
capabilities as=20
a smart card. The solution offers VASCO =
the=20
opportunity to respond to growing and =
changing=20
needs in authentication. It has been =
developed=20
for large corporations, governments and =
banks=20
providing two factor strong =
authentication for=20
secure web login, windows PKI login to =
the=20
desktop, e-mail signature, e-mail =
encryption and=20
secure VPN access. The solution is ideal =
for=20
identity management, banking and =
e-government=20
transactions, considering it complies =
with=20
European legal recommendations.=20
The chip embedded in the =
Digipass=20
Key1 is a highly secure data container. =
The=20
user=E2=80=99s private key will be =
generated on the=20
chip, when the user requests a =
certificate for=20
the first time. The private keys =
which are=20
stored on the chip can never be exported =
from=20
the device. Whenever the user wants to =
sign a=20
transaction, a PIN-code will be =
requested to=20
access the certificates stored on the =
Digipass=20
Key1.
Digipass Key1 =
product=20
benefits:
=E2=80=A2 Enhanced =
security: Digipass=20
Key1 offers a solution for strong=20
authentication, secure access and secure =
transactions. It is ideally suited to =
protect=20
desktop access and secure data through =
digital=20
signature. All signing operations will =
require a=20
PIN-code.
=E2=80=A2 Reduce costs: =
Digipass Key1=20
offers full smart card capability with =
the=20
benefit of not having to invest in smart =
card=20
readers. Furthermore it has been =
designed for=20
mass deployment. It fits standard postal =
rates=20
to facilitate postal shipment for large=20
deployments.
=E2=80=A2 Convenience: =
Digipass Key1 has=20
been designed to simplify the complexity =
of=20
PKI-environments. Digipass Key1 is=20
user-friendly, it was developed to =
require no=20
understanding or prior knowledge on PKI =
for the=20
end-user. It is a small, light weight =
device=20
(43.9 mm x 16.1 mm x 4.3 mm) making it=20
ultra-portable, thus enhancing end-user=20
mobility. It can also be used by users =
using=20
different =
workstations.
=E2=80=9CThe launch=20
of Digipass Key1 and Digipipass CertiID =
is for=20
VASCO the first step in offering =
PKI-based=20
authentication solutions. With this =
launch VASCO=20
demonstrates it commitment to its =
mission to=20
offer all terrain full option =
authentication=20
solutions. Our PKI-based offering =
provides us=20
with the ability to respond to new =
demands for=20
authentication.=E2=80=9D, says Jan =
Valcke, President and=20
COO of VASCO Data Security.
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About VASCO: =
VASCO is a=20
leading supplier of strong =
authentication and=20
e-signature solutions and services =
specializing=20
in Internet Security applications and=20
transactions. VASCO has positioned =
itself=20
as global software company for Internet =
Security=20
serving a customer base of more than =
7,600=20
companies in more than 100 countries, =
including=20
more than 1,150 international financial=20
institutions. VASCO=E2=80=99s prime =
markets are the=20
financial sector, enterprise security,=20
e-commerce and =
e-government.
Forward=20
Looking Statements
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this=20
news release that relate to future =
plans, events=20
or performances are forward-looking =
statements.=20
Any statement containing words such as=20
=E2=80=9Cbelieves,=E2=80=9D =
=E2=80=9Canticipates,=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9Cplans,=E2=80=9D =
=E2=80=9Cexpects,=E2=80=9D=20
and similar words, is forward-looking, =
and these=20
statements involve risks and =
uncertainties and=20
are based on current expectations. =
Consequently,=20
actual results could differ materially =
from the=20
expectations expressed in these =
forward-looking=20
statements.
Reference is made to =
the=20
Company's public filings with the US =
Securities=20
and Exchange Commission for further =
information=20
regarding the Company and its=20
operations.
For more information=20
contact:
Jochem Binst, +32 2 609 97 =
00, jbinst@vasco.com
For=20
product reviews, contact:
Brigitte =
Lagrou,=20
+32 2 609 97 44, bla@vasco.com |
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