LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 1996--RSA Data Security, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDTI), and Flat Connections, Inc. today announced that the two companies had entered into a license agreement to embed RSA's encryption technology into a new line of Flatware embedded network computing (E/NC) products.
Under the terms of the agreement, Flat Connections will embed RSA's BSAFE encryption and authentication technology in its new Flatware product line, a Java-based embedded network computing platform serving a wide range of applications, that will be introduced at Fall COMDEX '96.
Flatware is designed to provide a secure and isolated environment for strong encryption. Applications developed with Flatware make use of an encryption engine that provides portable storage of keys and certificates.
"We are very pleased to be working closely with RSA," said Dr. Baldev Krishan, president and CEO of Flat Connections. "We consider RSA's cryptography technology to be integral to ensuring safe and secure application transactions. RSA's BSAFE engine will allow us to create a platform product that provides superior encryption and authentication for secure and intelligent Internet connections."
"RSA is playing a leading role in the development of secure network interfaces and communication implementations," said Jim Bidzos, president of RSA. "We believe that Flat Connections' offering of a hardware-based cryptography solution at the point of connection on the Internet is an exciting and innovative approach."
Flat Connections' first use of RSA cryptography will be in Sumba, a Flatware product providing a personal firewall that delivers strong encryption, secure e-mail and real-time virus checking for Internet communications. As an embedded network computer, Sumba includes the Java virtual machine and standard Java APIs, and complies with Microsoft Corp.'s Cryptographic (CAPI 2.0) API. In addition, Sumba's Java processor performs security and anti-virus processing tasks.
Initial applications where RSA security will be employed include financial brokerage, electronic commerce, medical records and private communications, where information is downloaded from a network and which, for security reasons, must remain memory-resident in a safe and isolated environment.
Secure e-mail is provided through seamless integration with Microsoft's MS Exchange mail application using OLE extensions for delivering signed and encrypted messages. With RSA technology, Sumba supports user key lengths of up to 1024 bits, significantly enhancing standard cryptographic application delivery. Sumba's coprocessor speeds the intensive work required to implement cryptographic algorithms with long key lengths, which might otherwise slow down the user's computer.
"Flat Connections believes that security must be an integral part of any network connection. By embedding RSA technologies into our Flat Processor, Flat Connections is providing the infrastructure to create highly secure points of connection in the network. This is an essential ingredient to enabling flat architectures," said Kal Krishnan, vice president of software engineering of Flat Connections. "Using RSA's specially optimized BSAFE libraries, we found a method for using a protocol that was both secure and transparent and gave us the performance levels and functionality we needed."
Developers at Flat Connections will use RSA's BSAFE software developers' toolkit to build security into the company's products. BSAFE is a leading cryptography engine and provides software developers with multiple algorithms and modules for adding encryption and authentication features to applications. BSAFE includes modules for popular encryption techniques, such as RSA, DES, RC2, and RC4, and also supports digital signatures and certificates.
Flat Connections, Inc.
Flat Connections specializes in designing, developing and manufacturing products which enable devices to communicate more intelligently over networks. These products support Flat Connections' continuing evolution towards a world of "flat architectures," where network devices become increasingly intelligent -- making the World Wide Web run faster and more secure. The company plans to offer a full range of Flatware products to meet the needs of a diverse range of applications.
Flat Connections, Inc. is funded by a group of investors led by the venture capital division of Pulsar, S.A. de C.V., a Monterrey, Mexico-based company with US $2.5 billion in annual sales.
For more information, contact Flat Connections, Inc. at 510/249-9777 or 800/510-FLAT, or e-mail at www.flatconnect.com.
RSA Data Security, Inc.
RSA Data Security, Inc. is the world's brand name for cryptography, with more than 75 million copies of RSA encryption and authentication technologies installed and in use worldwide. RSA technologies are part of existing and proposed standards for the Internet and World Wide Web, CCITT, ISO, ANSI, IEEE, and business, financial and electronic commerce networks around the globe.
The company develops and markets platform-independent developers' kits and end-user products and provides comprehensive cryptographic consulting services. Founded in 1982 by the inventors of the RSA Public Key Cryptosystem, the company is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. -0-
Note to Editors: BSAFE and TIPEM are trademarks of RSA Data Security, Inc. Flatware and Sumba are trademarks of Flat Connections, Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective corporations.
RSA Data Security will be in Booth P5012 at Fall COMDEX. Flat Connections will be in Booth H832, and also at RSA Place, Booth P5012.
CONTACT: For additional information about RSA:
Patrick Corman, 415/326-9648
corman@cerfnet.com
or
For information about Flat Connections:
Maurissa Frost, 847/291-1616, extension 28
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