Wisekey Delivers First Enhanced Security Technology Solution Certified for Windows Server 2008
Posted on March 13, 2008
Filed Under Microsoft, Server
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 12 /PRNewswire/ — Wisekey SA, Lead Partner
for eID solutions delivery by Microsoft, today announced that its CertifyID
TrustCenter 2008 is the first Enhanced Security Technology solution to earn
Windows Server 2008 software certification.
Wisekey’s CertifyID TrustCenter 2008 Edition helps enterprises and
governments achieve enhanced security by simplifying and significantly
lowering the costs associated with the deployment of trusted public key
infrastructures as part of their core organization security strategy.
CertifyID TrustCenter 2008 takes full advantage of the security and digital
certificate technology enhancements in Windows Server 2008, especially the
enhanced CA (Certificate Authority), client enrollment API and UI,
cryptographic enhancements and smart card subsystem.
“WISekey is a leading security provider with a well established trusted
PKI model that leverages the security enhancements in Windows Server 2008,”
said Tony de Freitas, director of Windows Server Marketing division at
Microsoft, “CertifyID TrustCenter with Windows Server 2008 enables our
customers to provide a secure trust management framework and ID management
system. WISeKey continues to deliver on their commitment to educate,
promote and deliver identity management solutions to governments in Europe
and around the world as a Lead Partner for eID solutions delivery by
Microsoft.”
“Enabling the deployment of globally trusted digital certificates using
Windows Server 2008 provides organizations with the enhanced security they
need as they increasingly open their networks to customers and partners.
Our investment on the Windows platform continues to be an easy choice as
Microsoft provides a powerful core platform security technology that helps
to simplify and significantly lower the costs associated with trusted
digital certificates and strong credential authentication solutions.” said
Carlos Moreira, Chairman and CEO, Wisekey.
“The release of Windows Server 2008 reinforces Microsoft’s commitment
to security and quality with support for next generation cryptographic and
hash algorithms required by the US and some European governments, and sets
the stage for Common Criteria evaluation. Certifying our products on
Windows Server 2008 is just one of the commitments we are making to our
customers as trusted public key infrastructures increasingly become part of
core enterprise security strategy.” said Kevin Blackman, VP Product
Management Solutions and Services, Wisekey.
Windows Server 2008 software certification consists of approximately
100 test cases that independently confirm an application’s compliance with
best practices for compatibility, security, reliability, and availability
on the new platform, while ensuring the software performs in a 64-bit
environment. The certification identifies top-performing technologies that
are ready to deploy in mission-critical environments. As a participant in
the Microsoft Early Access Program (EAP) for Windows Server 2008 Software
Certification, Wisekey’s CertifyID TrustCenter 2008 is one of more than 300
applications that are eligible for certification on a pre-release version
of the new platform.
The CertifyID TrustCenter is a unique solution offering a complete and
affordable Trusted Identity Infrastructure for enhanced enterprise
security. The CertifyID TrustCenter 2008 edition enables easy and effective
OISTE endorsed and AICPA WebTrust accredited digital certificate and
identity management within enterprises by extending the organization’s core
public key infrastructure and enabling the issuance of S/MIME, VPN, SSL and
other certificates chained to Wisekey’s pre-distributed global root
certificate, which is present in most popular operating systems, servers,
internet browsing and email clients.
Details about Windows Server 2008 software certification, its test
framework, and the Early Access Program are available at
http://www.innovateonwindowsserver.com/.
Contact:
Daniel Ybarra
dybarra@Wisekey.com
Tel.: +41-22-594-30-00
SOURCE Wisekey SA
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