Leading Provider of Internet Security Software Signs Up with Radicchio

Entrust joins drive to develop framework for trusted wireless transactions

18 Jul 2002

London - Entrust (Nasdaq: ENTU), a leading provider of enhanced Internet security products and services, today announced its membership in Radicchio, the global initiative striving to develop a universal framework for trusted wireless transactions.

Entrust is the latest software company to join the Radicchio organisation and participate in its drive to establish industry benchmarks and best practices for mobile security.  Identity management, based on access control and digital signatures are a necessary investment for mobile operators as they look to offer personalised content and services such as online payments and location based products. 

Stefan Engel-Flechsig, CEO of Radicchio, said: "Radicchio continues to attract global leaders from the wireless communications world, companies that are deeply committed to the future of e-business. We are delighted to welcome Entrust especially as Radicchio moves into a new and exiting new project about trusted transaction roaming, which will enable a universal trusted identity framework."

"Radicchio has succeeded in bringing operators, systems integrators and software developers together in a single forum to develop secure wireless transactions.  Entrust has committed itself to the organisation as we believe this is a crucial initiative if wireless e-commerce is to reach its full potential," said Marty Fletcher, Senior Director of Sales, Global Wireless Solutions for Entrust.

He went on to say: "Radicchio is an ideal industry forum, offering companies a focal point for research, discussion and the adoption of an internationally recognised security standard."

Radicchio has recognised that enhanced Internet security and identity management form the foundation for securing mobile commerce transactions.  Using digital identity management and authentication cryptography, will provide the necessary security for mobile networks and the Internet ? making wireless e-commerce even more secure than everyday "pen-and-ink" transactions.

About Radicchio

Launched in 1999, Radicchio seeks to unleash the tremendous potential of the market for secure wireless data services, such as mobile e-commerce and mobile e-government. Guided by a cross industry board of directors including Certicom, EDS, Ericsson, Gemplus, MTN, Sonera Smarttrust and Vodafone, Radicchio is the leading industry voice for trusted networks in the mobile world ( www.radicchio.org).