| Fujitsu
Components and Comodo demonstrate the future of Secure
Input at WinHEC 2003 [6th May 2003]
Kent,
UK 6 May 2003. Fujitsu Components, Ltd. (www.fcl.fujitsu.com),
manufacturer of quality electronic components, and Comodo,
the Internet security specialists, have today announced
a demonstration of SIDEN Trust Chip, amongst the first
‘Secure Input Devices’ ever developed, as
defined by the new NGSCB, at WinHEC 2003, May 6-8 2003.
‘The next-generation secure computing
base (NGSCB) describes the technology and the related
development efforts that Microsoft has undertaken to
help customers create a safer and more trustworthy computing
environment. NGSCB will transform the PC into a platform
that can perform trusted operations spanning multiple
computers under a trust policy that can be dynamically
created and whose integrity anyone can authenticate.
The technology being developed as part of NGSCB includes
new software that will work on a new breed of PC hardware.
This new architecture will provide new capabilities
that enable more secure processing on the Microsoft
Windows PC platform.’ http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/news/NGSCB.asp
Comodo has captured considerable market
share in the Certification Authority and Secure Messaging
Platform markets and counts various Fortune 500 companies
amongst its customers. Through its dedicated research
& development lab Comodo has quickly established
itself as a leading online security services provider
and has strategically partnered with some of the industry's
leading technology providers for its security hardware
development program. Comodo's cryptography department,
headed by CHES 2003 Program Chair Dr Colin Walter, has
been critical in the optimization of SIDEN Trust Chip
security functionality.
This development represents a significant
milestone in the evolution of security solutions for
the enterprise and home desktop and enhances the ease
by which strong authentication methods can be rolled
out to end-users. The SIDEN Trust Chip, implemented
into a keyboard, allows the dissemination of cryptographic
technology and strong two-factor authentication techniques
to be implemented, yet remains completely transparent
to the end user. For a SSO session, user name and password
or even individual key presses can be digitally signed
by an X.509 digital signature held inside the keyboards
secure storage.
Fujitsu Components is a leading provider
of customer-focused technology and communications solutions
for the global marketplace. The significant commercial
opportunity of the SIDEN Trust Chip has resulted in
the Fujitsu/Comodo strategic partnership for the development
of the core functionality.
"Both Comodo and Fujitsu Components
have recognized that hardware-based security is essential
for the secure use of computers for both business and
home users." comments Melih Abdulhayoglu, Chief
Security Architect, Comodo Group. "The SIDEN Trust
Chip is a unique device that not only brings unparalleled
hardware-based security, but by making security affordable
removes the barriers usually associated with using such
security."
"We are delighted to be partnering
with Comodo," comments Ted Horie, Marketing Director,
Fujitsu Components America, "Comodo has an excellent
history of innovation in both the software and hardware
security industry, and Fujitsu's global presence and
expert skills in new hardware development result in
an ideal partnership for the development of the worlds
first NGSCB Secure Input Device."
For more details contact:
Fujitsu Components America, Inc., 250
E. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, California, 94089, telephone
1-800-380-0059, or by email at marcom@fcai.fujitsu.com
or via the World Wide Web at http://www.fcai.fujitsu.com.
or
Comodo Group, Ltd., Black Barn Offices,
Cornwells Farm, Sheephurst Lane, Marden, Tonbridge,
Kent, TN12 9NS, UK,
telephone Europe +44 (0) 1622 832700 or US (720) 904-9120,
or visit the Comodo Home Page at http://www.comodogroup.com
For email inquiries please contact enterprisesales@comodogroup.com.
For more details about WinHEC, visit http://www.microsoft.com/winhec/default.mspx
For more information: http://www.comodogroup.com
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James Turner
Comodo Group
Campus House 10 Hey Street
Bradford , West Yorkshire BD7 1DQ United Kingdom
james.turner@comodogroup.com
www.comodogroup.com
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