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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April 24, 2000
CERTICOM CORP.
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(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
5520 Explorer Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5L1 Canada
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F Form 40-F X
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CERTICOM CORP.
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(Registrant)
Date: 4/24/2000 By: Richard D. Brounstein
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ATTENTION BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:
MOTOROLA LICENSES CERTICOM'S ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE SECURE M-COMMERCE
Allows For Large Scale Deployment of Certicom's ECC Technology
Across Motorola's Full Line of Wireless Products
HAYWARD, CA., and SCHAUMBURG, IL., April 24 /CNW/ - Certicom, a leading
provider of m-commerce security, and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), a global leader
in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic
solutions, today announced an alliance which will enable Motorola to utilize
Certicom's elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) technology throughout its wireless
product offerings. This includes all wireless devices -- pagers, mobile
handsets, WAP-enabled phones -- as well as wireless network infrastructure
components, such as WAP-based servers and other networking products. The
agreement provides Motorola access to Certicom's extensive patent portfolio
whose scope encompasses ECC and efficient m-commerce security.
Today's announced alliance with Certicom is part of Motorola's strategy to
deliver a world without wires, enabling secure m-commerce to a variety of
devices over a wide range of wireless network technologies. The agreement
provides for large-scale deployment of Certicom's high performance ECC within
Motorola's leading wireless products and paves the way for the two companies to
work together on the development and implementation of advanced security in
future enhanced products.
The agreement enables Motorola to use Certicom's industry-leading security
products, such as WTLS Plus(TM) for WAP implementations and Security Builder(TM)
cryptographic toolkit for a broad range of Motorola products. This will allow
Motorola to deploy end-to-end secure wireless transactions over WAP and emerging
technologies such as GPRS, as well as third generation (3G) wireless networks.
Using Certicom's security technology, Motorola can provide m-commerce solutions
for a broad range of customers, including carriers, financial institutions, and
application service providers, across various platforms.
"This agreement with Certicom, the leader in ECC wireless security
technology, will enable us to provide the market with the secure mobile devices
they demand for m-commerce transactions," said John Steadman, vice president of
Business Development and Strategic Alliances for Motorola's Personal Networks
Group. "Certicom has established products that deliver efficient,
easy-to-implement solutions that will complement and enhance Motorola's market
leading wireless solutions."
Motorola's recently introduced portfolio of products designed to enable the
wireless world includes WAP-enabled phones, two-way pagers, and WAP servers.
This extension of Motorola's portfolio clearly reflects the market potential for
the wireless Internet. The need for robust and efficient security is expected to
be a key driver behind the success of this growing
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world of m-commerce.
"Motorola is an established leader in the wireless communications world and
we are excited to expand our relationship in order to deploy our trusted ECC
security technology within their highly acclaimed products," said Rick Dalmazzi,
president and CEO of Certicom. "We believe the adoption of ECC within the
Motorola product line is a strong endorsement of the technology and the
significant advantages it can offer leading m-commerce OEMs."
About Elliptic Curve Cryptography
Developed for a broad range of computing platforms and maximum
interoperability, Certicom's Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) technology
enables strong, high performance security for many pieces of the computing
infrastructure, including the new generation of small form-factor products such
as handheld computers, pagers, cell phones and smart cards. Certicom's patented
implementation of ECC technology provides a more efficient alternative to
conventional public key cryptographic algorithms in many mobile and wireless
environments, allowing for faster processing speed, reduced bandwidth usage and
decreased battery requirements. These advantages make Certicom's ECC-based
security technology particularly well suited to mobile devices that incorporate
less powerful processors, such as handheld computing devices, Internet-enabled
phones and two way pagers.
About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated
communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1999 were
$33.1 billion. For more information about Motorola, visit the Website at
http://www.motorola.com.
About Certicom
Certicom is an encryption technology company specializing in security
solutions for mobile computing and wireless data markets, including m-commerce.
Major computing and communications companies such as Palm, Inc., BellSouth
Wireless Data, Motorola, Pitney Bowes, and QUALCOMM incorporate Certicom's
technology into electronic commerce software, wireless messaging applications,
and smart cards. Certicom is a leading source for a complete range of OEM
security products and services, including cryptographic toolkits, custom
implementations, and security integration services and consulting. Certicom's
worldwide sales and marketing operations are based in Hayward, California, with
cryptographic research and product development in Toronto, Canada. For more
information, visit Certicom's Web site at http://www.certicom.com.
Certicom, Security Builder and WTLS Plus are registered trademarks of
Certicom Corp. Motorola is a registered trademark of Motorola, Inc. All other
companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.
Except for historical information contained herein, this press release
contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially. Factors that might cause a difference
include, but are not limited to, those relating to the acceptance of mobile
and wireless devices and the continued growth of e-commerce and m-commerce
(mobile e-commerce), the increase of the demand for mutual authentication
in m-commerce transactions, the acceptance of Elliptic Curve Cryptography
(ECC) technology as an industry standard, the market acceptance of our
principle products and sales of our customer's products, the impact of
competitive products and technologies, the possibility of our products
infringing patents and other intellectual property of third parties, and
costs of product development. Certicom will not update these forward
looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof. More detailed information about potential factors that could affect
Certicom's financial results is included in the documents Certicom files
from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian
securities regulatory authorities including Certicom's Registration
Statement on Form F-10. %SEDAR: 00003865E
For further information: For Certicom: Lorraine Kauffman, Public Relations,
Certicom Corp., (510) 780-5417, [email protected]; Jessica Johannes,
Lutchansky Communications for Certicom, (408) 938-9050 x15, [email protected];
For Motorola: Kathy Van Buskirk, Personal Networks Group, Motorola, Inc., (303)
447-0472, [email protected]; Sharen Santoski, Cunningham
Communications, Inc., (617) 374-4252, [email protected]
