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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 27, 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.)
Yes No X
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): .)
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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: April 27, 2000 By: Richard D. Brounstein
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(Signature)
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NEWS RELEASE
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CERTICOM LICENSES SSL & ECC TECHNOLOGIES TO AMAZON.COM
HAYWARD, CALIF., APRIL 27, 2000 -- Certicom, a provider of encryption
technology for mobile e-commerce solutions, today announced a licensing
agreement with Amazon.com, the leading online retailer. Amazon.com has deployed
Certicom's SSL and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) technologies to build a
secure software layer into a portion of the infrastructure which moves business
information across Amazon.com's private networks.
"Certicom is pleased to be working with Amazon.com, a renowned leader in
the e-commerce world," said Richard Depew, executive vice president of field
operations at Certicom. "Certicom's technologies provide strong yet efficient
encryption to protect and maintain valuable enterprise information as it is
updated, stored and utilized during critical operational functions."
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 is a registered trademark of Certicom Corp. All other trademarks
or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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.
For further information, please contact:
Lorraine Kauffman
Public Relations
Certicom Corp.
(510) 780-5417
[email protected]
