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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 May 9, 2000
CERTICOM CORP.
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5520 Explorer Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5L1 Canada
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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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: May 9, 2000 By: /s/ Richard D. Brounstein
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Name: Richard D. Brounstein
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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EXALINK LICENSES CERTICOM'S WTLS PLUS & SSL PLUS TO ENABLE SECURE WAP
GATEWAY FOR M-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS
High Performance Security Technology Allows Secure Wireless Transactions
HAYWARD, CA, May 9 /CNW/ -- Certicom (Nasdaq: CERT & TSE: CIC), a leading
provider of m-commerce security, and Exalink, the innovator of the first true
wireless Internet platform for convergence of the wireless and Internet
communities, today announced that Exalink has licensed Certicom's WTLS Plus(TM)
and SSL Plus(TM) technologies to provide strong security for the Mega.Flow(TM)
WAP gateway. By integrating Certicom's advanced technologies, the Mega.Flow
Gateway enables wireless carriers to offer its users a complete, secure
connection for mobile commerce ("m-commerce") services.
"Exalink is dedicated to providing global wireless carriers with the most
advanced, robust mobile Internet platforms available," said Rony Zarom, CEO and
president of Exalink. "Integrating Certicom's state-of-the-art security
solutions into our Mega.Flow resolves all privacy and security issues associated
with the delivery of mobile services on a mass scale."
Exalink is a leading global supplier of platforms for delivery of
Internet-based services to all types of wireless devices. The company's
Mega.Flow Gateway is a carrier-grade mobile Internet platform that supports
multiple protocols and is designed to meet the evolution path of all wireless
and Internet with future standards. Mega.Flow also enables wireless carriers to
offer WAP services to a growing subscriber base, ensuring high availability,
scalability, security and quality of service.
Mega.Flow will allow network providers to offer value-added wireless
services to mobile customers by ensuring secure communications from the end-
user to existing e-commerce systems. Exalink licensed Certicom's industry-
leading WTLS toolkit to provide full strength WTLS security, enabling secure
connections from the mobile phone to the WAP gateway. SSL Plus will be utilized
as a key component of the Mega.Flow offering by providing a secure link from the
Gateway to today's e-commerce infrastructure.
Certicom's encryption technology provides Exalink with significant
performance and size advantages and is well suited to meet the specific demands
of the wireless and constrained device, providing strong, high- performance
security that is WAP compliant. The small code size of the WTLS Plus toolkit and
straightforward interface also enables rapid development and seamless
integration with Exalink's robust suite of wireless Internet related products.
"The benefits of Exalink's sophisticated mobile Internet technologies are
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being recognized globally and adopted rapidly," said Richard Depew, Certicom
executive vice president, field operations. "Exalink will now further enable
customers with industry standard encryption and authentication via Certicom's
leading WTLS & SSL products."
About WTLS Plus
WTLS Plus combines Certicom's ECC, SSL, and embedded platform expertise to
offer a highly efficient security solution designed specifically for wireless
environments. The toolkit provides for plug-and-play integration, enabling WAP
developers to add WTLS functionality rapidly and with confidence to their
servers and constrained devices. It reduces cost by substantially shortening
development schedules and helps ensure that sensitive applications achieve the
highest industry standards for security. Certicom provides both -- client and
server -- software required for an interoperable WAP security solution. WTLS
Plus is compliant with the WTLS 1.1 specification developed by the WAP Forum.
About Mega.Flow
Mega.Flow is a carrier-grade Mobile Internet Platform that enables wireless
carriers to offer WAP services to a growing subscriber base, ensuring high
availability, scalability, security and quality of service. Based on the Compact
PCI telecom Standard, Mega.Flow offers a full solution on a rack, combining up
to 14 WAP router boards, with built-in Enterprise edition in cluster
configuration eXa.Rule Management systems, for service creation and network
management. Built to be deployed in central office switching centers, the
Mega.Flow offers scaleable service capacity as service traffic grows. The
Mega.Flow product can be deployed along side remotely located eXa.Flow and
eXa.Rule network products, to allow for distributed WAP deployment and roaming.
About Exalink
Exalink is a leading global supplier of platforms for delivery of
Internet-based services to all types of wireless devices. The company offers a
groundbreaking device-independent, policy-driven mobile Internet platform,
consisting of eXa.Flow WAP gateways; eXa.Rule policy-based management system;
and eXa.Application, an integrated suite of ready-to-deploy WAP applications.
Exalink is a member of the WAP Forum. Exalink is a privately held, venture-
backed company with offices in New York and Israel. For more information on
Exalink and its products, please contact Valerie Christopherson by phone at
+1-714-540-1030, via e-mail at vchristopherson(at)bockpr.com or visit the
company's Web site at http://www.Exalink.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 and WTLS Plus and SSL Plus are registered trademarks of Certicom
Corp. 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
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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.
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For further information: please contact: Lorraine Kauffman, Public Relations,
Certicom Corp., (510) 780-5417, Lkauffman(at)certicom.com; Valerie
Christopherson, Public Relations, Exalink Media Relations, (714) 540-1030
vchristopherson(at)bockpr.com
