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Exhibit 99.1
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ATTENTION BUSINESS EDITORS:
CERTICOM TECHNOLOGY USED TO SHOW SECURE, JAVA(TM) TECHNOLOGY-BASED
MOBILE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS ON PALM HANDHELD DEVICES AT JAVAONE
Demo Utilizes Certicom's Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) to Ensure
Secure Mobile Connectivity to Sun Microsystem's Corporate Applications
JAVAONE CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 6 /CNW/ - Certicom (Nasdaq:
CERT and TSE: CIC), a leading provider of mobile e-commerce security, today
announced Sun Microsystems, Inc. will use its technology in a demo at JavaOne to
seamlessly connect a Palm(TM) VII handheld with the Internet to extend Sun
enterprise data access to mobile workers. Certicom's industry-leading ECC
technology will provide advanced security for end-to-end communications between
the Palm VII and backend systems. The demonstration is part of Sun's initiative
to develop a solution that allows its workforce to securely access sensitive
corporate data such as email, address book and expense report systems from
mobile devices.
"It's clear that in today's global workforces, companies like Sun are
providing their workforce with devices to provide access to critical corporate
information. To accomplish this, trusted, end-to-end security is a key
requirement to convince IS managers to deploy these solutions," said Curtis
Sasaki, director, Product Marketing, Sun's Consumer Technologies. "We chose
Certicom to participate in this cutting edge demo because they have recognized
expertise with Palm security, as well as expertise in the mobile and enterprise
security world."
The JavaOne demonstration will feature secure enterprise applications
written in Java, running on a Palm VII handheld that can communicate with back-
end systems running inside of Sun's firewall. The demo applications are being
provided by Bonita Software and will run on Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition on
the Palm VII.
"We are very pleased to be working with Sun Microsystems on their
enterprise-mobile connectivity initiative," said Richard Depew, Certicom's
executive vice president, field operations. "Certicom specializes in enabling
secure mobile computing solutions for today's corporate enterprise by providing
strong, end-to-end security that protects sensitive enterprise information as it
travels over wireless links."
The demonstration will also be showcased in Sun Microsystems' Pavilion
booth No. 840 and in the Certicom exhibitor booth No. 1220 at the JavaOne
Conference, June 6 - June 9, 2000 at the Moscone Center. Also of note, JavaOne's
"Birds of a Feather" session No. 1653 will feature Certicom chief technology
officer, Tim Dierks, in a panel entitled "Developing Applications
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for Wireless Devices" to be held on Tuesday, June 6 at 7:00PM at the Marriott
Hotel, Yerba Buena Ballroom, Salon 12/13.
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 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. Sun, Sun
Microsystems and Java are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc in the United States and in other countries. 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.
For further information: Lorraine Kauffman, Public Relations, Certicom
Corp., (510) 780-5417, [email protected]; Jessica Johannes, Lutchansky
Communications for Certicom, (408) 938-9050 x 15, [email protected]
