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Certicom joins Symbian's Platinum Partner Programme
Certicom to Enhance Security Offering for Symbian OS-based Smart Phones
Mississauga, Ontario - (December 17, 2002) - Certicom Corporation (TSX:
CIC), a leading provider of wireless security solutions, today announced
they have joined Symbian's Platinum Partner Programme. Symbian is the
leading provider of operating systems for data-enabled mobile phones.
The world's top 5 handset manufacturers - Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens
and Sony Ericsson - have all licensed Symbian OS for use in advanced,
feature-rich mobile phone products. In 2001, Symbian OS licensees shipped
more than 80% of all phones shipped worldwide.
By becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner, Certicom is demonstrating its strong
commitment to the fast-growing Symbian OS ecosystem. This new agreement will
also facilitate in-depth interaction between Certicom's wireless security
experts and Symbian technical teams as new generations of Symbian OS are
developed.
"We are delighted that Certicom has joined Symbian's Platinum Partner
Programme," said Gilles Allain, Vice President, Partnership & Alliances,
Symbian. "As Symbian OS becomes the industry standard platform for
delivering advanced data services, the demand for high performance,
user-friendly security solutions optimized for Symbian OS will continue to
grow. As a recognized leader in the wireless security space, Certicom is
ideally placed to provide these solutions. Through this strategic
relationship, Certicom will bring invaluable security expertise to the
Symbian community."
The Symbian Platinum Partner Program defines a new and elite partner status
open only to the community of members who have a technology or strategic
position that is key to the success of mobile computing technology
surrounding Symbian OS. Certicom's products and services are designed to
address the security challenges imposed by a wireless data environment.
movianVPNT from Certicom is an award-winning VPN client that extends
enterprise security to handhelds. It gives mobile users the ability to
access sensitive information with the highest level of security using
existing wired VPN infrastructures. movianVPN is currently available for the
Nokia 9210 Communicator series and development for other Symbian devices and
platforms is underway.
"Symbian's role as a driving force for the wireless industry is
internationally recognized," said Ian McKinnon, President and CEO of
Certicom. "As the functionality of smartphones based on the Symbian OS
increases, Certicom is committed to developing security that does not affect
performance and usability so users can securely access information anytime,
anyplace. Through this strategic relationship, Certicom demonstrates its
commitment to the Symbian OS and reinforces its position as the leader in
the wireless security market."
For more information on Certicom wireless security solutions, visit
www.certicom.com. For availability and pricing of movianVPN for Symbian,
contact sales@certicom.com.
About Symbian Platinum Program
Symbian Platinum Program members benefit from a range of Symbian products
and services allowing them to design highly integrated hardware and software
solutions for Symbian OS. The commercial services available to Symbian
Platinum Partners include technical support and joint marketing
opportunities. Symbian Platinum Partners may also get early access to the
Symbian OS Development KitT, which incorporates source code, test code,
internal documentation, kernel and device driver programming interfaces and
ROM building tools. For more information see
http://www.symbian.com/partners/part-platnm.html
About Symbian
Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the industry standard operating
system for data-enabled mobile phones. Symbian has licensed Symbian OS to
the world's top handset manufacturers including Nokia, Motorola, Samsung,
Siemens and Sony Ericsson. In total, Symbian OS licensees account for more
than 80% of worldwide mobile phone sales.
Symbian's mission is to create a mass market for Symbian OS mobile phones by
enabling Symbian OS licensees to build winning products. Publicly announced
Symbian OS phones include the Sony Ericsson P800 Smartphone, Nokia 7650,
3650 and N-Gage. Currently, there are 20 Symbian OS phones under development
(December 02). For more information, please visit www.symbian.com
About Certicom
Certicom is a leading provider of wireless security solutions, enabling
developers, governments and enterprises to add strong security to their
devices, networks and applications. Designed for constrained devices,
Certicom's patented technologies are unsurpassed in delivering the strongest
cryptography with the smallest impact on performance and usability. Certicom
products are currently licensed to more than 300 customers including Texas
Instruments, Palm, Research In Motion, Cisco Systems, Oracle and Motorola.
Founded in 1985, Certicom is headquartered in Mississauga, ON, Canada, with
offices in Ottawa, ON; Herndon, VA; San Mateo, CA; and London, England.
Visit http://www.certicom.com.
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