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Echoworx Launches Secure Mail for Enterprises

Posted on: Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 09:00 CDT

TORONTO, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Echoworx Corporation, a leading provider of security software products for electronic communications, today announced it is first to market with fully managed PKI-based Secure Mail for Enterprises. This simple, cost-effective desktop-to-desktop email encryption solution is a value-added service offered today by service providers such as BellSouth, North Rock, USA.NET and Verizon.

"Businesses want to ensure the confidentiality of their email communication," said Chris Erickson, Executive Vice President of Echoworx. "Together with technology innovators such as Sun Microsystems, we offer a solution that will allow every enterprise, no matter how big or small, to put email into the equivalent of a digital tamper-proof envelope. Our Enterprise solution gives organizations the tools they need to easily administer their Secure Mail users based on their own policies and procedures, with additional branding flexibility for organizations that want to associate their brand with trusted email communications. It's fully outsourced so enterprises can be up and running with Secure Mail in a matter of days."

"Our business customers are looking for an Enterprise-grade solution that does not require additional investment or the complexity of additional hardware or software," said David Ramon, President and CEO at USA.NET. "USA.NET encrypted email delivers a fully managed and branded PKI-based encrypted email solution that is cost-effective, easy to use, and easy to administer. This branded solution enables the enterprise to associate their brand with trusted communications across every email touch point, even if the message is sent to non-subscribers, building brand equity each time an encrypted email message is sent and unlocked."

Secure Mail for Enterprises is offered by Service Providers on a subscription basis. This PKI encryption solution is based on industry trusted standards (S/MIME, X.509) and allows Secure Mail users to send encrypted email to anyone, whether or not they are also subscribers. There is no need to exchange credentials or require non-subscribers to download specialized software or register for any service.

Secure Mail for Enterprises is a fully managed solution. Customers do not require any additional hardware or software and it will not interfere with the existing email infrastructure or require any change to how email users send or receive email.

Monthly billing and provisioning is provided based on the number of Secure Mail users. Each user simply downloads a plug-in that provides the encryption function right on the desktop. A new "Secure" button will appear in the compose screen and the subscriber can begin to send encrypted email messages to anyone, including non-subscribers of the service. In addition, Secure Mail for Enterprises delivers an intuitive Administration Console, which gives organizations the ability to easily manage and administer its Secure Mail users.

Businesses have obligations to keep information private. They also face compliance with laws that protect the confidentiality of private information and data integrity such as, SOX, HIPAA, GLBA, CB1384. Secure Mail is required by legal, financial and accounting firms, as well as educational institutions, and healthcare organizations that have ethical and fiduciary duties to keep personal information about their clients confidential.

"Lawyers should not be expected to build and maintain platforms for managing digital identities, nor should they be expected to establish customized secure email links with all of their clients," explains Theo Ling, Partner and Member of Information Technology/Communications group at Baker & McKenzie. "The cost is just too high, and the complexity of the task is just too great. Products like Secure Mail that require no upfront investment or ongoing management have got to be the solution. Clients and lawyers alike will benefit by this mass market approach to encrypting email."

Secure Mail For Enterprises is immediately available in the United States and Europe. Service Providers interested in this offer are invited to contact Alfonso Licata, EVP Worldwide Sales, Echoworx at licata@echoworx.com.

Secure Mail Service Providers include: Bellsouth: http://smallbusiness.bellsouth.com/internet/securemail.asp?src=mngd North Rock: http://www.securemail.bm/ USA.NET: http://www.usa.net/encrypted Verizon: http://www.business.verizon.net/securemail ABOUT ECHOWORX CORPORATION

Echoworx is a provider of security solutions for enhancing privacy and trust in electronic communications. Echoworx security products are designed for Service Providers who want to offer a branded encrypted email service to businesses, consumers and enterprises. Echoworx security products are based on industry standard PKI and S/MIME technologies for strong encryption and digital signatures, and are built on the Echoworx Security Services Platform. Echoworx Secure Mail Service Providers include: BellSouth, IBM Canada, North Rock Communications, Sun Microsystems, USA.NET, and Verizon.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Stefanie Nastou Echoworx Corporation 416-226-8610 pr@echoworx.com

Echoworx Corporation

CONTACT: Stefanie Nastou of Echoworx Corporation, +1-416-226-8610, orpr@echoworx.com

Web site: http://www.echoworx.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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