VeriSign Adds New Secure Messaging Service

• By theWHIR.com , February 14, 2002

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February 14, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- VeriSign Inc. (verisign.com), a provider of digital trust

services, today announced the availability of a new secure messaging and

document delivery solution for enterprises. The latest in VeriSign's suite

of secure messaging services, SecureExpress employs VeriSign's

authentication services, including its managed PKI services, digital

signature, encryption and roaming technologies. Developed in partnership

with Slam Dunk Networks, SecureExpress enables companies and individuals to

send confidential communications quickly and securely.

Currently, overnight letters and envelopes account for the largest portion

of all domestic air shipments in the United States, representing 44.6

percent of total shipments. However, the physical delivery systems

transporting these documents offer none of the safeguards embedded in online

secure messaging or any of the conveniences of real-time delivery.

By eliminating the need for both senders and receivers to have their own

digital certificates, SecureExpress streamlines messaging and eliminates

cost burdens for businesses and individuals receiving secure messages. Users

can send and receive messages from their desktop, portable laptop, or home

computer with greater security than in the physical world.

The SecureExpress service is available at secureexpress.verisign.com where

customers may enroll in the service directly, learn more about how to send

and receive secure messages, and contact VeriSign with other questions.

SecureExpress will also be available through VeriSign partner channels

domestically and internationally and through VeriSign's sales team.

VeriSign will issue a digital certificate with a validated e-mail address to

each subscriber. The digital ID is used to sign and encrypt data sent

through the SecureExpress service which acts as a third party to identify

the holder of an e-mail address, assure the recipient that the message or

document attached has not been tampered with, and facilitate the encryption

and decryption of messages and documents.

SecureExpress protects online correspondence by leveraging VeriSign's PKI

technology, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Secure Multi-Purpose Internet Mail

Extensions (S/MIME) standards. SecureExpress uses service delivery and

messaging technology from Slam Dunk Networks, incorporating technology from

Tumbleweed Communications.

VeriSign offers two types of subscriber membership for the SecureExpress

service: Full membership and receive-only membership. Full membership allows

subscribers to send and receive secure messages through SecureExpress. The

free receive-only membership allows subscribers to receive messages through

SecureExpress.

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