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February 14, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — VeriSign Inc. (verisign.com), a provider of digital trust
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services, today announced the availability of a new secure messaging and
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document delivery solution for enterprises. The latest in VeriSign’s suite
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of secure messaging services, SecureExpress employs VeriSign’s
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authentication services, including its managed PKI services, digital
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signature, encryption and roaming technologies. Developed in partnership
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with Slam Dunk Networks, SecureExpress enables companies and individuals to
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send confidential communications quickly and securely.
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Currently, overnight letters and envelopes account for the largest portion
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of all domestic air shipments in the United States, representing 44.6
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percent of total shipments. However, the physical delivery systems
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transporting these documents offer none of the safeguards embedded in online
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secure messaging or any of the conveniences of real-time delivery.
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By eliminating the need for both senders and receivers to have their own
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digital certificates, SecureExpress streamlines messaging and eliminates
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cost burdens for businesses and individuals receiving secure messages. Users
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can send and receive messages from their desktop, portable laptop, or home
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computer with greater security than in the physical world.
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The SecureExpress service is available at secureexpress.verisign.com where
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customers may enroll in the service directly, learn more about how to send
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and receive secure messages, and contact VeriSign with other questions.
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SecureExpress will also be available through VeriSign partner channels
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domestically and internationally and through VeriSign’s sales team.
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VeriSign will issue a digital certificate with a validated e-mail address to
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each subscriber. The digital ID is used to sign and encrypt data sent
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through the SecureExpress service which acts as a third party to identify
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the holder of an e-mail address, assure the recipient that the message or
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document attached has not been tampered with, and facilitate the encryption
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and decryption of messages and documents.
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SecureExpress protects online correspondence by leveraging VeriSign’s PKI
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technology, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Secure Multi-Purpose Internet Mail
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Extensions (S/MIME) standards. SecureExpress uses service delivery and
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messaging technology from Slam Dunk Networks, incorporating technology from
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Tumbleweed Communications.
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VeriSign offers two types of subscriber membership for the SecureExpress
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service: Full membership and receive-only membership. Full membership allows
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subscribers to send and receive secure messages through SecureExpress. The
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free receive-only membership allows subscribers to receive messages through
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SecureExpress.
