Open Commerce Incorporates Secure MIME Capabilities into SafeXChange Suite

Strategic Insights -

Open Commerce, Inc. has integrated the Secure MIME (S/MIME) capabilities into its SafeXChange Suite of Electronic Commerce products and services. The company has also partnered with RSA Data Security to offer functional testing of S/MIME-based transaction processing products. This move aims to accelerate the international availability of safe and affordable Internet Commerce capabilities. Robert E. Frank, Open Commerce's CEO and founder, stated that their actions will help to prevent message interception and forgery during Internet transactions.

Key Takeaways:

  • Open Commerce has incorporated S/MIME capabilities into its SafeXChange Suite, enabling secure electronic messaging and authentication services.
  • The company has partnered with RSA Data Security to offer functional testing of S/MIME-based transaction processing products.
  • SafeXChange Suite includes SafeXChange, BuyerXChange, SellerXChange, and PaymentXChange, designed to meet the needs of business activities in all types and sizes of enterprises.
  • Open Commerce offers turn-key service options for low-volume transaction exchange requirements, allowing customers to avoid resource investments.
  • The company provides solutions for secure, business-to-business commerce to commercial organizations and government agencies.
  • The SafeXChange Suite offers users significant competitive advantages, including the ability to communicate among disparate systems, rapidly upgrade business systems, and avoid non-essential capital investments.
  • Open Commerce was founded in 1995 by Robert E. Frank after completing a six-year, $20 million EDI research, development, and deployment project at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Statistics:

  • $20 million: the cost of Open Commerce's six-year EDI research, development, and deployment project
  • 6 years: the duration of the EDI research, development, and deployment project
  • 1995: the year Open Commerce was founded
  • 1998: the year Open Commerce introduced turn-key service options for the SafeXChange Suite

Sources:

  • Source: Open Commerce, Inc.
  • Date: Jan. 15, 1998
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