Xcert International Inc. Partners with Newbridge Networks for Enhanced Secure Business Communications

Strategic Insights -

Xcert International Inc., a leading provider of software products for securing business-to-business electronic commerce over the Internet, has partnered with Newbridge Networks, a renowned designer and manufacturer of wide area networking solutions for Internet service providers. This strategic partnership enables seamless integration of Newbridge's TimeStep solution with Xcert's Sentry CA PKI and digital certificate technology, providing secure, convenient, and cost-effective user authentication and access control for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

As part of the agreement, the two companies have committed to ensuring interoperability between their products and initiating joint sales and marketing activities. This collaboration aims to deliver secure business communications by enabling service provider customers to integrate Xcert's Sentry product suite with Newbridge's TimeStep VPN. The partnership also highlights the importance of open standards in building large-scale VPN deployments, with Xcert's solution providing a secure, scalable, and interoperable solution for service providers.

Key Takeaways:

  • Xcert International Inc. has partnered with Newbridge Networks to enhance secure business communications, leveraging their Sentry CA PKI and digital certificate technology.
  • The partnership enables seamless integration of Newbridge's TimeStep solution with Xcert's Sentry product suite, providing secure, convenient, and cost-effective user authentication and access control for VPNs.
  • The two companies have committed to ensuring interoperability between their products and initiating joint sales and marketing activities.
  • Xcert's Sentry product suite is expected to be interoperable with Newbridge's TimeStep VPN, enabling secure business communications for service provider customers.
  • The partnership emphasizes the importance of open standards in building large-scale VPN deployments, with Xcert's solution providing a secure, scalable, and interoperable solution for service providers.
  • Xcert's OpenXchange Partner Program is targeted to e-commerce product vendors, channel partners, systems integrators, and consultants committed to deploying, supporting, or interpolating with Xcert's award-winning Sentry CA solution.
  • Partners benefits from the program include joint sales and marketing activities, preferential access to Xcert training, technology, and product information, and the Xcertified seal of approval.

Statistics:

  • Over 350 of the world's largest telecommunications service providers utilize Newbridge Networks' solutions.
  • Newbridge Networks employs more than 6,000 people across six continents.
  • Xcert International Inc. is a leading provider of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology, with a strong presence in Walnut Creek, California.
  • Xcert develops, manufactures, and distributes Certificate Authority and Public Key Infrastructure solutions that use secure directory services to provide organizations and individuals with a secure and non-repudiable method of communicating with each other over the Internet.

Sources:

  • Xcert International Inc. press release, dated [no specific date mentioned in the original text].
  • Newbridge Networks press release, dated [no specific date mentioned in the original text].
  • Xcert International Inc. website, www.xcert.com.
  • Newbridge Networks website, www.newbridge.com.