News
17 August 2001
HongKong Post And Diversinet To Deliver Mobile Certification Services To Hong Kong
Hongkong Post and Diversinet to Provide Recognized Mobile e-Cert Certification Services
HONG KONG - 17 August 2001 - Hongkong Post, the first recognized public Certification Authority in Hong Kong, and Diversinet Corp. (NASDAQ Small Cap: DVNT), a leading provider of mobile commerce (m-commerce) security infrastructure solutions today announced that they have entered into a commercial agreement to provide mobile certification services, making m-commerce a reality for all of Hong Kong.
Under the terms of the agreement, Hongkong Post will operate wireless Certification Authority (CA) services under the brand name of Hongkong Post Mobile e-Cert, utilizing Diversinet's wireless security products. Such certification services provide a secured environment that addresses the basic concerns of authenticity, integrity, confidentiality and non-repudiation in conducting business in the wireless space.
The Hongkong Post Mobile e-Cert will be a recognized certificate under the Electronic Transactions Ordinance of Hong Kong and is analogous to Hongkong Post e-Certs. The Hongkong Post Mobile e-Cert will enable subscribers to carry out secure mobile transactions using mobile devices anywhere and anytime. The infrastructure is currently being piloted with a targeted production date before the end of this year.
Today's agreement enables Hongkong Post to provide client certificates across a range of mobile devices. These devices include WAP, SIM, PDA, and RIM handhelds. The solution also supports GSM/GPRS and future 3G networks.
"Having the first recognized public Certification Authority in Hong Kong, the Hongkong Post, implemented and endorsed our security technology to extend their existing CA infrastructure to the wireless space, confirms Diversinet's position as the leading wireless security provider," said Nagy Moustafa, President & CEO of Diversinet Corp.
"The establishment of a reliable and seamless security infrastructure for both wireline and wireless digital certificates will greatly enhance ease of use for the end user and fuel consumer acceptance of e-commerce," said the Postmaster General, Mr. P. C. Luk. "Diversinet's leading wireless security technology enables us to execute the wireless segment of our vision as their solution is highly flexible and scalable and will be able to meet future demands."
About Hongkong Post
To enable the development of electronic commerce in Hong Kong, Hongkong Post has created a public key infrastructure (PKI) and established on 31 January 2000 the first public Certification Authority (CA) in Hong Kong.
As empowered by S34 of the Electronic Transaction Ordinance (ETO), the Postmaster General is a recognised certification authority in Hong Kong. Hongkong Post issues digital certificates, namely Hongkong Post e-Certs, to individuals and businesses to authenticate the identity of the subscribers over the Internet. There are four types of e-Cert, namely Personal, Organisational, Encipherment and Server Certificates. Hongkong Post CA maintains a certificate repository and directory to allow the public to verify the validity of a particular Hongkong Post e-Cert prior to carrying out transactions. These services provide a secure and reliable environment for the conduct of electronic commerce in Hong Kong.
The Hongkong Post e-Cert may be used for commercial operations and secure electronic transactions in the fields of banking, finance, telecommunications, entertainment, education, health etc. The e-Cert also supports the Government ' s Electronic Service Delivery (ESD) scheme, available since 9 December 2000.
About Diversinet Corp.
Diversinet is enabling mobile e-commerce (m-commerce) services with its wireless security infrastructure solutions. The company has been confirmed by the Yankee Group (reference; The Yankee Group Report: Wireless/Mobile Technologies, Vol. 1, No. 7, September 2000, by Emily Williams and David Berndt), as having the leading product technology for the delivery of end-to-end wireless security infrastructure solutions to wireless device makers, ASPs and operators, application software developers and network infrastructure providers. For more information on Diversinet, viFor more information:sit the company's web site at www.dvnet.com.
For more information:
Diversinet Corp. North America
Sandra Lemaitre
Tel: (416) 756-2324
Email: pr@dvnet.com
For more information:
Diversinet Corp. Asia Pacific
Terence Chau
Tel: (852) 2166-8309
Email: tchau@dvnet.com
For more information:
Hongkong Post
Roy Siu
Tel: (852) 2921 2261
Email: hkpomsd1@hkstar.com