Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:11:12 +0100
From: Ciara Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Major Breakthrough Successfully Completed by Hush Communications
for Secure Technologies
Good Morning,
Please find the latest announcement from Hush Communications below. We are
delighted to introduce HushMail Version 2.0 to our peers and other secure
technology professionals. This marks major breakthrough with advancing
ease of use and overcoming interoperability problems previously associated
with PKI technologies. Please take the time to read through the advances
and changes made to HushMail.com and contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] if there
are any comments or queries. We will be following up this announcement
with a review program and welcome your involvement. Thanks for your
continued interest in Hush services and we look forward to hearing from you
soon.
Regards,
Ciara Hudson, Public Relations
Hush Communications
Dublin, Ireland
Hush Communications Launch HushMail Version 2.0
Next generation of industry leading solutions now supports OpenPGP compliance
Dublin Ireland - 20 July , 2000 - Hush Communications (www.hush.com), a
leading global provider of managed security solutions and encryption
key-serving technology, has launched HushMail Version 2.0, the latest
version of its world premier secure Web-based email service. The upgrade
now supports the OpenPGP standard, offers improved functionality, and
exciting new features. Version 2's support for OpenPGP marks a major
breakthrough in widening the appeal and usability of HushMail, as Version
2.0 is a major move toward achieving interoperability with the other member
companies. Very soon Hush users will be able to communicate securely with
PGP and other member company applications, creating a universal
interoperable platform for secure digital technologies. PGP is the most
widely used email security protocol and this new version opens up HushMail
users to an estimated 8 million PGP users worldwide.
Phil Zimmermann, Managing Director of the OpenPGP Alliance
(www.openpgp.org) said, "I am very encouraged by the support given to the
OpenPGP Alliance by founding members such as Hush Communications. As an
early adopter of the OpenPGP standard, Hush is encouraging the widespread
adoption of secure platforms and improvements with technical
interoperability. I am confident that more users will quickly come to
recognize and appreciate the added security benefits and ease of use that
HushMail Version 2.0 offers."
The OpenPGP standard has provided a welcome alternative to security
infrastructure standards. Compared to existing standards, it has been
rigorously tested, provides a more flexible trust model, has a larger user
community, is cheaper to implement and more user friendly for its adopters.
"Today's launch of HushMail Version 2.0 signifies a close co-operation
between Hush Communications and the OpenPGP Alliance to build a reliable,
easy to use, personal messaging solution for secure data exchange over the
Internet," said Jon Matonis, President and CEO of Hush
Communications. "Hush has a vision to advance secure communications
worldwide. It is committed to developing and providing PKI-enabled
complete solutions and services for both personal and business sectors
without sacrificing ease of use."
Existing Hush customers that will immediately migrate to the new platform
include; Daytraders, iEnhance, Therapy Online, Security.nl and
Napo.org. HushMail Version 2.0 provides a transparently managed PKI system
that encrypts, decrypts, signs and verifies incoming and outgoing mails
using keys retrieved from the Hush Key Server Network All the user needs to
know is that they can send mail and that it goes out securely. A HushMail
user never has to deal directly with key exchange making HushMail Version
2.0 the easiest form of secure communication available.
In addition, HushMail Version 2.0 offers a new, enhanced Outlook style GUI
and advanced service features, such as storage management, attachment
management, and improved folder functionality. With the improved
interface, users will be able to conveniently track the status of received
and sent messages. The new version is tailored to meet important
requirements of personal clients for secure on-line communication and
cost-effective delivery of important documents over the Internet. To
upgrade to the new version users will receive notification to their current
account detailing simple instructions on how to re-register their keys.
Jon Matonis concluded, "With the launch of HushMail Version 2.0, we aim to
better meet the requirements of personal users for secure on-line
communication and transmission of critical messages and time-sensitive
documents. HushMail Version 2.0 and other upcoming PKI applications will
help Hush maintain its competitive edge in today's digital world and give
added impetus to the overall growth of secure communications."
As a
