Trusted Content Alliance Provides the Industry’s First Integrated XML-Based Secure Digital Content Management Solution
Solution Can Help Users Meet New Regulatory Requirements and Mitigate Exposure to Legal Risk with Its Complete Authentication Content Life Cycle
NEW YORK, N.Y.
February 20, 2002
Authentidate, Inc., a subsidiary of Authentidate Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: ADAT) and a leading provider of Trusted Content Authentication Services, announced today that Authentidate, Inc., Software AG, Inc., and Lexign, Inc., charter members of the Trusted Content Alliance (TCA), demonstrated at the 2002 RSA Conference the first public showing of the TCA Solution Suite. The TCA Solution Suite is a secure digital content management plafform that delivers a complete solution to capture, route, track, store and integrate auditable digital content and electronic transactions. It is the industry’s only XML-based, integrated solution and can help users mitigate their exposure to legal risks, meet new regulatory requirements, and provide complete authentication throughout the content life cycle.
TCA will demonstrate the solution from February 19-22 at the RSA Conference 2002 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. at booth #645.
The solution addresses the need among organizations that face new regulatory and legal requirements that are driving a shift toward secure, paperless transactions and guidelines for secure electronic transaction standards. The TCA Solution Suite provides a way to Web-enable secure business transactions and integrates them with enterprise applications.
Early adopters of TCA solution are expected to include:
- Financial Services Industry — to Web-enable HR/401(k) applications, mortgage processing, auto loan applications, improving operational efficiencies to reduce expenses and increase network reliability.
- Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industry — to comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements that are among the several new regulatory schemes driving the need for trusted, secure transactions in these industries.
- Government Agencies to address, among other things, the new Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) requirements that are contributing to a drive in government for the Web-enablement of documents.
- Higher Education Institutions — to comply with new INS requirements and Web-enable signed transactions from a Student Information Systems (SIS) application.
"In essence, the Trusted Content Alliance offers a low impact and cost-effective integrated solution which will allow organizations to reuse their technology, including business-critical legacy systems, all while minimizing the impact to their existing applications," said Lori Williams-Peters, Software AG, Inc.’s Vice President of Sales.
The TCA Solution Suite automatically captures data and forms via the Web, and integrates the data into existing systems through digital content management. As a result, this online processing and authentication allows for fewer manual mistakes and workflow errors. Powerful XML-based technology allows systems to expand and change with application needs and changing market demands.
The combined TCA solution includes:
- Software AG's Tamino™ XML Server and EntireX® Total Business Integration Server. Tamino’s native XML storage repository can store structured and unstructured documents. EntireX integrates Web applications with packaged, custom- developed or legacy systems with integration up to ten times faster than traditional technology.
- Lexign’s flagship solution, the Lexign Suite™. The Lexign Suite enables organizations to handle business processes and transactions completely electronically, from inception through signature and archiving.
- Authentidate adds evidentiary admissibility for data non-refutability to any system, service, or workflow. Based on a centralized and audited source of time, the Authentidate service both signs and timestamps digital content, regardless of type, size, or use.
"The first TCA solution offers a wide range of functionality for trusted e-transactions by providing a full-featured platform, database, and time stamping capabilities," said Andrew Ko, Lexign’s Director of Business Development.
"The Trusted Content Alliance is at the forefront of delivering on the promise of making on-line transactions as safe, auditable and risk free as their paper equivalents, and extending this capability to the transactions and data interchanges for all industry verticals," said Rob Van Naarden, Authentidate’s CEO.
About the Trusted Content Alliance (TCA)
Trusted Content Alliance, TCA, is the formation of three innovative, leading technology providers, Software AG, Inc., Lexign, Inc., and Authentidate, Inc. Together, these companies have combined individual software solutions to help organizations fully realize the benefits of Digital Content Management. The Digital Content Management Suite combines the following technologies: XML Forms, Digital Signatures and Verification, Process Automation, Content Management, Content nonrefutability, and Certificate Authentication, creating a robust solution to fit any organization’s econtent requirements. Now organizations have a secure, cost-effective solution to automatically capture valid data from the Web and integrate it into existing systems. For more information call 866- ROl-4TCA or additional information is available at www.trustedcontentalliance.org.
About Authentidate Holding Corp.
Authentidate Holding Corp. (AHC) is the holding company of four business units; DocStar, Authentidate, Inc., DJS Marketing Group/Computer Professionals International and Trac Medical Systems, Inc. DocStar sell a complete line of propriety document imaging products. Authentidate, Inc. provides the authentication of digital data through its proprietary and patented technology. Authentidate is establishing itself as the authority on "content security" as it is a growing sector of the electronic network security infrastructure market. DJS delivers professional services centered around technology systems integration projects, staff augmentation, out-tasking, outsourcing services and resells computer related products. Trac Medical uses the Authentidate service in the medical supply business.
About Authentidate
With headquarters located in New York, NY, Authentidate is positioning itself as the Trusted Content Authority. The Authentidate solution enables users, systems, and services to authenticate a file’s originality with true evidentiary status. Authentidate serves as the impartial third party in the event of disputes and legal challenges that might arise due to questions regarding the authenticity of any kind of digital content. For more information on Authentidate, please visit www.authentidate.com.
About Lexign, Inc.
Lexign is a supplier of software applications that allow organizations of all sizes to safely and securely conduct business, including e-commerce, in a paperless environment using LANs, the Internet, and wireless communications. Lexign products are used in financial services, health care, public sector, and many other industries. Lexign was founded in July 2001 and is a result of the merger of three technology companies: icomXpress, thinkXML and E-Lock Technologies. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION), and is headquartered in Nashua, NH. Investor information on Zions Bancorporation is available at http://www.zionsbancorporation.com. For more information on Lexign, please visit http://www.lexign.com.
About Software AG, Inc.
Based in Reston, Va., Software AG, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Software AG, Europe’s largest system software provider and a major global player offering cutting edge technology for data management and electronic business. Since 1998 the company has focused its development activities on XML products for the Internet. With 3,500 employees and representatives in over 70 countries, Software AG has had revenues of 588 million euros in 2001. Its distribution and technology partners include market leaders such as IBM, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard as well as innovative IT solutions providers like Extensibility, Softquad and Citrix. Software AG’s products control the central IT processes of thousands of renowned companies worldwide to include Lufthansa, ZDF, Dresdner Bank AG, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bahn AG (German Rail), BP and VIAG Interkom. Software AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (MDAX, Security identification number 724264 / SOWGn.F). For additional information, go to http://www.softwareagusa.com.
Software AG and all Software AG products are either service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of Software AG. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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