Authentidate Holding Corporation's Subsidary Authentidate and Software AG, Lexign Form Trusted Content Alliance
Trusted Content Alliance Introduces Combined Product Suite Solution for Secure, Digital Content Management
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.
Jan. 3, 2002
Authentidate, a subsidiary of Authentidate Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: ADAT ) and Software AG, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Software AG, today announced the formation of the Trusted Content Alliance (TCA).
TCA is spearheaded by Software AG, Inc., Lexign, Inc., the leading provider of integrated software solutions for customers that require a trusted environment for e-business, and Authentidate, a subsidiary of Authentidate Holding Corporation and the leading provider of non-refutable, auditable data authentication services.
TCA is a consortium dedicated to developing industry standards for secure, digital content management. TCA’s mission is to provide organizations with secure and cost-effective solutions that meet specific industry needs. The first fully integrated solution developed by the charter members 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.
"In essence, the Trusted Content Alliance offers low impact and cost-effective integrated solutions which allows companies 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. "We look forward to our continuing relationship with these leaders in technology."
The combined TCA product suite includes:
- Software AG’s Tamino* XML Server and EntireX* Total Business Integration Server. Tamino is an XML server with a native XML storage repository that can store structured and unstructured documents. EntireX is an integration server that integrates Web applications with packaged, custom-developed or legacy systems with integration up to ten times faster than traditional technology, eliminating up to 80 percent of traditional coding requirements.
- Lexign’s flagship solution, the Lexign Suite™. The Lexign Suite is a software platform for managing trusted transactions in the LAN, Web, or wireless environment. The Lexign Suite enables organizations to increase efficiency, improve security, and save money by moving traditionally paper-intensive transactions and processes to the Web. With the Lexign Suite, organizations handle business processes and transactions completely electronically, from inception through signature and archiving. Whether simple or complex, each transaction follows a predefined process while indicating when information has been changed, and by whom. The Lexign Suite includes integrated user interface, workflow, digital signature, and document management modules.
- 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. This capability was designed for and is supported on many popular platforms. Additionally, Authentidate can be integrated with any digital certificate or PKI infrastructure. As an insured service provider, Authentidate acts as the impartial 3rd party as it takes full risk of loss when engaging in online transactions and e-commerce.
"TCA is an extension of our organizations’ commitment to provide the most secure electronic transactions to our customers," said Andrew Ko, Lexign’s Director of Business Development. "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."
"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 the transactions and data interchanges for all industry verticals," said Rob Van Naarden, Authentidate’s CEO.
The organization is currently developing a standards committee to serve as a platform for the discussion and mind share of key regulatory issues within targeted industries. The intent is to design and develop key applications that comply with the various regulations in each industry. The three software vendors have begun promoting the newly formed alliance through a series of seminars and events in which they highlight the benefits of secure, digital content management. A listing of dates and locations for the 2002 seminars will be released shortly.
About the Trusted Content Alliance (TCA)
Trusted Content Alliance, TCA, is the formation of three innovative and burgeoning technology providers, Software AG, Inc., Lexign, Inc., and Authentidate, Inc. Together, these companies have combined individual software solutions to help organizations fuiiy 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 non-refutability, and Certificate Authentication, creating a robust solution to fit any organization’s e-content 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-ROI-4XML or additional information will be available at www.trustedcontentalliance.org in the coming weeks.
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 www.zionsbancorporation.com. For more information on Lexign, please visit 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 some 3,500 employees and representatives in over 70 countries, Software AG expects revenues of some 600 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. Some examples of these are Lufthansa, ZDF, Dresdner Bank AG, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Balm AG (German Rail), BP and VIAG Interkom. Software AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (MDAX, Security identification number 724264 / SOWOn.F). For additional information, go to www.softwareagusa.com.
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