Singapore, 21 April 2005 - SecureAge Technology announces the latest release of end-to-end webmail security solution, SecureAge® SecureWebmail 3.1 today. SecureAge® SecureWebmail 3.1, a core component of SecureAge® client solution, helps mobile employees enjoy secure webmail transmission anytime and anywhere simply by using standard web browsers like Internet Explorer, Netscape and Firefox. It works seamlessly with enterprise webmail system like Outlook Web Access, Domino Web Mail and Sun Messaging Server as well as public webmail system like Hotmail and Yahoo Mail.

“Over the years, enterprise webmail has gradually become more and more popular. As compared to a standard email client that requires frequent software patches or upgrades, enterprise webmail is so much easier and less costly to maintain, support and upgrade,” said Dr Ngair Teow Hin, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SecureAge Technology. “Nevertheless, some organizations are still hesitant to deploy enterprise webmail system. This is because they are unable to find a security solution to protect their webmail system, unlike standard desktop email software which can be protected by the de facto S/MIME email security solution. But now, with SecureAge® SecureWebmail, this issue is no longer a concern.”

SecureAge® SecureWebmail transparently signs and encrypts webmail based on S/MIME standard and is fully interoperable with almost all S/MIME based email systems. Therefore, organizations using SecureAge® SecureWebmail will have no problems exchanging secure emails with users using S/MIME email or webmail system without SecureAge® SecureWebmail.

On top of the S/MIME capability, SecureAge® SecureWebmail is able to provide additional secure email features which other standard S/MIME enabled webmail system is unable to offer. It helps organizations to add email security features like email security classification and incorporate their own secure email business logics. Furthermore, it also supports user defined encryption algorithms for government regulators or organizations that need to send highly confidential data via webmail. To fortify their enterprise webmail system, they can choose to incorporate their own proprietary encryption algorithms into SecureAge® SecureWebmail, together with or without the standard encryption algorithms.

The ready security platform of SecureAge® SecureWebmail allows organizations to integrate seamlessly into their existing webmail infrastructure and processes. It significantly saves them the cost and hassle of upgrading or modifying their current webmail infrastructure. They can enjoy further investment savings with SecureAge® SecureWebmail’s flexibility in securing either their email or webmail system or both. It is a best buy for those organizations that need to secure their current email client as well as their webmail platform in their future migration. They no longer need to incur additional investment in purchasing two separate solutions to secure their email and webmail systems.

The encryption capability of SecureAge® SecureWebmail enables webmail message and attachment to stay encrypted throughout its entire transmission, even up to the point when they appear at the web portal or store on the hard disk of the desktop, laptop or server. Therefore, mobile employees using SecureAge® SecureWebmail can have a complete peace of mind. They no longer need to fear that their sensitive webmail contents and attachments will ended up in their own laptops / desktops or the shared desktops at their customer’s or partner’s office or hotel as unprotected files.

New, improved features of SecureAge® SecureWebmail 3.1 include:

• Supports the latest S/MIME V3.1 email compression which can significantly reduce standard webmail message and attachment (like word document, excel worksheet and text file) by as much as 70 percent. It speeds up the data processing time during the encryption stage and the network transmission in an environment with slower network bandwidth. It also saves the storage consumption of the hard disk and the chores of having to reprocess the webmail for efficient storage.

• Supports digital signature and encryption for unlimited key length.

• Supports unlimited key history which enables organizations to decrypt past email archives with each future renewal of encryption keys.

• Supports group list expansion for email encryption. This is extremely useful when sending encrypted email to a few recipients listed in a group email address. Individual encryption key of every recipient in the list will be automatically traced and the webmail will then be encrypted using their respective keys.

• Supports user defined encryption algorithms.

• Provides migration tool to re-encrypt old emails with new encryption key.

• Helps organizations to fulfill government legislations like HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) and GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999) and SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

To find out how SecureAge® SecureWebmail 3.1 can secure your enterprise webmail system or achieve regulatory compliance, please contact us or visit our website at www.secureage.com.

About SecureAge

SecureAge Technology provides seamless and comprehensive security appliances, application security and data encryption solutions for government and corporations in the Asia Pacific region. We have developed two flagship products, SecureAge® Suite and SSL VPN to help companies secure their Internet access and remote access to their enterprise networks from numerous devices and applications worldwide. To meet the diverse business needs of various companies, SecureAge Technology also provides other security solutions to safeguard their critical business information. Our mission is to deliver unparalleled protection on access control, authentication, confidentiality, integrity and non-repudiation for our customers and likewise for their employees, customers and partners.

For product or media enquiries, please contact:

SecureAge Technology Pte Ltd
Tel: (65) 6873 3710
Fax: (65) 6234 4992
Email: pr@secureage.com

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