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 Delaware, US, 27 January 2004 - Ericsson Mobile Platforms, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERICY) has entered into a licensing agreement with Discretix, Inc a US Corporation. The agreement refers to Discretix' latest release of the CryptoCellT security product. This agreement, the second licensing agreement between the companies, further builds on the successful implementation of an earlier version of CryptoCell, which is commercially deployed in existing platforms from Ericsson Mobile Platforms.
Discretix, a leading provider of embedded security solutions for mobile devices, smart cards and mass storage cards, has licensed Ericsson Mobile Platforms its 4th generation CryptoCell product which includes cryptographic hardware and software modules to be integrated into Ericsson's new handset platform design. CryptoCell is a set of building blocks for device and network security. It is an enabling technology for emerging revenue generating mobile applications such as Digital Rights Management (DRM), over the air device management (trusted software upgrades and extensions), VPN client, secure data storage, and commerce. CryptoCell is also used as a mechanism for preventing IMEI reprogramming, enabling handsets to be reliably disabled thus eliminating a major driver of handset theft and billing fraud.
"Discretix's leading-edge technology combined with the market's growing need to enable new secure applications, are the driving forces behind this agreement." said Gal Salomon, Discretix' CEO.
"Our continuing long term partnership with Ericsson Mobile Platforms, an undoubted industry leader, is important to us. We are committed to providing cutting-edge solutions to the market and having Ericsson as a recurring customer is evidence of the trust and value placed in our solutions."
About CryptoCell
Discretix' CryptoCell is the industry leading solution for securing mobile handsets. It is a multi-layered solution with the hardware IP Core layer ensuring robust, high-end security while maintaining cost-effective design with minimum gate-count and unparalleled performance. The CryptoCell firmware layer ensures smooth operation and easy integration. Its building block design enables customers to choose the solution they need without unnecessary extras.
CryptoCell provides all major standard bulk encryption, hashing and PKI algorithms as well as implementation for secure storage. These components provide the foundation for security enablers such as WTLS, PKCS#11 and certificate handling and applications such as VPN client, DRM agent etc.
About Discretix
Discretix is a leading provider of embedded security technology for mobile devices and flash-based storage. Discretix technology, which incorporates both hardware and software components, enables security to be incorporated into products at the chipset level so that it's transparent to the user while protecting sensitive information from malicious attacks, viruses, fraud, and theft. Discretix device toolkits fit into a wide array of devices and mobile systems to enhance security, reliability, and user experience. Discretix technology benefits the entire value chain of chip and platform vendors, device manufacturers, application providers, and operators by eliminating the need for them to devote resources to security, thereby lowering operation costs, increasing trust and driving increased deployment and greater revenues. For more information, please visit www.discretix.com.
Discretix and CryptoFlash are trademarks of Discretix, Ltd.
Other product and trade names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Contacts for Discretix
Edo Ganot
Discretix Inc.
Tel: +972-544-410-140
edo.ganot@discretix.co
Press contacts
Allan Edwards
Neesham Public Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 1442 879222
allane@neesham.co.uk
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