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C2Net Software's Stronghold Web Server Adds nCipher Hardware
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[Todays News]
C2Net Software's Stronghold Web Server Adds nCipher Hardware Encryption
Support
OAKLAND, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- C2Net Software today announ=
c ed
its Stronghold(TM) secure web server now supports the nFast hardware
cryptographic accelerator from nCipher Corporation Ltd. "Like Stronghold=
, the
nFast accelerator is manufactured outside of the U.S., enabling us to of=
f er
our world-wide customers a simple, platform-independent way to speed up =
s
ecure
web server throughput," said C2Net Software president Sameer Parekh. "Ma=
n y
will find that Stronghold's terrific out-of-the-box performance is more =
t han
enough for their needs. If not, adding one or more nFast units is a fast=
,
simple way to increase encryption performance as required."
"nCipher's nFast cryptographic accelerators enhance e-commerce and o=
n line
transactions by speeding up the processing of crypto keys," said Alex va=
n
Someren, president of nCipher. "Using nFast together with the Stronghold=
web
server gives customers throughout the world a quickly-scalable environme=
n
t for
conducting secure business on the Internet."
nCipher's nFast cryptographic accelerator interfaces via a standard =
S CSI2
interface, making it compatible with virtually any computer platform, an=
d
mounts within the space of a standard 3.5-inch disk drive bay. Each nFas=
t
accelerator can carry out approximately three hundred 1024-bit public ke=
y
signings per second.
The Stronghold Web Server is an enhanced, secure, commercial version=
of
the popular Apache server. Based on figures in a Netcraft survey
(http://www.netcraft.com/survey/), Stronghold is the second most popula=
r
commercial server for UNIX and the second most popular for secure applic=
a
tions
on the Internet.
nCipher Corporation Ltd. (http://www.ncipher.com/), an affiliate of=
the
Newbridge Network Corporation (NYSE: NN), is a privately-owned developer=
of
cryptographic technologies for securing server transactions, including b=
o th
software and hardware cryptographic acceleration products. nCipher
headquarters are located in Cambridge, England, with US offices in Andov=
e
r, MA
and in Santa Clara, CA.
C2Net Software, Inc. (http://www.c2.net/) is a leading provider of
uncompromised network security software. Through its international offsh=
o re
development programs, all C2Net products are exempt from U.S. government
export restrictions, allowing the company to offer uncrippled, strong
cryptography solutions to customers worldwide.
SOURCE C2Net Software Inc.
CONTACT: Steve Cook of C2Net Software, Inc., 510-986-8770
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