Leading Security Vendors, Service Providers, and Enterprises Cooperate on Standard for Secure Web Transactions

• AuthXML Working Group Unveils List of 45 Charter Members; Prepares Specification for Submission to Standards Body

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Dec. 4, 2000 -- The AuthXML Working Group today announced that 45 organizations representing the vendor, service provider, and enterprise communities have joined the open and vendor neutral initiative to help create a standard way to secure Internet-based electronic transactions. The Working Group is finalizing preparations on the AuthXML specification for submission to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and OASIS. Charter members include Access360, Arcot Systems, Argus Systems Group, Authentify, Authentor, BioNetrix, Bowstreet, Brown University, Calendra, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, CertCo, Check Point Software Technologies, Citrix, Datek Online, Deloitte & Touche LLP, eBenX, Employease, Entact Information Security, Entrust Technologies, Epicentric, Equifax, Internet 2 Project, Keyware Technologies, Mackenzie Financial, McKesson, Novell, Oblix, Outlook Technologies, PricewaterhouseCoopers, ProofSpace, Royal Bank of Scotland, SAIC, Sandhill Systems, Secretariat du Conseil du Tresor, Securant Technologies, Secure Computing, Silverstream, SiteLite, SVi Retail, Thomson Financial, Transport Logistic Centre, University of Western Ontario, Urmet, Valicert, and Wave Systems Corp. continued... [link removed]

"As the leading provider of Net services software, Novell fully supports initiatives like AuthXML that strive to provide a much needed industry standard for eBusinesses to seamlessly and securely interact with online business partners and supply chains. AuthXML is addressing the lack of standards and interoperability that exist today between vendor solutions. We think it's a step in the right direction, and we will actively participate in leading the initiative through a standards committee."- Bob O'Dell, director of product management, Novell

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