[announce] Member News- Vordel works with HP,Intel and Microsoft to deliver secure Web Services platform

[Scott McGrath <scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org>]

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Vordel works with HP, Intel and Microsoft to deliver secure Web
Services platform
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VordelSecure chosen to provide Web Services security for indusrty
solution
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30 September, 2002 - Boston, MA - Vordel, the Web Services security
company, today announced the launch of a Secure Partner Integration
Solution for the Financial Services sector, in conjunction with
industry giants HP, Intel, and Microsoft.

The solution enables large financial services institutions to securely
integrate their systems with those of their partners, quickly and
easily, using Web Services technology. It combines high-performance
enterprise hardware from Intel and HP with best-of-breed software from
Microsoft's .NET platform and the Web Services security product,
VordelSecure. The Vordel Secure Partner Integration platform will be
promoted globally by the consortium and consultation services will be
provided by HP's Global Systems Integration division.

Deborah Conrad, Director of Solutions Market Development at Intel,
said that "the combination of world class software with the new
generation of Intel's Itanium2 processor address the key concerns
companies have about the speed and security of processing high volumes
of transactions in a Web Services environment".

"IT departments will be able to take advantage of the opportunities
presented by this open standards based approach to securing their Web
Services, ensuring interoperability today and the future proofing of
their investment, regardless of platform", she went on.

Welcoming the announcement, Derek O'Carroll, CEO of Vordel, stated
that "the joint initiative provides financial institutions with the
complete solution, to allow them offer secured Web Services to their
trading partners over an open network".

"VordelSecure provides the required link between security technologies
and Web Services technologies," continued O'Carroll, "allowing a
company to leverage its existing security infrastructure to secure
their Web Services. With this solution customers now have the
flexibility to select the platforms of their choice. Promotion of the
Vordel Secure Partner Integration platform via the HP global services
team ensures that the financial services community worldwide will be
able to avail of this solution to lower the barriers to their partner
integration."

Simon Witts, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Microsoft EMEA,
commented: "Microsoft .NET enables both new and existing applications
to connect with software and services across platforms, applications
and programming languages. This solution will enable companies to
deploy secure Web Services quickly and cost-effectively to help drive
their business."

The Vordel Secure Partner Integration platform will be promoted
globally by the consortium and consultation services will be provided
by HP's Global Systems Integration division.

Based on open standards, the Secure Partner Integration Solution's
reliability, ease of configuration, and speed, make it especially
suitable for the Financial Services sector. Further information on the
Vordel Secure Partner Integration solution:
http://www.vordel.com/solutions/ http://www.hpintelco.net
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About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business
computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services
designed to empower people through great software - any time, any
place and on any device.
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About HP
HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions
and services to consumers and businesses. The company's offerings span
IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global
services and imaging and printing. HP completed its merger transaction
involving Compaq Computer Corp. on May 3, 2002. The company would have
had combined revenue on a pro forma basis giving effect to the Compaq
transaction of approximately $81.1 billion in fiscal 2001 and
operations in more than 160 countries. More information about HP is
available at http://www.hp.com.
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About Vordel
Vordel is the Web Services security company. VordelSecure provides the
required link between Web Services technologies and security
technologies, providing authentication, authorization, accounting and
content validation for XML based communications. Vordel is a privately
held company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with offices in Boston,
USA and London, UK. Institutional investors in Vordel include Dresdner
Kleinwort Wasserstein, Elderstreet VC, ICC Venture Capital, the Intel
64 fund, and the Powerscourt Capital Technology Fund.
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Press Contact
Jim Whittle
Email: Press-info@Vordel.com
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