Entrust and research in motion delivers trusted wireless transactions

AST eBusiness Integrity Services (eBIS), a division of Advanced Software Technologies-Abraxas (AST-A), has announced that Entrust Technologies and Research In Motion have launched an initiative to bring new secure e-commerce solutions to RIM products and services, as well as the RIM BlackBerry wireless email solution.

"This announcement underscores Entrust`s commitment to the wireless Internet market, and the company`s unique position to capitalise on the rapid growth of e-business as it evolves into the platform for commerce and the exchange of information in the next century," says Steve Crutchley, GM of AST eBIS.

The two companies are fusing RIM`s two-way wireless handhelds with Entrust`s e-business security solutions to deliver a host of secure e-commerce offerings for the rapidly growing wireless market. Applications will include secure email, e-banking, e-brokerage and other mobile e-commerce initiatives for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets.

"Security is a key concern and a fundamental requirement when sending and receiving certain sensitive and confidential corporate information from a wireless handheld," explains Crutchley.

"Entrust is building the framework that will allow mobile appliances to be not only the ubiquitous consumer and e-business transaction "on-ramp" to next generation e-commerce, but the global point-of-sale terminal of choice," concludes Crutchley. "This will allow customers to capitalise on the forecasted exponential growth of wireless e-business."