Notify Technology Introduces the First Wireless Solution to Support AES Encryption for Motorola, Palm, and RIM Wireless Handheld Devices
SAN JOSE, CA – July 23, 2002– Notify Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: NTFY), today announced that its NotifyLink Wireless Family of Products will now support the latest Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The Secretary of Commerce approved the adoption of the AES as an official Government standard, effective May 26, 2002. AES is a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS), specifically, FIPS Publication 197, that specifies a cryptographic algorithm for use by U.S. Government organizations to protect sensitive, unclassified information. The NotifyLink Family of Products were developed for Consumers, SOHO Professionals, and Corporations that require secure wireless push notification, access, and management of their email, calendar, contacts, and tasks from a variety of wireless 2-way devices. The NotifyLink Family of Products simultaneously supports AES Encryption on the HandspringTM Inc. (NASDAQ: HAND) TreoTM 180 Series, the Kyocera Corporation (NASDAQ: KYO) QCPTM6035, the PalmTM Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) i705, the Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM), Wireless HandheldTM 850/857 and/or 950/957 devices, as well as the Motorola Inc. (NASDAQ: MOT) Motorola TimeportTM P935.
“We are very excited to be the first to provide wireless notification support for AES Encryption to Consumers, SOHO Professionals, and Corporations throughout North America” said Paul DePond, President and Founder of Notify Technology. “We have seen increasing concern from consumers to major corporations regarding the security of their information being passed through the Wireless Network and the Internet. Now, Notify can ensure users that their information will be secure by providing them with the latest U.S. Government Encryption Standard ”
What is NotifyLink?
NotifyLink is a family of product solutions developed to meet the specific needs of Professionals, SOHO and Corporate Users. NotifyLink solutions provide users with “Push Notification” access, and management as well as with a secure “Over-the-Air” synchronized wireless connection to their email and personal information, consisting of calendar, contacts, and tasks. All NotifyLink software and services simultaneously support a variety of wireless 2-way devices using a variety of networks. NotifyLink provides a “Thin Device Client” which supports a custom email client on each device while utilizing the native device calendar, contact and task functionality. Unlike other wireless solutions that provide only WAP or HTML access to email and personal information, NotifyLink provides users with synchronized information on the wireless 2-way device. Now users no longer have to Boot-up, Dial-up, or Log on every time they need to access their email and personal information.
The NotifyLink family currently consists of the following three product categories:
- Internet Edition
- Desktop Edition
- Enterprise Server Edition
The NotifyLink Internet Edition-Standard and Professional Version Is a hosted service solution, designed for Professionals that utilize outsourced email and/or “Dial-Up” Professionals and Consumers who want virtual real-time notification, access, and management of their email from a variety of wireless 2-way devices using a variety of networks. This solution works with AOL, HotMail®, EarthLink, MSN®, Yahoo!®, among many other ISP and Internet Mail providers. As well as all POP3 and IMAP4 email systems. This solution will also work for both PC and Mac® users alike. NotifyLink Internet Edition is ideal for professionals and consumers who need real-time “Over-the-Air” Synchronization and “Push Notification” of their email, not just WAP or HTML Browsing.
The NotifyLink Desktop Edition—Standard and Professional Version Is a wireless software solution designed for small office or home office, mobile professionals with an “Always-On” connection to the Internet, looking for a 24x7 connection to their colleagues and business associates. This software can provide a secure, real-time wireless connection to existing desktop-based information: email only, or email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and files. Users can conveniently access and manage this information from a variety of wireless 2-way devices, while maintaining all of their existing email accounts. NotifyLink Desktop Edition is ideal for mobile professionals who need real time “Over-the-Air” Synchronization and “Push Notification” of their email only, or email, calendar, contacts, and tasks.
NotifyLink Enterprise Edition Is an Enterprise Level solution designed for small to large-scale corporations requiring secure wireless push notification of email, calendar, contacts, and tasks, for their mobile professionals. In addition, a solution supporting multiple devices, multiple networks, maintaining control of global settings, high-level security, encryption of messages, and synchronization capabilities. This solution is ideal for mobile professionals who need real time “Over-the-Air” Synchronization and “Push Notification” of their email, calendar, contacts, and tasks. Users can read, compose, reply, forward, and delete email messages from their wireless 2-way device.
Availability
The NotifyLink Family of Products is currently available through wireless carriers including: Arch Wireless, Metrocall, SkyTel, WebLink Wireless, and PageNet Canada. NotifyLink products my also be purchased directly through Notify Technology. For more information about Notify’s Enterprise Exchange Edition software, please contact Edward R. Toro at etoro@notifycorp.com.
About Notify Technology Corporation
Founded in 1994, Notify Technology Corp, (NASDAQ: NTFY) Notify Technology is an innovative communications company offering wireless and wireline products and services. Notify Technology is quickly becoming a leading Consumer, SOHO Professional, and Corporate Enviroment provider of mobile wireless software and services for push notification and Over-The-Air synchronization and management of email and PIM (contacts, calendar, tasks) independent of device and network. Notify’s wireline solution provides consumer voice mail notification to customers of CLECs in multiple states. Notify sells its products through wireline carriers such as SBC Corporation and AT&T and wireless carriers including Arch Wireless, Metrocall, SkyTel, WebLink Wireless, and PageNet Canada. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. For more information, visit www.notifycorp.com or contact 408-777-7920.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
The statements in this press release regarding our product features, product release and product availability are forward-looking statements based on current information and expectations. Achievement of product acceptance and product compatibility is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected are: market acceptance of the product; compatibility of software solutions with certain networks or 2way wireless devices, pricing acceptability and the decision of certain carriers to make our products generally available to the public.
For more information concerning these and other possible risks, please refer to the company's Form 10-KSB filed on December 28, 2001, filings on Form 10-QSB and other filings with the Securities and Exchange. These filings can be accessed over the Internet at www.sec.gov # # #
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