PRESS RELEASE
: November 5, 2003
Voltage Security™ and Mitsui Announce Strategic Partnership:
Mitsui to be Master Distributor for Voltage
in Japan
Palo
Alto, CA-November 5, 2003---Voltage Security, Inc.,
(www.voltage.com), provider of secure multi-channel business
communication
solutions, and Mitsui & Co, Ltd., today announced
a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the partnership,
Mitsui will become the master distributor for Voltage
products in Japan. Mitsui, through its Trustella Project,
a division which specializes in security related business,
will also provide product localization for all Voltage
Security Platform™ products in Japan.
“This
is a very critical first step in building our global
distribution network. The Japanese corporate IT market
is extremely strategic for us and with Mitsui we now
have the opportunity to sell into a variety of Japanese
industries with the strength of the world’s largest
trading company supporting us.” said
Sathvik Krishnamurthy, president and CEO Voltage.
“We look forward to leveraging our strong experience in information security
to support Voltage in the Japanese market. Voltage is a natural fit for us; we
have existing relationships with system integrators and large customers in Japan
who will naturally be interested in the Voltage Security Platform and the Identity-Based
Encryption (IBE) technology,” said Kazuhiro Nomura, General Manager of
the Security Business Department in the IT Services Division of Mitsui & Co,
Ltd.
About Mitsui and the Trustella Project
Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Japan, is one of the world's most diversified and comprehensive
trading companies. In fiscal year 2003, with total trade transactions of $112
billion, the company placed sixth in "The International 500" by Forbes
magazine and 11th in "The Global 500" by Fortune magazine. Headquartered
in Tokyo, Mitsui & Co. maintains a global network of 195 offices in 86 countries,
and has 746 subsidiaries and associated companies worldwide.
The Trustella Project was formed in April 2002 as a project within Mitsui’s
IT Service Business Division and focuses on secure communication technology and
strong authentication, authorization, and encryption. Trustella Project’s
core competence is in the technology consultation and solution delivery. Through
partnership with Voltage Security, as well as other key technology vendors, Trustella
provides best of breed security consulting and solution delivery to the Japanese
market. For more information please visit www.trustella.com.
About Voltage Security
Voltage Security, Inc. provides the market leading
Voltage Enterprise Privacy Management Platform™, a
breakthrough foundation for securing all forms of digital
business communication flowing into and outside an organization.
Based on a revolutionary breakthrough called IBE, or Identity-Based
Encryption, the Voltage Enterprise Privacy Management Platform
greatly simplifies the use and administration of traditional
security systems. Voltage Security markets its own enterprise
solutions including the Voltage SecureMail Gateway™,
Voltage SecureMail™ and secure mobile messaging solutions
for RIMs BlackBerry® and Microsoft Windows Mobile-based
Pocket PCs and Smartphones, and partners with other leading
companies such as CipherTrust, FrontBridge Technologies (a
Microsoft company) and Proofpoint to serve the expanded security
needs of the enterprise. Third-party and corporate developers
can secure customer applications with the Voltage IBE Toolkit™.
Voltage Security customers include leading corporations and
governmental agencies from around the globe including XL
Global Services, Waterfield Mortgage, QVC Japan and Hitachi.
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Voltage SecurePolicy Suite, Voltage SecurePolicy Service,
Voltage SecureMail, Voltage SecureFile, and Voltage IBE
Developer Toolkit are
either trademarks or registered trademarks of Voltage
Security, Inc.
