High-performing security software is designed to reduce time to market and increase revenue opportunities for device makers
Bedford, MA— RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS), the most trusted name in e-security®, today announced they are collaborating with Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) to deliver optimized encryption software for current AMD Athlon™ processors and upcoming AMD processors based on Hammer technology.
RSA Security’s encryption software will be optimized for current AMD Athlon processors, and for both 32-bit and 64-bit modes on upcoming AMD Opteron™ processors to help AMD’s software infrastructure partners achieve greater performance benefits with encryption software and generate more revenue with first-to-market product advantage. AMD expects this performance improvement not only to help AMD’s existing partners and customers, but also to make it more compelling for new partners and customers to migrate to the AMD’s x86-64 platform.
RSA Security is working closely with AMD to optimize RSA BSAFE® Crypto-C and RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition encryption software to provide superior performance and availability to software developers to protect their critical applications. Optimized for x86-64 technology, the upcoming RSA Security encryption software products will be built to provide significant performance improvements for real-world 64-bit applications including secure transactions and encryption/decryption, while also offering users a native, smooth transition from 32-bit to 64-bit computing.
“AMD is collaborating with RSA Security to maximize the performance of their market-leading encryption products for systems based on our current and upcoming AMD processors,” said Ed Gasiorowski, AMD’s director of the AMD Infrastructure Enablement Group. “The combination of AMD and RSA Security technologies provides our shared enterprise customers world-class power and stability, and we expect our upcoming 64-bit compatible products to be key in meeting the demands of the rapidly-evolving market.”
Offering one of the widest ranges of data encryption and signing algorithms available today, RSA BSAFE Crypto-C security software is designed to make it easy for developers to incorporate one of the world’s premier encryption technologies into a wide range of applications including digitally signed forms, private Internet communications, tamper resistant applications and secure wireless communications. RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition software helps developers maintain the highest levels of interoperability between the wired and wireless worlds while securing constrained devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, new consumer electronic devices and wireless LAN or VoIP equipment. These two cryptographic products are the foundation for other RSA BSAFE products, so future versions of the RSA BSAFE family software will benefit from these performance improvements as well.
“RSA Security has focused on enabling maximum security and performance in the RSA BSAFE family of products, and we are please to deliver some of the best encryption software in the market today,” said Victor Chang, vice president, Developer Solutions division at RSA Security. “We look forward to continuing our work with AMD to provide developers with the best tools for achieving secure, responsive e-security.”
About RSA Security
RSA Security Inc., the most trusted name in e-security, helps organizations build trusted e-business processes through its RSA SecurID® two-factor authentication, RSA ClearTrust® Web access management, RSA BSAFE encryption and RSA Keon® digital certificate management product families. With approximately one billion RSA BSAFE-enabled applications in use worldwide, more than 12 million RSA SecurID authentication users and almost 20 years of industry experience, RSA Security has the proven leadership and innovative technology to address the changing security needs of e-business and bring trust to the online economy. RSA Security can be reached at www.rsasecurity.com.
