RSA® CONFERENCE, San Francisco— RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS), the most trusted name in e-security™, today announced the recipients of its fourth annual RSA Security Awards in the areas of mathematics, public policy and industry. The three recipients were Dr. Scott Vanstone, a noted cryptographer and founder of Certicom Corporation for Mathematics; the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Encryption Standard Committee for Public Policy; and Gemplus, a leading manufacturer of smart cards, for Industry. The prizes were presented today to representatives of the three recipients at the opening session of the RSA Conference 2001 in San Francisco.
"We are extremely honored to recognize the outstanding contributions these recipients have made to the field of cryptography, and believe that through their dedication and innovation, they have made a tangible and profound difference in the marketplace," said Art Coviello, CEO and president of RSA Security.
Instituted in 1998, RSA Security's annual award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant, ongoing contributions to security issues and cryptography. A committee of members from industry, the academic community and the public sector selected the winners of the 2001 RSA Security Awards.
Mathematics Winner: Dr. Scott Vanstone
The RSA Award in Mathematics is presented to an individual or organization
that has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of cryptographic
sciences in the field of mathematics and its application.
Professor Scott Vanstone is Chief Cryptographer and Founder of Certicom Corp., and is also holder of the NSERC/Pitney Bowes Industrial Research Chair in cryptography at St. Jerome's University and the University of Waterloo. During his career, Scott has made significant contributions to several areas of mathematics including combinatorics, finite geometries, finite fields, algorithmic number theory, and cryptography. He is best known for fundamental work in the security analysis and efficient implementation of elliptic curve cryptography and its subsequent standardization and commercialization. In 1998, Professor Scott was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada's Academy of Sciences.
Public Policy Winner: The NIST's AES Selection
Committee
The RSA Award in Public Policy is presented to an individual or organization
that has made a significant contribution to the application of cryptographic
technologies towards the advancement of personal privacy, civil justice
and basic human rights.
As a non-regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology
Administration, NIST helps strengthen the U.S. economy and improve the
quality of life by working with industry to develop and apply technology,
measurements and standards through four strategic partnerships: the
Measurement and Standards Laboratories, the Advanced Technology Program,
the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and the Baldridge National Quality
Program. NIST's AES Selection Committee is responsible for formally
proposing AES for incorporation in a new Draft Federal Information Processing
Standard (FIPS) for public review and comment.
Industry Winner: Gemplus
The RSA Award in Industry goes to an individual or organization that
has greatly facilitated the widespread use or application of advanced
cryptographic technologies in the marketplace.
Gemplus is a leading developer and manufacturer of smart card-based solutions to the wireless, E-business security and financial service arenas. Gemplus is committed to preserving personal privacy. Smart cards are becoming an important channel by which to put PKI and other encryption capabilities in the hands of people who need to access or exchange private information in the virtual world, whether it is through a computer, PDA or wireless phones. Gemplus is consistently working to innovate: secure PKI SIM cards, multi-application Java cards, PKI-based smart card corporate security systems, smart bank cards (smart VISA) and Window 2000 Certification for smart card security products. Founded in 1988, Gemplus had sales of over $817 million in 1999, and employs 7,800 people in 16 manufacturing facilities, 7 R&D centers and 44 sales and marketing offices located in more than 37 countries.
About RSA Security Inc.
RSA Security Inc., the most trusted name in e-security™, helps
organizations build secure, trusted foundations for e-business through
its RSA SecurID® two-factor authentication, RSA BSAFE® encryption
and RSA Keon® digital certificate management systems. With more
than a half billion RSA BSAFE-enabled applications in use worldwide,
more than eight 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 new, online economy. RSA Security
can be reached at www.rsasecurity.com.
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