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SAN DIEGO, Calif. Oct. 6, 2009 -- CellTrust Corporation, an Arizona based provider of leading-edge
secure mobile messaging and applications,
today announced the launch of a SecureSMS™ Appliance for the enterprise
space. This is the first global enterprise appliance to offer secure SMS
communications between handsets and enterprise applications and handsets
with end to end security that entails highly encrypted security
standards, which will be in compliance with HIPAA, FISMA, and
Sarbanes-Oxley, ensuring that information is kept private and only
delivered to the intended recipient.
The CellTrust offering is a “plug and play” solution consisting of the
patent pending CellTrust SecureSMS Gateway and an appliance with a modem
from Multi-Tech, a Minneapolis-based cellular modem and wireless
technology manufacturer, to provide a secure text messaging solution for
transmitting confidential information from handset-to-handset,
server-to-handset or vice versa. The SecureSMS™ Appliance instantly
connects the enterprise with over 700 carriers around the world and
operates on many handsets from a variety of manufacturers. The direct
connection to carriers via cell towers significantly reduces the costs
and time associated with securing and provisioning a short code,
enabling enterprise customers to immediately begin to securely send
sensitive material via SMS.
The SecureSMS™ Appliance is installed in the customer’s data center, and
with no Internet connection necessary, it enables users to send SMS
messages securely to each other using a carrier’s cell towers, through
CellTrust’s SecureSMS Gateway™. If connected to Internet the Appliance
can connect to most email servers and routes emails to SecureSMS on the
handset and receives response as well. The email connector can also show
proof of delivery of the email as well as read confirmation from the
handset. CellTrust’s SecureSMS allows users to send encrypted messages
containing up to 5,000 characters surpassing the standard SMS 160
character limit, and modems are used within the enterprise to transmit
the messages which support up to 10,000 messages per day. Depending on
the level of messaging traffic, multiple modems may be used to support
the amount of SecureSMS communications sent.
“As Internet routers and gateways connect businesses to Internet, the
CellTrust SecureSMS gateway appliance connects business to mobile
carriers by using the cell towers, which enables them to perform secure
transactions on the handset,” said Sean Moshir, CEO and Chairman of
CellTrust. “We’re excited to launch this product as this is the first
software that provides SecureSMS communications for the enterprise.”
The SecureSMS™ Appliance manages and exchanges messages via CellTrust's
highly Secure Mobile Information Management platform to:
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Meet security, privacy and compliance requirements without costly
development
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Set aside concern that carriers, tower operators, infrastructure
providers, aggregators, and others can intercept and read text messages
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Confirm that text message recipients have received and opened SMS
messages
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the same set of APIs to send both secure and standard SMS or text
messages
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Remotely “wipe” the handset if lost or stolen
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Definitively measure the Return-on-Investment of the mobile channel
via SSMS
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Reduce overall cost of communications
Heavily regulated industries, such as financial services and healthcare,
are ideal customers for this offering, as the SecureSMS™ Appliance is
fully compliant.
CellTrust’s SecureSMS has recently received the 2008
Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award and was voted Best
Messaging Security Solution by the Info Security Products Guide’s
Tomorrow Technology Today Award. SecureSMS was accredited as a finalist
for the Third Annual CTIA Emerging Technology Award, and was named the
winner of three Mobile
Star Awards, and the prestigious Mobile
Marketing Association 2008 Global Relationship Building Award.
About CellTrust Corporation
CellTrust is a leading provider of secure mobile messaging and
applications. CellTrust's patent pending Secure SMS Gateway™ featuring
Secure SMS and a suite of mobile applications provide advanced secure
mobile messaging and information management across 190+ countries and
over 700 carriers. CellTrust ensures the secure and trusted exchange of
information on mobile devices to the financial services, healthcare,
government, education, energy, information technology, marketing, and
travel, among other global industries.
Information Source: Business Wire
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