HP and WRQ Partner to Strengthen Security for Intranet and Extranet Business Environments; Interoperability of WRQ's Reflection Secure with HP Praesidium/Security Service 1.5 Safeguards Information Access

Business Wire, August 25, 1997

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1997--Hewlett-Packard Company today announced at HP World that, together with WRQ, a new Praesidium alliance partner, it has extended Praesidium/Security Service 1.5 security capabilities to users of WRQ's Reflection Secure PC client, allowing for secure telnet access to host information.

Security Service 1.5 and Reflection Secure will be demonstrated here at WRQ's booth, No. 1103.

"The HP and WRQ relationship broadens both companies' offerings for allowing customers to securely and easily conduct business over their networks," said Lily Lu, worldwide business manager, HP Praesidium. "The interoperability of HP Praesidium/Security Service 1.5 with Reflection Secure provides a secure solution for our mutual customers, and we look forward to continued collaboration with WRQ on future projects to bring additional solutions to the marketplace."

"While security has always been a key issue in host access, network security is now at the top of the IT agenda, given the explosive growth of intranets and extranets," said Kevin Klustner, vice president of sales and marketing for WRQ. "WRQ's Reflection Secure is built on the same important industry standards as HP's Praesidium/Security Service 1.5, and we are pleased to bring Reflection and HP customers secure, reliable and highly capable PC access to HP and other host systems, in combination with Security Service 1.5."

A key component of the HP Praesidium Enterprise Security Framework, Security Service 1.5 is an intranet security application for organizations that must protect personal or confidential information moving across extended enterprise networks. The solution enables corporations to extend their networks to partners in managing their supply chains, for instance, or in opening their enterprises to workers in remote sites for access and transmission of corporate information. Interoperability between HP Praesidium/Security Service 1.5 and Reflection Secure allows users and administrators to use telnet services to securely access host computers.

WRQ's Reflection Secure, PC-client software that supports the industry standard Kerberos v5 security protocol, is currently available for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 3.1x, Windows 95 and Windows NT(R) desktops. As a client of Kerberos v5 Credentials servers or DCE security servers, Reflection Secure eliminates the need to send passwords over a network and protects against unauthorized use. Instead, encrypted "tickets" are exchanged between the clients and servers to validate identities and control access. Reflection Secure works with Reflection for HP and other Reflection host-access products, in combination with compatible solutions such as HP Praesidium/Security Service 1.5.

ABOUT HP PRAESIDIUM

In its commitment to provide customers with stronger, more manageable security solutions, HP provides the HP Praesidium Enterprise Security Framework. HP Praesidium offers a comprehensive security strategy to help customers protect internal information assets and enable security-enhanced electronic commerce. Products within Praesidium include Praesidium/Firewalls, Praesidium/Single Sign-On, Praesidium/Authorization Server, Praesidium/VirtualVault, Praesidium/ImagineCard and the Praesidium/Cryptographic Module. Future security products will include technology from HP's International Cryptography Framework. Additional information about HP Praesidium can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/security .

ABOUT WRQ

WRQ makes software for connecting and managing personal computers on corporate networks. Reflection products connect PCs to IBM mainframes, AS/400, UNIX, X, Digital, and HP systems, and include TCP/IP software, intranet/Internet access, and remote and mobile user support. Express products provide software metering and management to any PC on the network, regardless of network operating system. Both product lines are backed by WRQ's award-winning Guide Services technical support program.

WRQ is the 16th largest PC software company in the U.S. (Soft-Letter). It has offices throughout the world and distributes products in more than 50 countries through a worldwide distribution network. For more information, contact WRQ, 1500 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109. Phone: 800-872-2829 or 206-217-7100. Fax: 206-217-0293. E-mail: info@wrq.com. Web: www.wrq.com.

ABOUT HP

HP is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament and the 1997 Tournament of France. Selected for its technology and skills to support and manage mission-critical applications, HP will help create an information-management infrastructure for handling game-scoring; media centers; personnel accreditation; hotel information; and various ticketing, stadium, warehouse and back-office operations.

Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. It is the second-largest computer supplier in the United States, with computer-related revenue in excess of $31.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year. HP has 120,500 employees and had revenue of $38.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year.