UltiVerse Partners with RSA Security to Provide Secure Wireless Internet Messaging Solutions

Business Wire, Jan 22, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001

FreeVerse(TM) First Wireless Application Certified RSA

Secured SecurID-Ready

UltiVerse Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of wireless Internet messaging solutions, today announced that it has partnered with RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ:RSAS) to make its FreeVerse solution fully interoperable with the RSA SecurID(R) authentication technology. UltiVerse is the first wireless application provider to meet the certification criteria for membership in the RSA Secured(TM) Strategic Partner Program.

FreeVerse is a wireless Internet messaging solution that provides secure, real-time access to corporate collaboration information, such as email, voicemail, fax, calendar, contacts, tasks and notes. By combining telephony, wireless Internet and personal computing technologies, FreeVerse offers easy-to-use cross-media functionalities, including the ability to create voice-generated email and meeting invitations, print email attachments to fax machines and listen to corporate voicemail during a single voice/data messaging session. FreeVerse works with any WAP-enabled wireless device, regardless of carrier. In conjunction with RSA Security's two-factor authentication software, FreeVerse offers an added security measure for customers.

"By partnering with RSA Security, we are bringing industry-leading security technology to our customers," said Gaugarin Oliver, vice president of marketing, UltiVerse. "We are using this partnership to further our goal of delivering advanced wireless Internet solutions that are easy to use and deploy, as well as fully secure."

"We are excited to welcome UltiVerse to the RSA Secured Partner Program. The program is one of the most aggressive and successful in the industry, and we look forward to working with UltiVerse to help deliver secure wireless solutions to our mutual customers," added Bob Pritchard, director of strategic partner development, RSA Security.

About UltiVerse

UltiVerse is a leader in the exploding wireless Internet messaging market, offering solutions that capitalize on the convergence of telecommunications, personal computing and wireless Internet technologies. UltiVerse is the first wireless Internet messaging company to incorporate the benefits of an Applications Service Provider (ASP) model: complete security, true cross-media functionality, low cost and convenience. The company's award-winning FreeVerse solution is the first in a growing line of wireless Internet messaging services, fueled by an aggressive R&D program, that enable companies of all sizes to increase professional productivity and accessibility.