MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Certicom Corp. (TSX: CIC) today announced that the Call for Papers for the fourth annual Certicom ECC Conference 2007 is now open. Scheduled for November 13-15 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Canada, the ECC Conference attracts security professionals, developers, product managers, CXOs, industry leaders, policy makers and security analysts to discuss the emerging uses of elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) in addressing security needs in government and corporate organizations. Last year's speakers represented Motorola, Qualcomm, Research In Motion, and Philips Electronics, among others.
Papers for this year's conference are being solicited in the following areas:
- Suite B cryptanalysis - Suite B product solutions - design issues, benchmarks, application - Application interoperability/transition between ECC and RSA - ECC applications in electronic commerce, content protection, mobility, wireless networks, RFID and enterprise software - ECC implementation, optimization and benchmarking
Abstracts should be submitted by May 31, 2007 to
- Presentation title
- Presentation abstract (minimum 1000 characters, including spaces)
- Session technical level (basic, intermediate, advanced)
For more information, visit: http://www.certicom.com/cfp.
The Certicom ECC Conference also offers sponsorship opportunities. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Melonia M. da Gama at
About Certicom
Certicom protects the value of your content, applications and devices with government-approved security. Adopted by the National Security Agency (NSA) for classified and sensitive but unclassified government communications, Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) provides the most security per bit of any known public-key scheme. As the undisputed leader in ECC, Certicom security offerings are currently licensed to more than 300 customers including General Dynamics, Motorola, Oracle, Research In Motion and Unisys. Founded in 1985, Certicom's corporate offices are in Mississauga, ON, Canada with worldwide sales and marketing headquarters in Reston, VA and offices in the US, Canada and Europe. Visit http://www.certicom.com/.
Certicom, Certicom ECC Core, Certicom Security Architecture, Certicom Trust Infrastructure, Certicom CodeSign, Certicom KeyInject, Security Builder, Security Builder API, Security Builder BSP, Security Builder Crypto, Security Builder ETS, Security Builder GSE, Security Builder IPSec, Security Builder MCE, Security Builder NSE, Security Builder PKI and Security Builder SSL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Certicom Corp. All other companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information subject to change. Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things: the ability of the Company to successfully implement its strategic initiatives and whether such strategic initiatives will yield the expected benefits; the ability of the Company to develop, promote and protect its proprietary technology security breaches or defects in the Company's products; competitive conditions in the businesses in which the Company participates; changes in consumer spending; the outcome of legal proceedings as they arise; general economic conditions and normal business uncertainty; consolidation in the Company's industry and by its customers; customer preferences towards product offerings; the risk that customers may cancel their contracts with the Company; reliance on a limited number of customers; demand for ECC-based technology; performance of the Company's management team and the Company's ability to attract and retain skilled employees; operating the Company's business profitably; fluctuations in revenue and foreign currency exchange rates; interest rate fluctuations and other changes in borrowing costs; the ability to develop and maintain strategic relationships; and other factors identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated July 26, 2006 and filed on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com/.
