Voltage SecureMail allows for the encryption and sending of E-mails to any recipient. Recipients that are using compatible E-mail clients (Outlook, Lotus, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail) can download a specific SecureMail client for their platform in order to decrypt and view the received E-mail; while all others can make use of an HTML (browser-based) attachment that accompanies each encrypted E-mail message and provides for the decryption of the message via SSL protected transmissions. The actual E-mail message is delivered to and remains in the user's inbox. While recepient users needn't be pre-enrolled in order to send them a secure E-mail, they will be required to authenticate themselves to the sending company's SecurePolicy Suite when they first receive an encrypted E-mail.

When receiving an encrypted SecureMail transmission for the first time, users are instructed to download the SecureMail client and then authenticate themselves via the sending company's Voltage SecurePolicy Suite. Voltage Security states that multiple authentication methodologies are possible. Once authenticated, the recepient can download to their machine the private key required by the client in order to decrypt the sent message. The public key used to encrypt the message is the recepient's E-mail address itself. From that point on, the recepient is able to view the decrypted message online or offline at their leisure.

The latest enhancement to the Voltage SecureMail product line is the announcement of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server add-on, which will integrate with BlackBerry Enterprise Server and allow Voltage SecureMail customers to use BlackBerry to send and receive encrypted E-mail transmissions.

Voltage SecureMail is available now; the BlackBerry Enterprise Server add-on is expected to be available before the end of the second quarter (2004). Pricing begins at $50/seat; volume discounts are available. Contact Voltage Security for further information.

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