Certicom Brings Advanced Security to Daintree's ZigBee Smart Energy



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    MISSISSAUGA, ON, Aug. 11 /EMWNews/ - Certicom Corp. (TSX:

CIC) today announced that Daintree Networks, a leading provider of design

verification and operational support tools for wireless embedded networks,

has licensed Certicom's Security Builder(R) MCE(TM) and Security Builder(R)

Crypto(TM) products in order to bring to market secure, low cost and low

bandwidth ZigBee Smart Energy networking products.



    Under terms of the licensing agreement, Daintree will forge Certicom's

Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) security into its Sensor Network Analyzer

(SNA) to provide the industry's most comprehensive and secure solution for

testing, analysis and commissioning of IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee systems.

Daintree's standards-based analyzer incorporates the latest ZigBee

specifications to help ensure compliance and interoperability of wireless

smart metering devices and networks.



    "Our relationship with Daintree further validates the importance of

driving certified interoperability in the wireless smart metering market

and the role that ZigBee Smart Energy plays in it," said Jim Alfred,

director of product management for Certicom. "In the coming months, we will

see more utility providers around the world embracing smart metering as

they seek more efficient or 'greener' energy management schemes. Certicom

is working closely with ZigBee Alliance partners like Daintree to ensure

the robustness and security of smart metering networks."



    Certicom's Security Builder MCE toolkit provides the cryptographic

algorithms and security protocols for ZigBee devices, allowing devices to

authenticate with the network and ensure that sensitive data and commands

are properly secured. The Security Builder MCE toolkit is optimized for

small code size and resource-constrained environments.



    Daintree's SNA solution has been used to certify 17 ZigBee Smart Energy

products so far. These products enable a broad range of services designed

to help utility companies worldwide implement systems for managing energy

and helping consumers improve their own energy efficiency.



    "Daintree is excited to be at the center of the ZigBee Alliance Smart

Energy certification process. Utility companies need to ensure that their

multi-vendor environments interoperate smoothly and securely," said Zachary

Smith, Daintree's Chief Technology Officer and the Technical Editor of the

ZigBee Smart Energy Test Specification. "Combining our testing expertise

with Certicom's advanced security solutions is an awesome win for utility

companies and device manufacturers worldwide."



    Smart metering devices based on ZigBee - the standard for IEEE 802.15.4

wireless devices enabling low-cost, low-bandwidth, mass-market networks -

is regulated by the ZigBee Alliance. Alliance members - including Certicom

and Daintree - helped to develop the ZigBee Smart Energy public profile to

outline the requirements of wireless smart metering devices.



    ZigBee: Wireless Control that Simply Works



    The ZigBee Alliance is currently more than 260 Alliance Members strong

and has a presence in 28 countries spanning six continents. ZigBee is the

only standards-based technology designed to address the unique needs of

low-cost, low-power, wireless sensor networks for energy management and

efficiency, home and commercial building automation, plus embedded network

applications in the industrial and consumer markets. Companies who want to

have input on developing the ZigBee specification and create ZigBee

products can join the Alliance by visiting http://www.zigbee.org/en/join. The

ZigBee specification is available for free download from the ZigBee

website.

    About Daintree Networks, Inc.



    Based in Fremont, California, Daintree Networks is a leading provider

of analysis tools and operational platforms for wireless embedded networks.

In a rapidly evolving industry, accelerated development and deployment

cycles and reliable and scalable management solutions are key to market

success. Daintree's professional tools help OEMs, system integrators and

installers of wireless embedded networks get their products to market

quickly and reliably. As an active member of the ZigBee Alliance, the

company is playing a vital role in bringing the first wave of interoperable

standards-based sensing and control products to market. For more

information, please visit http://www.daintree.net.



    About Certicom



    Certicom manages and protects the value of content, applications and

devices with government-approved security. Adopted by the National Security

Agency (NSA) for government communications, Elliptic Curve Cryptography

(ECC) provides the most security per bit of any known public-key scheme. As

the global leader in ECC, Certicom's security offerings are currently

licensed to hundreds of multinational technology companies, including IBM,

General Dynamics, Motorola, Oracle and Research In Motion. Founded in 1985,

Certicom's corporate offices are in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada with

worldwide sales and marketing headquarters in Reston, Virginia and offices

in Europe and Asia. Visit http://www.certicom.com.



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