San Jose, December 2006 -- Izecom Inc. (
www.izecom.com), a leading vendor of S/MIME email encryption prodcuts, today announced that Softchoice, a leading provider of technology products and services will start reselling Izecom’s products for S/MIME email encryption in the US and Canada markets.
Izecom’s flagship product, the Izemail Gateway appliance, is a fully scalable enterprise solution for email encryption and digital signatures utilizing accepted encryptions standards. It is capable of serving a broad range of clients from the SMB to government and multinational corporations.
Because Izemail uses the S/MIME standard – “SSL for email” – for encryption and signing, Izemail is compatible with all systems for encryption and identity management that conform to PKI or X.509.
“We are very pleased to enter the North American Market with a strong partner like Softchoice.” noted Ms. Karman. “With their 30 branch offices and a vast sales force in Canada and the US the Izemail encryption products should get a strong foothold in the exploding privacy and security market for encrypted email data.”
Added to Izemail Gateway, Izemail provides a range of easy-to-use email encryption products for desktop, blackberry and other platforms. As a “zero download” solution, Izecom provides a secure webmail product that can be hosted either by Izecom or by the customer. It takes two to tango: Izecom provides your contacts with the means to decrypt your messages.
About Softchoice
As one of North America's leading providers of technology products and services, Softchoice helps businesses and organizations of all sizes to select, acquire and manage their software and hardware technology resources. Softchoice offers a full range of capabilities, including face to face consultations and IT asset management services designed to help customers save time, money and risk around IT procurement. In 2006, Softchoice was named Software Value Added Reseller (VAR) of the Year by VAR Business Magazine. Softchoice currently has 628 employees operating from more than 30 branch offices located in major cities across the U.S. and Canada.
Softchoice stock is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the trading symbol "SO". The Common Shares of Softchoice are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and are not publicly traded in the United States.
About Izecom
Izecom, Inc. is a market leader in Europe and the US for email encryption in health care, finance, law and other markets. Izecom’s signature product the Izemail Gateway is an easy to use email encryption appliance that automates email encryption and manages certificates automatically while providing a choice of S/MIME, SSL or TLS. The Izemail Gateway comes with Izemail Desktop software or Izemail Web enabling recipients of encrypted email to read it and reply with encrypted messages at no additional cost. Izecom is a FutureVest portfolio company (OTC: FRVT), based in Amsterdam and San Jose.
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info@izecom.com or visit
www.izecom.com