Tumbleweed� Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider
of email security, file transfer security, and identity validation
software and appliances, today announced that the U.S. General
Services Administration (GSA) has certified the Tumbleweed
Validation Authority� as a compliant certificate validation
solution meeting requirements for validating digital certificates
embedded in Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards of Federal
employees and contractors. Based on widely adopted open standards
and technologies, including the Online Certificate Status Protocol
(OCSP, RFC 2560), the Tumbleweed Validation Authority validates the
status of digital certificates in real time, ensuring that revoked
credentials cannot be used for smart card login, secure email, web
access, wireless, VPN, or other electronic transactions. The
certification qualifies Tumbleweed�s public key infrastructure
(PKI) validation software and appliances for any Federal agency
seeking compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12
(HSPD-12) and the Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS
201). HSPD-12 mandates that on October 27, 2006, Federal agencies
must start issuing FIPS 201 compliant common identification cards
(smart cards) for controlling physical and logical access to
government facilities and information systems. The government will
eventually roll out the smart cards to millions of Federal
employees and contractors, and FIPS 201 requires that each card
must contain a unique credential number, a digital certificate and
an expiration date. �GSA�s FIPS 201 approval of the Tumbleweed
Validation Authority certifies that our product meets Federal PIV
requirements for functionality and government-wide
interoperability, providing Federal agencies with the flexibility
to deploy a single infrastructure capable of multiple validation
protocols in both enterprise and Federal Bridge-enabled
environments,� said Ann Smith, Vice President of Federal Sales for
Tumbleweed. �Functionality, flexibility, and interoperability are
key factors for agencies to keep in mind as they seek to satisfy
current needs and anticipate future requirements relevant to
HSPD-12/FIPS 201 compliant solutions. This is especially true for
agencies that will need to support trusted relationships with
external, cross-certified PKIs.� When a government or contractor
employee uses the smart card to access a Federal information system
or facility, the Tumbleweed Validation Authority enables FIPS 201
mandated digital certificate validation via OCSP in a process that
is instantaneous and completely transparent to the end user. The
Tumbleweed Validation Authority also meets the GSA�s requirements
for Delegated Path Discovery and Validation, enhancing validation
services for cross-certified entities. Recently, Tumbleweed
authorized reseller, Operational Resource Consultants (ORC), a
leading provider of PKI authentication services, was granted
certification as an HSPD-12 Shared Service Provider (SSP),
utilizing the Tumbleweed Validation Authority to provide validation
services for its Federal customers. The Tumbleweed Validation
Authority is the most widely deployed identity validation solution
within U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence
communities, offering critical infrastructure and identity
protection in demanding environments. The product suite also
features a broad portfolio of independent third party evaluations
and certifications, including Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance
Level (EAL) 3 certification, based on one of the strongest
protection profiles for PKI products. The FIPS 201 certification
extends to the following components of the Tumbleweed Validation
Authority product suite: Tumbleweed Validation Authority (VA
Server) � A FIPS 140-2 high-performance multi-platform solution to
process client digital certificate status queries using a number of
different protocols including OCSP, SCVP, and VA certificate
revocation lists (CRL). The platform also includes the Tumbleweed
Valicert VA Repeater, available as software or as a hardware
appliance. The VA Repeater Appliance solution offers a secure,
hardened Linux-based platform, with Tumbleweed's Repeater Server
software to provide a drop-in solution for deploying a high-scale,
high-reliability digital certificate infrastructure for distributed
hosted computing environments Server Validator � A flexible plug-in
application for enabling digital certificate validation in the most
widely used secure Web servers and Web application servers
available on UNIX, Linux, Windows, and Apple server platforms
Desktop Validator (Standard and Enterprise) � Flexible client
solutions for enabling Microsoft Windows based desktop and server
applications to validate digital certificates via the Microsoft
Cryptographic API (CAPI). Includes support for automatically
deploying and configuring Desktop Validator plug-ins for ease of
large-scale deployment SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT Tumbleweed cautions
that forward-looking statements contained in this press release are
based on plans and expectations as of the date of the press
release, and that a number of factors could cause the actual
results to differ materially from the guidance given at this time.
These factors are described in the Safe Harbor statement below.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters
discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected,
particularly with respect to the functionality and performance of
the products in the Tumbleweed Validation Authority product suite,
as well as the continued compliance of such products with
requirements such as those relevant to HSPD-12 or FIPS. In some
cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology
such as �may,� �will,� �should,� �potential,� �continue,�
�expects,� �anticipates,� �intends,� �plans,� �believes,�
�estimates,� and similar expressions. For further cautions about
the risks of investing in Tumbleweed, we refer you to the documents
Tumbleweed files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, particularly Tumbleweed�s Form 10-K filed March 16,
2006 and Form 10-Q filed August 8, 2006. Tumbleweed assumes no
obligation to update information contained in this press release.
Although this release may remain available on Tumbleweed�s website
or elsewhere, its continued availability does not indicate that
Tumbleweed is reaffirming or confirming any of the information
contained herein. About Tumbleweed Validation Authority Tumbleweed
Validation Authority (VA) (formerly known as Valicert Validation
Authority), the leading identity validation solution, enables
banks, governments, and businesses worldwide to secure highly
valued and trusted transactions, ranging from corporate network
access to multi-million dollar electronic transactions to physical
access of military facilities. VA is a fourth-generation product
line, offering a comprehensive, scalable, and reliable framework
for real-time validation of digital certificates, based on numerous
well-accepted international security standards and open
technologies. VA is Certificate Authority neutral, FIPS 140-1, DOD
JITC, Identrust, and Common Criteria compliant, as well as part of
the Identrust, SWIFT Trust Act, BACS and Global Trust Authority
financial trust infrastructures. VA has been deployed by hundreds
of customers worldwide for over ten years, including the U.S.
Department of Defense and all branches of the U.S. military which
utilize VA to check the status of more than 3.5 million Common
Access Cards used to secure system and network access, email, and
other mission-critical resources. About Tumbleweed Communications
Corp. Tumbleweed provides security solutions for email protection,
file transfers, and identity validation that allow organizations to
safely conduct business over the Internet. Tumbleweed offers these
solutions in three comprehensive product suites: MailGate�,
SecureTransport�, and Validation Authority�. MailGate provides
protection against spam, viruses, and attacks, and enables
policy-based message filtering, encryption, and routing.
SecureTransport enables business to safely exchange large files and
transactions without proprietary software. Validation Authority is
the world-leading solution for determining the validity of digital
certificates. Tumbleweed�s enterprise and government customers
include ABN Amro, Bank of America Securities, Catholic Healthcare
West, JP Morgan Chase & Co., The Regence Group (Blue Cross/Blue
Shield), St. Luke�s Episcopal Healthcare System, the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Defense, and all four
branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Tumbleweed was founded in 1993
and is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. For additional
information about Tumbleweed go to www.tumbleweed.com or call
650-216-2000. Tumbleweed, the Arrows logo, MailGate,
SecureTransport, Tumbleweed Validation Authority and Validation
Authority are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. in the United States and/or other
countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. Tumbleweed(R) Communications Corp.
(NASDAQ:TMWD), a leading provider of email security, file transfer
security, and identity validation software and appliances, today
announced that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has
certified the Tumbleweed Validation Authority(TM) as a compliant
certificate validation solution meeting requirements for validating
digital certificates embedded in Personal Identity Verification
(PIV) cards of Federal employees and contractors. Based on widely
adopted open standards and technologies, including the Online
Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP, RFC 2560), the Tumbleweed
Validation Authority validates the status of digital certificates
in real time, ensuring that revoked credentials cannot be used for
smart card login, secure email, web access, wireless, VPN, or other
electronic transactions. The certification qualifies Tumbleweed's
public key infrastructure (PKI) validation software and appliances
for any Federal agency seeking compliance with Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and the Federal Information
Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201). HSPD-12 mandates that on
October 27, 2006, Federal agencies must start issuing FIPS 201
compliant common identification cards (smart cards) for controlling
physical and logical access to government facilities and
information systems. The government will eventually roll out the
smart cards to millions of Federal employees and contractors, and
FIPS 201 requires that each card must contain a unique credential
number, a digital certificate and an expiration date. "GSA's FIPS
201 approval of the Tumbleweed Validation Authority certifies that
our product meets Federal PIV requirements for functionality and
government-wide interoperability, providing Federal agencies with
the flexibility to deploy a single infrastructure capable of
multiple validation protocols in both enterprise and Federal
Bridge-enabled environments," said Ann Smith, Vice President of
Federal Sales for Tumbleweed. "Functionality, flexibility, and
interoperability are key factors for agencies to keep in mind as
they seek to satisfy current needs and anticipate future
requirements relevant to HSPD-12/FIPS 201 compliant solutions. This
is especially true for agencies that will need to support trusted
relationships with external, cross-certified PKIs." When a
government or contractor employee uses the smart card to access a
Federal information system or facility, the Tumbleweed Validation
Authority enables FIPS 201 mandated digital certificate validation
via OCSP in a process that is instantaneous and completely
transparent to the end user. The Tumbleweed Validation Authority
also meets the GSA's requirements for Delegated Path Discovery and
Validation, enhancing validation services for cross-certified
entities. Recently, Tumbleweed authorized reseller, Operational
Resource Consultants (ORC), a leading provider of PKI
authentication services, was granted certification as an HSPD-12
Shared Service Provider (SSP), utilizing the Tumbleweed Validation
Authority to provide validation services for its Federal customers.
The Tumbleweed Validation Authority is the most widely deployed
identity validation solution within U.S. Department of Defense
(DoD) and Intelligence communities, offering critical
infrastructure and identity protection in demanding environments.
The product suite also features a broad portfolio of independent
third party evaluations and certifications, including Common
Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 3 certification, based on
one of the strongest protection profiles for PKI products. The FIPS
201 certification extends to the following components of the
Tumbleweed Validation Authority product suite: -- Tumbleweed
Validation Authority (VA Server) - A FIPS 140-2 high-performance
multi-platform solution to process client digital certificate
status queries using a number of different protocols including
OCSP, SCVP, and VA certificate revocation lists (CRL). The platform
also includes the Tumbleweed Valicert VA Repeater, available as
software or as a hardware appliance. The VA Repeater Appliance
solution offers a secure, hardened Linux-based platform, with
Tumbleweed's Repeater Server software to provide a drop-in solution
for deploying a high-scale, high-reliability digital certificate
infrastructure for distributed hosted computing environments --
Server Validator - A flexible plug-in application for enabling
digital certificate validation in the most widely used secure Web
servers and Web application servers available on UNIX, Linux,
Windows, and Apple server platforms -- Desktop Validator (Standard
and Enterprise) - Flexible client solutions for enabling Microsoft
Windows based desktop and server applications to validate digital
certificates via the Microsoft Cryptographic API (CAPI). Includes
support for automatically deploying and configuring Desktop
Validator plug-ins for ease of large-scale deployment SAFE HARBOR
STATEMENT Tumbleweed cautions that forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are based on plans and expectations
as of the date of the press release, and that a number of factors
could cause the actual results to differ materially from the
guidance given at this time. These factors are described in the
Safe Harbor statement below. Except for the historical information
contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release may
constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected, particularly with respect to the
functionality and performance of the products in the Tumbleweed
Validation Authority product suite, as well as the continued
compliance of such products with requirements such as those
relevant to HSPD-12 or FIPS. In some cases, forward-looking
statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will,"
"should," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar
expressions. For further cautions about the risks of investing in
Tumbleweed, we refer you to the documents Tumbleweed files from
time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
particularly Tumbleweed's Form 10-K filed March 16, 2006 and Form
10-Q filed August 8, 2006. Tumbleweed assumes no obligation to
update information contained in this press release. Although this
release may remain available on Tumbleweed's website or elsewhere,
its continued availability does not indicate that Tumbleweed is
reaffirming or confirming any of the information contained herein.
About Tumbleweed Validation Authority Tumbleweed Validation
Authority (VA) (formerly known as Valicert Validation Authority),
the leading identity validation solution, enables banks,
governments, and businesses worldwide to secure highly valued and
trusted transactions, ranging from corporate network access to
multi-million dollar electronic transactions to physical access of
military facilities. VA is a fourth-generation product line,
offering a comprehensive, scalable, and reliable framework for
real-time validation of digital certificates, based on numerous
well-accepted international security standards and open
technologies. VA is Certificate Authority neutral, FIPS 140-1, DOD
JITC, Identrust, and Common Criteria compliant, as well as part of
the Identrust, SWIFT Trust Act, BACS and Global Trust Authority
financial trust infrastructures. VA has been deployed by hundreds
of customers worldwide for over ten years, including the U.S.
Department of Defense and all branches of the U.S. military which
utilize VA to check the status of more than 3.5 million Common
Access Cards used to secure system and network access, email, and
other mission-critical resources. About Tumbleweed Communications
Corp. Tumbleweed provides security solutions for email protection,
file transfers, and identity validation that allow organizations to
safely conduct business over the Internet. Tumbleweed offers these
solutions in three comprehensive product suites: MailGate(R),
SecureTransport(TM), and Validation Authority(TM). MailGate
provides protection against spam, viruses, and attacks, and enables
policy-based message filtering, encryption, and routing.
SecureTransport enables business to safely exchange large files and
transactions without proprietary software. Validation Authority is
the world-leading solution for determining the validity of digital
certificates. Tumbleweed's enterprise and government customers
include ABN Amro, Bank of America Securities, Catholic Healthcare
West, JP Morgan Chase & Co., The Regence Group (Blue Cross/Blue
Shield), St. Luke's Episcopal Healthcare System, the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Defense, and all four
branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Tumbleweed was founded in 1993
and is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. For additional
information about Tumbleweed go to www.tumbleweed.com or call
650-216-2000. Tumbleweed, the Arrows logo, MailGate,
SecureTransport, Tumbleweed Validation Authority and Validation
Authority are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. in the United States and/or other
countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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