FYI: Vendors who have implemented AS1 for S/MIME

["Rik Drummond" <drummond@xxxxxxxxxx>]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
James M. Galvin
CommerceNet
410.549.5545

CommerceNet Completes Second Round of Secure EDI Interoperability Testing

Five new products with encryption, digital signatures, integrity, and signed
receipts are now available.

PALO ALTO, CA, August 11, 1998 --  CommerceNet, the premier industry
association for Internet commerce, today announced that six leading EDI
vendors-Compaq's Tandem Division, Cyclone Software, Harbinger, Netscape, SAA
Consultants, and Sterling Commerce-have completed Secure EDI over the
Internet interoperability testing.  The development of new products which
allow the secure, protected exchange of  EDI business documents over the
Internet is critical to making the Internet more business friendly.
CommerceNet was instrumental in sponsoring the first successful
interoperability test for the secure exchange of EDI information over the
Internet thirteen months ago. The testing verifies that users can purchase
off-the-shelf interoperable software that supports encryption, digital
signatures, integrity, and signed receipts.

The following products have passed CommerceNet's Secure EDI over the
Internet Interoperability testing based on CommerceNet's testing document
which may obtained by contacting Rik Drummond <drummond@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.

COMPANY					PRODUCT
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· Cyclone Software			Cyclone Interchange v2.0
· Harbinger				TrustedLink™ Guardian v2.0
· Harbinger				TrustedLink™ Templar V 4.0
· Netscape				ECXpert V2.0
· SAA Consultants			REIMS®Secure ECI Module    v.2.0
· Sterling Commerce		ASAMM v1.0

In addition, Compaq's Tandem Division  successfully participated in
CommerceNet's Secure EDI over the Internet interoperability test.

The goal of this annual testing program is to accelerate the development of
interoperable Secure Internet-enabled EDI products.  The
CommerceNet-sponsored interoperability testing is based on the work of the
EDIINT Working Group of the IETF. This working group has produced
recommendations on how to implement secure EDI exchanges over the Internet
using either PGP/MIME or S/MIME; the recommendations have been submitted for
consideration as Proposed Internet Standards.

CommerceNet is soliciting additional participation in its annual Secure EDI
Interoperability testing program. If you are interested, please contact Rik
Drummond <drummond@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.

CommerceNet is a non-profit industry association for companies promoting and
building electronic commerce solutions on the Internet.  Launched in April
1994 in Silicon Valley, CA, its membership has grown to more than 500
companies and organizations worldwide.  They include the leading banks,
telecommunications companies, VANs, ISPs, online services, software and
service companies, as well as end-users, who are transforming the Internet
into a global electronic marketplace.  CommerceNet can be contacted at Tel:
650-858-1930; Fax: 650-858-1936; URL: <http://www.commerce.net>.

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Rik Drummond
   Drummond Group, an EC Consultancy
   Voice: 817 294 7339 (USA)
   Fax:   817 294 7950 (USA)
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