CoSign Digital Signatures Provide D-Trust with Innovative Solutions for Electronic Signatures

D-TRUST GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bundesdruckerei GmbH, situated in Berlin, today announced that it will be providing software products and workflow solutions from ARX, a leading provider of digital signatures (standard electronic signatures) and information assurance solutions. The partnership underscores D-Trust’s claim to integrate highly-secure and easy-to-use software solutions in PKI projects.

Additionally, the CoSign® product line will now support all D-TRUST signature cards and certificates, thus facilitating the flexible extension of paperless business processes, reducing costs and increasing security. CoSign works with all major applications and document formats, including Microsoft® Word, Excel®, Outlook®, Adobe® PDF, TIFF, AutoCAD®, InfoPath®, Lotus Forms and many others.

Complimenting its digital signature capacity, CoSign also provides graphical signatures embedded into documents, along with the PKCS#7 digital signature block. Moreover, CoSign supports commonly used strong authentication devices, client and server software. These include RADIIUS-based OTP systems, USB tokens, Smart cards, and Biometrics devices. Support for mobile devices and software-only authentication solutions will be announced soon.

In addition to the numerous satisfied customers from the realms of B2B and B2C all over the world, many international companies and authorities have implemented ARX CoSign technologies. Among recent customers are the Roman Senate, the Dutch Supreme Court, and Gas Natural.

"Our co-initiative with D-TRUST, a highly-regarded and leading European trust center, helps both ARX and D-Trust enhance their market positions as leading providers of enterprise digital signature solutions in Europe in general and Germany specifically," said Dov Sharon, VP Business Development, Intl., ARX. He added, "Exhibiting with our distributor, Apsec, in the same hall, strengthens the CoSign brand and enhances market awareness as to how business processes can be aided significantly by comprehensive solutions like CoSign."

About D-TRUST

Founded in 1998, D-TRUST GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bundesdruckerei, develops and markets high-security products for electronic signatures. The accredited trust center is situated in Bundesdruckerei's high-security value printing building. D-TRUST offers interoperable and approved signature products and the corresponding consultation services, as well as the entire spectrum of trust center services for both business customers and legal authorities. Furthermore, D-TRUST is currently the only German trust center authorised to issue both qualified certificates and qualified certificates with voluntary supplier accreditation.

For more information, please visit www.d-trust.net.

CoSign makes it easy to digitally sign transactions, documents, and records by embedding the standard signature technology directly into mainstream business applications. CoSign produces a signature record for every signature it captures. This Portable Signature Format (CoSign PSF™) allows anyone to seamlessly verify and retain proof of identity, intent, and document integrity without costly, complicated, or proprietary software. CoSign keeps your business running smoothly by fully automating and quickly scaling processes at a low cost and with proper controls. Learn more at www.arx.com/products/cosign_moreinfo.php.

About ARX - The Digital Signature Company

ARX (Algorithmic Research) is a global provider of cost-efficient digital signature solutions for industries such as life sciences, healthcare, government, and engineering. ARX engineers and scientists have more than 20 years of experience in security and standard digital signature application. ARX helps businesses secure, streamline, and scale their business processes and transactions with the proper controls required by legislation, regulation, and industry best practice. Visit us at www.arx.com.

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