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C2NET AND UK WEB OFFER UNCRIPPLED SECURITY SOFTWARE TO WEB USERS IN ALL COUNTRIES
For Release Sept. 20, 1996
C2Net: Sandy Sandfort
+1 510-986-8770
UK Web: Dave Williams
+44 0113 222 0046
C2NET AND UK WEB OFFER UNCRIPPLED SECURITY
SOFTWARE TO WEB USERS IN ALL COUNTRIES
LEEDS - Today, UK Web Ltd. and C2Net (Community ConneXion, Inc.)
announced the worldwide availability of Stronghold security
software for the World Wide Web. Stronghold is a commercial
version of Apache, a powerful and popular server software package
for the Internet. Stronghold uses "Secure Sockets Layer" (SSL),
a cryptographically strong protocol to protect credit card
numbers and other sensitive information from Internet
eavesdroppers. Stronghold also comes with a full range of
"certificate authority" tools, documentation, easy installation,
and technical support.
Export versions of other Web servers, such as the Netscape
Enterprise and Microsoft Internet Information Server have
intentionally crippled encryption security. Stronghold uses
uncompromised strong encryption world-wide. This is possible
because it was written using software developed outside the US.
Stronghold uses the full power of 128-bit symmetric encryption
for maximum security. (Competing servers exported from the US use
only 40-bit, low-level security). Stronghold is fully compatible
with all secure browsers, including Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft and Internet Explorer.
"Stronghold is based on the most powerful Web server and the most
secure Internet encryption," says Mark Cox, Stronghold product
manager. "Users of Stronghold can be sure that their commercial
transactions are completely private and secure."
Dave Williams, Managing Director of UK Web, adds "Stronghold has
already proved very popular in the US and Canada, where it has
been available nearly a year. UK Web will now be selling
Stronghold exclusively outside the US and Canada, giving the rest
of the world the first opportunity to buy this top-rated product.
We think it will be very popular."
UK Web is a leading authority on the Apache web server. They are
committed to information-sharing and openness. They also offers
commercial support for Apache. UK Web publishes a weekly
newsletter called "Apache Week" which is available free of charge
on the Internet. The Apache Week Web site can be found at
http://www.apacheweek.com/.
"In the past year the demand for an international version of
Stronghold has been steadily increasing," said Sameer Parekh,
President of C2Net, "but we've never been willing to give our
customers a false sense of security by shipping a defective
product. We're very glad UK Web can satisfy the need for an
international version of Stronghold."" International Stronghold
costs 329 pounds, which includes free minor upgrades. It is free for
non-commercial use by educational and not-for-profit
organisations. Full server source code is provided as well as the
pre-compiled server. It is available the most commonly used Unix
platforms, including Linux, SunOS 4, Solaris 2, IRIX and AIX. The
server is based on the popular Apache module API, which gives
access to a wide range of third-party server add-on "modules",
most available for free. Within the United States and Canada
Stronghold is available from C2Net. (See
http://stronghold.c2.net/)
Full details of International Stronghold are available on the UK
Web's web site, at http://stronghold.ukweb.com/. The software is
available for free download and evaluation.
UK Web Limited is a leading Internet services company
specialising in server technology, Internet security, business
solutions and effective site design.
C2Net (also known as Community ConneXion, Inc.) is the leading
provider of uncompromising security on the Internet. C2Net
provides a wide array of Internet privacy services and powerful
network security software.
Portions of Stronghold were developed by the Apache Group, and
were taken with permission from the Apache Server
http://www.apache.org/. This product includes software developed
by Ben Laurie for use in the Apache-SSL HTTP server project. This
product includes software developed by Eric Young
([email protected]).
Netscape Navigator and Netscape Enterprise are trademarks of
Netscape Communications Corporation. Microsoft Internet Explorer
and Microsoft Internet Information Server are trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation. Stronghold is a trademark of Community
ConneXion, Inc.