Baltimore Technologies is an important addition to our ever-expanding group of Oracle9i Application Server partners, said Thomas Kurian, Vice President at Oracle. The integration of Baltimore security services with Oracle Internet Directory augments the reliability features already present in Oracle9i Application Server and gives customers an extra measure of confidence in the security of their e-business applications running on Oracle9i AS.

Baltimore’s integration efforts with Oracle9i AS is important for customers who need to create secure enterprise portals, said Gavan Egan, Director of Global Alliances with Baltimore Technologies. IT system security is potentially weakened any time disparate software is added. Oracle and Baltimore together are helping companies implement a robust e-business foundation allowing them to securely extend their business on the Internet.

Baltimore UniCERT’s flexible, policy-driven design delivers a highly secure, modular back-end Certificate Authority (CA) that provides seamless integration with other software systems and applications. The UniCERT APM is easily added to a new or existing UniCERT deployment, and offers outstanding benefits to organizations that have deployed a Public Key Infrastructure and organizations planning to do so. The APM will allow customers the ability to choose from various directories, such as Oracle Internet Directory, and determine what information is posted to the directory and where and how the information is used. Users can also publish certificates to configurable locations, allowing for the existing directory structure to be maintained without modifications.

Baltimore UniCERT is the PKI system of choice for both enterprise and Commercial Certificate Authorities worldwide. It is one of the world’s leading products for the issuance and management of digital certificates, which act as electronic passports for authenticating entities engaged in electronic business. UniCERT’s open, standards-based architecture and flexible, scalable, policy-driven design take a unique approach in addressing the hierarchical, interoperable business requirements of today’s enterprises.

The Oracle Partner Program is a global business network of more than 12,000 companies that deliver innovative e-business solutions with Oracle software. Through access to Oracle’s premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle Partner program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today’s Internet economy. Oracle partners are able to offer customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle’s position as the world’s leading supplier of e-business solutions.