HSMs by Utimaco Help US Utility Heavyweight to Lower Costs
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on July 25, 2013 at 9:21:01 AM
HSMs by Utimaco Help US Utility Heavyweight to Lower Costs
AACHEN, Germany, July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
- Utimaco Safeware AG-the first HSM manufacturer with native IPv6 support
With the latest software release for its CryptoServer LAN appliances, Utimaco Safeware
AG is the first manufacturer of Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) to also launch native
IPv6 support. Thus, Utimaco is paving the way for its customers to standardize their
company-wide IT infrastructure to IPv6 and, as a result, is helping them to lower their
costs for IT.
According to RIPE NCC, the contingent for outdated IPv4 addresses has been exhausted
since September 2012. Since then, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, responsible
for IP addresses, has only been issuing IPv6 addresses. Highly innovative and high-tech
companies, which leverage machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, are therefore already
using the new IPv6 addresses en masse today. This also includes smart meters, which are in
wide use throughout the USA and that employ an own IP address. In fact, the market-leading
provider of smart metering solutions puts its trust in Utimaco HSMs-banking on these
reliable devices to provide a true chain reaction of security.
Experts are also forecasting growth of smart meters as well as other M2M-capable
devices for the European market in the billions up to the year 2015 alone. Due to the
exhaustion of IPv4 addresses, high-tech companies in this sector are being forced to
switch their IT systems to accommodate the new Internet Protocol. To keep the enormously
high costs associated with such a comprehensive introduction to an absolute minimum, a
high degree of standardization is necessary for the entire IT system. And, indeed, for all
devices: for those which communicate through the Internet with IPv6 as well as those which
communicate through the corporate network with internally issued IP addresses.
By introducing IPv6 to their IT system, Utimaco's customers can profit from a
significantly higher degree of standardization throughout the company and thus minimize
their costs extremely. "We always aim to offer our customers as much flexibility and
future viability as possible. Like today. We are helping our customers to standardize
their infrastructure by providing the software release SecurityServer 3.10.3, as the first
HSM manufacturer to support the IPv6 Internet Protocol. For a seamless switch, our
CryptoServer will also communicate at the same time with IPv4," explains Dieter Bong,
Product Manager CryptoServer.
To ideally serve the M2M market, and particularly the smart meter market, the
Germany-based HSM provider is planning a huge product launch this fall. "We are on the
verge of launching another CryptoServer range designed to accommodate the masses of
transactions at the highest security level. We will continue to serve the smart meter
sector and more, but now also include card applications for eID or eHealth," reveals
Andreas Philipp, Head of Sales CryptoServer.
Discover all the details about the software release, about IPv6 and more new functions
at hsm.utimaco.com/software-release-ipv6.
About Utimaco:
Utimaco Safeware AG, a member of the Sophos Group, has been a global leading provider
for data encryption and the related cryptography for 25 years. The division of Hardware
Security Modules (HSM) provides a comprehensive product portfolio for security
requirements in industrial applications including the only freely-programmable HSM
technology. Utimaco HSM develops and produces its CryptoServer product lines exclusively
in its German headquarters. Utimaco HSM operates globally through its own sales and
service network in Germany and North America and through its international partner
network.
Press contact:
Tanja Tolke
Marketing Manager HSM
Utimaco Safeware AG - A member of the Sophos Group
Germanusstr. 4
DE-52080 Aachen
Germany
Fon: +49-241-1696-210
Fax: +49-241-1696-199
Ultimaco Safeware AG
AACHEN, Germany, July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
- Utimaco Safeware AG-the first HSM manufacturer with native IPv6 support
With the latest software release for its CryptoServer LAN appliances, Utimaco Safeware
AG is the first manufacturer of Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) to also launch native
IPv6 support. Thus, Utimaco is paving the way for its customers to standardize their
company-wide IT infrastructure to IPv6 and, as a result, is helping them to lower their
costs for IT.
According to RIPE NCC, the contingent for outdated IPv4 addresses has been exhausted
since September 2012. Since then, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, responsible
for IP addresses, has only been issuing IPv6 addresses. Highly innovative and high-tech
companies, which leverage machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, are therefore already
using the new IPv6 addresses en masse today. This also includes smart meters, which are in
wide use throughout the USA and that employ an own IP address. In fact, the market-leading
provider of smart metering solutions puts its trust in Utimaco HSMs-banking on these
reliable devices to provide a true chain reaction of security.
Experts are also forecasting growth of smart meters as well as other M2M-capable
devices for the European market in the billions up to the year 2015 alone. Due to the
exhaustion of IPv4 addresses, high-tech companies in this sector are being forced to
switch their IT systems to accommodate the new Internet Protocol. To keep the enormously
high costs associated with such a comprehensive introduction to an absolute minimum, a
high degree of standardization is necessary for the entire IT system. And, indeed, for all
devices: for those which communicate through the Internet with IPv6 as well as those which
communicate through the corporate network with internally issued IP addresses.
By introducing IPv6 to their IT system, Utimaco's customers can profit from a
significantly higher degree of standardization throughout the company and thus minimize
their costs extremely. "We always aim to offer our customers as much flexibility and
future viability as possible. Like today. We are helping our customers to standardize
their infrastructure by providing the software release SecurityServer 3.10.3, as the first
HSM manufacturer to support the IPv6 Internet Protocol. For a seamless switch, our
CryptoServer will also communicate at the same time with IPv4," explains Dieter Bong,
Product Manager CryptoServer.
To ideally serve the M2M market, and particularly the smart meter market, the
Germany-based HSM provider is planning a huge product launch this fall. "We are on the
verge of launching another CryptoServer range designed to accommodate the masses of
transactions at the highest security level. We will continue to serve the smart meter
sector and more, but now also include card applications for eID or eHealth," reveals
Andreas Philipp, Head of Sales CryptoServer.
Discover all the details about the software release, about IPv6 and more new functions
at hsm.utimaco.com/software-release-ipv6.
About Utimaco:
Utimaco Safeware AG, a member of the Sophos Group, has been a global leading provider
for data encryption and the related cryptography for 25 years. The division of Hardware
Security Modules (HSM) provides a comprehensive product portfolio for security
requirements in industrial applications including the only freely-programmable HSM
technology. Utimaco HSM develops and produces its CryptoServer product lines exclusively
in its German headquarters. Utimaco HSM operates globally through its own sales and
service network in Germany and North America and through its international partner
network.
Press contact:
Tanja Tolke
Marketing Manager HSM
Utimaco Safeware AG - A member of the Sophos Group
Germanusstr. 4
DE-52080 Aachen
Germany
Fon: +49-241-1696-210
Fax: +49-241-1696-199
Ultimaco Safeware AG