Stumbling block is always the fact that - regardless of the very high security infrastructure from RIM - the email traffic of the BlackBerry Smartphones through BlackBerry Routers is routed abroad, so the critics. The Totemo Transcoder for BlackBerry provides remedy and encrypts and decrypts all data being exchanged between the BES and BlackBerry smartphones, using a hybrid encryption method.

Zurich, 31 May 2011

The discussion about the BlackBerry security is almost as old as the company RIM itself. For example, the German Federal Government banned BlackBerry smartphones, justifying the intervention with safety deficiencies. In the BlackBerry solution, data are routed to mobile devices through so-called BlackBerry Routers. If a target device is not available, the relevant data are temporarily stored within the infrastructure of Research in Motion. In most cases, the BlackBerry Routers are not in the country of origin of the enterprise that uses the BlackBerry solution. Many security investigations criticize in the first place the central position of the BlackBerry Routers in Canada and Great Britain that control all communication with BlackBerry Smartphones. No matter how safe the BlackBerry security infrastructure may be, alone the fact, that all communication runs over a few central servers, forces some companies to implement an additional layer of security.

Totemo TrustMail^® is a solution for the secure and confidential communication over the Internet - and therefore the ideal addition to your BlackBerry Enterprise Solution. TrustMail is one of the most innovative and successful secure messaging solutions.

Together with the BlackBerry^® solution, Totemo TrustMail^® makes sure that data are sent securely over the public Internet. With its patented Internal Encryption Module TrustMail also protects emails within the corporate network, without requiring any Plug-Ins or additional software components on the workstations or the mobile devices to be installed.

Compared to the Totemo Internal Encryption, the Totemo Transcoder for BlackBerry provides an additional layer of security because it protects not only emails; it encrypts all data traffic between the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) and the BlackBerry device, including contacts, calendar records, VoIP, proprietary applications etc.

By using the sophisticated and user-friendly PKI technology, the highest possible level of safety is achieved. As usual with all Totemo solutions, the management and distribution of the certificates and keys, required for the encryption, are absolutely automated and need no interaction by the Smartphone user.

Totemo AG
Totemo`s market-leading security solutions include Secure Messaging, Secure Managed File Transfer and Secure Mobile Messaging for enterprises and government agencies of all sizes. With the holistic approach to securing enterprise-wide online communication ensures that all emails, file transfers, Web interactions and transactions are handled confidentially, reliably and efficiently. The customers of Totemo AG includes organizations and companies from the industries Financial Services, Government, Application Service Providers (ASP), Outsourcing Providers, Health Care, Industry and Professional Services. The Swiss company was founded in September 2001 and is headquartered in Kusnacht (ZH).


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8700 Kusnacht - Switzerland
www.totemo.ch

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