City of Rochester Unveils Free Outdoor Wi-Fi Network Deployed by Rochester Digital Ripple with Comodo`s TrustConnect for Secured Sessions

JERSEY CITY, N.J., September 20, 2007 - Comodo, a globalCertification Authority and leader in Identity and Trust Assurance Managementsolutions, today announced that the City of Rochester, New York through RochesterDigital Ripple will begin deployment of free wireless Internet access to residentsand visitors in the South Wedge/ Rochester community. As an added service, RochesterDigital Ripple will offer users the ability to sign up for two services; ComodoTrustConnect, a service to create a secure wireless session as well as ComodoTrustFax, an online fax service.

Local service provider Rochester Digital Ripple, along with a select group ofstudents will spearhead the management and deployment of the wireless networkthroughout the city. As part of the service, users will be able to sign up for twoComodo solutions:TrustConnect:

Allo ws users to secure their wireless sessions when they are using public networks.Users can elect to sign up per session or per month. Key features include:

* Encrypt wireless sessions when on public or unsecured network * Ability for users to have a one-time secure session "on the fly" * Monthly plans provide ongoing secure sessions at discounted rates * Program supports individual subscribers or business subscribers

TrustFax:

Delive rs online faxing serviced with key features such as:

* Email delivery of faxes as pdf file to up to 10 email addresses * Inbox to store incoming faxes as a backup to email with unlimited storage space * Send faxes using customer's email or the TrustFax website * Filing cabinet to store any file or can be used to manage faxes online * Digitized signatures * Address book * TrustFax secure and trusted email link delivery of files - with return receipt * Online PDF file converter

"Wireless is the ideal platform for cities to deploy a myriad of new services thatbenefits residents, visitors and businesses," said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and ChiefSecurity Architect of Comodo."We are proud to be offering our complementary servicesto help make working, shopping and living in Rochester more enjoyable."About Rochester Digital Ripple

Digital Ripple seeks to educate and inspire Rochester's youth and help them bridgethe digital divide. The company is founded by Art For Everyone, three RIT alumni andeducators who have developed an innovative hands-on curriculum that integratesMathematics, Science, Visual Arts, Technology, English Language Arts, and PhysicalEducation. "Eric M. Grace, Keith Simmons, and I use art and technology education toempower youth and enhance the lives of Rochester residents," says Robyn Neill, CEOof Art for Everyone and a teacher at the School for Imaging and InformationTechnology at the Edison Technology Complex. For more information, please visit:http://sw.DigitalRipple .net/About Comodo

The Comodo companies provide the infrastructure that is essential in enablinge-merchants, other Internet-connected companies, software companies, and individualconsumers to interact and conduct business via the Internet safely and securely. TheComodo companies offer PKI SSL, Code Signing, Content Verification and E-MailCertificates; award winning PC security software; vulnerability scanning servicesfor PCI Compliance; secure e-mail and fax services.

Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI, and a commitment to reversing thegrowth of Internet-crime distinguish the Comodo companies as vital players in theInternet's ongoing development. Comodo secures and authenticates online transactionsand communications for over 200,000 business customers and 3,000,000 users of ourdesktop security products. For additional information on Comodo - Creating Trust Online visithttp://www.comodo.com

Source: Express-Press-Release.com

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