TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 12, 2015) - Route1 Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ROI) (the "Company" or "Route1"), a leading provider of secure access technologies for the mobile workspace to protect businesses and government agencies, today raised the industry standard with the announcement of the commercial release of MobiKEY 5.0, the latest version of its flagship technology.
MobiKEY 5.0 is a mobile access solution that uses comprehensive multi-factor authentication and identity management to securely connect an organization's digital assets with its employees, mobile workers, and contractors.
"Today's MobiKEY 5.0 release delivers outstanding new functionality to our customers," said Yamian Quintero, CTO of Route1. "As we continue to evolve MobiKEY, one of our goals is to grow the ways mobile workers can use MobiKEY. The functionality now available in MobiKEY 5.0 opens up a number of new use cases for our clients including, offline capabilities with Secure Storage and removing the dependency on the remote asset's operating system by using Bootable MobiKEY".
MobiKEY 5.0 delivers significant new functionality, specifically:
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• | Bootable MobiKEY. A security feature built into the MobiKEY Fusion3 and MobiKEY Classic 3 (MC3) devices that provide the user the option to boot from the MobiKEY device, thus bypassing the remote asset's existing operating system. |
• | Secure Storage. Provides an encrypted partition available for secure file storage on the MobiKEY Fusion3 and MC3 devices, encrypted to the user's PIV, CAC or embedded smart card. The encrypted partition only becomes accessible after successful authentication. |
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• | Linux support for remote assets using the MobiKEY Fusion3 and MC3 devices. Linux operating systems now supported for remote assets include: Mint, Fedora, Ubuntu and CentOS. |
• | Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan support for remote assets. Mac OS X operating systems now supported by MobiKEY for remote assets include: 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite and 10.11 El Capitan. |
• | Windows 10 support for remote assets. Windows operating systems now supported by MobiKEY for remote assets include: Windows XP - 32 bit, Windows Vista - 32 and 64 bit, Windows 7, 8.0, 8.1 and 10 - 32 and 64 bit. |
• | Windows 10 support for host assets. Windows operating systems now supported by MobiKEY for host assets include: Windows Vista - 32 and 64 bit, Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 - 32 and 64 bit, Windows Server 2008 R2 - 64 bit, Windows Server 2012 R2 - 64 bit. |
• | Added remote audio support for users connecting from remote assets using Mac OS X 10.10 or higher Mac OS X operating systems to host assets with the MobiNET Agent software version 5.0 installed. Remote audio support was first promoted for MobiKEY 4.4 users connecting from a Windows remote asset. |
• | Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support. IPv6 is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol, the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. |
Users of MobiKEY will be notified directly through their MobiKEY device that a software update is available. Upon user acceptance, the secure software application update will be performed.
Current subscribers to the MobiKEY technology can receive the 5.0 software upgrade at no extra cost. Customers may contact Route1 technical support for instructions by email at support@route1.com or by telephone at +1 866-371-1781.
Future MobiKEY Releases
Route1 plans to continue adding features to MobiKEY, such as:
MobiKEY 5.1 (target release date of December 2015)
- Support for multiple smart cards within a MobiKEY secure data session.
MobiKEY 5.2 (target release date of January 2016)
- Use of the DTLS communications protocol.
MobiKEY 5.3 (target release date of March 2016)
- Microphone support for remote assets running Windows.
Route1 enables the mobile workspace without compromising on security. Its flagship technology MobiKEY uniquely combines secure mobile access, with high assurance identity validation and plug-and-play usability. Remote and mobile workers are able to securely and cost effectively access their workspace from any device without exposing the organization to the risk of data loss or malware propagation. MobiKEY customers include enterprises as well as the U.S. Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce and the Government of Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Route1 is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. For more information, visit our website at www.route1.com.
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© Route1 Inc., 2015. All rights reserved. Route1, Route 1, the Route1 and shield design Logo, MobiDESK, Mobi, Route1 MobiVDI, Route1 MobiDESK, Route1 MobiBOOK, Route1 MobiKEY, Route1 MobiNET, IBAD, MobiVDI, MobiNET, DEFIMNET, Powered by MobiNET, Route1 Mobi, Route1 MobiLINK, TruOFFICE, MobiLINK, EnterpriseLIVE, PurLINK, TruCOMMAND, MobiMICRO and MobiKEY are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Route1 Inc. in the United States and/or Canada. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
The DEFIMNET and MobiNET platforms, the MobiKEY, MobiKEY Classic, MobiKEY Classic 2, MobiKEY Classic 3, MobiKEY Fusion, MobiKEY Fusion2, and MobiKEY Fusion3 devices, and MobiLINK are protected by U.S. Patents 7,814,216, 7,739,726, 9,059,962 and 9,059,997, Canadian Patent 2,578,053, and other patents pending. The MobiKEY Classic 2 and MobiKEY Classic 3 devices are also protected by U.S. Patents 6,748,541 and 6,763,399, and European Patent 1001329 of Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. and used under license. Other patents are registered or pending in various countries around the world.
Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
Contact Information:
Tony Busseri
CEO
+1 416 814-2635
tony.busseri@route1.com