IBM and Netrust Pte Ltd, have announced an alliance which will enable IBM to implement several key e-business solutions and products that ride on Netrust's secure online identification and security infrastructure. E-commerce sites in the ASEAN region can now look forward to cross-border trusted e-business applications.

"IBM is pleased to extend our broad base relationship with Netrust to help our customers address their security needs," said Tan Seng Hock, Manager, e-business Solutions, IBM ASEAN/SA.

"This is vital in promoting and safeguarding e-business, particularly e-commerce. Companies can now leverage "plug-and-go" Netrust-Ready solutions from IBM, or opt to integrate Netrust products into existing e-commerce infrastructures," added Tan.

"The new range of Netrust-ready solutions offered by IBM will encourage our business community in the development of sites and services that make use of Netrust digital certificates and Netrust-Ready products" said Ben Yeo, General Manager of Netrust. "We look forward to working even more closely with IBM to spearhead more innovative e-commerce solutions."

Apart from e-business solutions for retail, banking, government, manufacturing, IBM also offers award-winning products such as Net.Commerce, VisualAge, WebSphere and DB2 Universal Database.

With the integration of Netrust online identification and security infrastructure, customers can now benefit from the added trust that can be used to aid in reducing fraud.

The IBM Netrust Redirector is a low cost solution that deploys Netrust online identification and security infrastructure on existing web sites. This install-and-go software module securely authenticates the person accessing the web site, and enables e-business transactions over the Internet using Netrust "digital signature" certificates.

For more information on the IBM Netrust Redirector, please refer to IBM.