Electronic Time Stamp Technologies Directly Compared
New white paper on electronic time stamps provides support in selecting the right solutions
Düsseldorf – February 26, 2009
The signature and time stamp specialist AuthentiDate has published a comprehensive white paper on electronic time stamps.
The paper, which does not center on particular products or manufacturers, provides support in selecting the right solutions for such applications as time stamping patient files in the eHealth sector, long-term archiving, and other compliance-related issues.
It also helps readers and users better assess the security of electronic business processes and improve security by using the optimum signature and/or timestamp technology.
The direct comparison of different technological approaches and their legal impact makes it easy for readers to create their own cost-benefit analyses.
Topics such as the legal framework, technological and organizational requirements for creating and verifying time stamps, and combining signatures and time stamps are explained simply and clearly for newcomers to the area of electronic time stamps.
The white paper is supplemented with practical examples including legally compliant long-term archiving and mass-document recording.
AuthentiDate International AG is one of the few certification service providers in Germany accredited according to the Signature Law. It has operated its own trust center for many years to comply with the strict requirements of the Signature Law and is thus under constant oversight by the Federal Network Agency.
AuthentiDate has gained extensive expertise in the German and international signature field through its many years in the industry and countless international customer projects in nearly every sector. Through its numerous innovations the signature and timestamp specialist has had a considerable impact on shaping the signature market and on developing technologies into market standards.
The white paper is available for download free of charge.
About AuthentiDate International AG & AuthentiDate Deutschland GmbH
AuthentiDate (Düsseldorf) is the inventor of the centralized, qualified mass signature and one of the leading providers within the international signature market. The signature and IT-security specialist has been a pioneer for years and is influencing the signature market with its innovations.
More than 50% of the German health insurance companies and international companies and organizations, such as DPD, EnBw, HAYS, Klinikum Braunschweig, SOLVAY Chemicals und TÜV Rheinland have been using AuthentiDate signature products successfully for many years.
AuthentiDate technologies meet the strict requirements of the German Signature Law and the European Signature Directive. AuthentiDate International AG is accredited certification service provider by the Federal Network Agency and runs a Trust Center in compliance with the German Signature Law.
AuthentiDate International AG
Rethelstraße 47
40237 Düsseldorf
Fon +49 (0)211 43 69 89-50
Fax +49 (0)211 43 69 89-19
Judith Balfanz
VP Marketing
Email presse(at)authentidate.de
www.authentidate.de
