GENEVA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/30/09 -- WISeKey, a leading digital security solutions company, was today named the sole provider of security software and services to the high tech sailing syndicate, Alinghi, as it prepares to defend its trophy against challenger BMW Oracle for the 33rd America's Cup in 2010.
WISeKey SA will develop state-of-the-art digital security systems to protect Alinghi's operations and sailing technology during the entire event. The range of services will include: securing and hosting the team's website, creating and distributing biometric-protected electronic tokens to secure Alinghi operational and sailing communications on site, and digital signature certificates to eliminate environmental waste for the syndicate's transactions and facilities. WISeKey will also provide secure accreditation devices for all Alinghi facilities, including electronic identity credentials and USB data storage security tokens.
"We are proud to be named the sole provider of Alinghi's electronic security solutions," said Carlos Moreira, WISeKey's chairman and CEO. "WISeKey and Alinghi both deeply believe in integrity, excellence, and first rate technology. We look forward to providing innovative technology solutions that will help Alinghi gain an edge in this highly competitive tournament."
The deal is a coup for the ten-year-old company, repeating a success first achieved in the last America's Cup in 2007.