For Release: March 18, 2008

VersaLex Earns Drummond Certification for AS3 Interoperability:

  • Cleo LexiCom and VLTrader now adhere to latest AS3 Messaging specifications

  • Very Large Message Exchange Capabilities Certified

Rockford, IL— Cleo® Communications, a leading provider of data communications products and services since the mid 1980’s, today announced that VersaLex™ v3.5 achieved the most recent Drummond Certification™ for Global AS3 interoperability. VersaLex is Cleo’s secure Internet communications technology that powers Cleo’s client-based software, LexiCom™, as well as Cleo’s managed file transfer solution, VersaLex Trader (VLTrader™).

VersaLex successfully completed a new optional test for Very Large Message Exchange. The test certified the ability of VersaLex to transfer large payloads, up to 1GB. This capability allows industries transferring large payloads to utilize VersaLex and the AS3 standard for secure, certified interoperable communications. In addition to this optional test, VersaLex underwent several rounds of rigorous testing to verify certificate and data exchange, security, compression, and receipt capabilities. Cleo was among only five companies to receive certification for AS3.

“VersaLex has long been able to handle large payloads--many of our customers regularly exchange very large files,” comments Todd Enneking, Vice President of Engineering for Cleo Communications. “Now, with Drummond’s Very Large Message Exchange certification, customers are offered a level of confidence that this ability has been tested and proven reliable, using the AS3 standard.”

AS3 (Applicability Statement 3) is a messaging standard that allows businesses to securely exchange documents (EDI, XML or other data) over the Internet using the FTP/S protocol. AS3 enables users to connect, deliver and reply to data securely and reliably, thereby delivering cost savings and providing flexibility and control on how the data is utilized. Cleo Communications is an ongoing participant in the Drummond certification program, having participated in five consecutive AS3 testing rounds, since the inception of AS3 certification by Drummond in 2005.

The Drummond certification program provides neutral third party testing of solutions for interoperability and compliance. The current AS3 test results are listed on the Drummond Group (DGI) website at http://www.drummondgroup.com/html-v2/as3-companies.html

About VersaLex
VersaLex is an Internet communications technology that delivers Drummond certified, secure AS2, AS3, and ebXML Messaging Service (ebMS), as well as FTP, FTP/S, OFTP, SSH FTP, FTP/PGP, MQ Series®, HTTP, and HTTP/S connections. The flexible all Java™ technology runs on industry-standard PCs and servers and supports a wide variety of operating system configurations. Proven in use at over 20,000 companies, trading partners worldwide rely on VersaLex regardless of their level of expertise, size, or relationship as a client or host. VersaLex powers Cleo LexiCom, a file transfer client solution, and VLTrader, a managed file transfer server.

About Cleo Communications

Cleo Communications provides reliable, secure data transfer products and services that enable users to easily establish and manage communications sessions, and easily integrate these solutions into their mission-critical e-business applications.

Cleo’s products have been proven in over 100,000 installations. Customers in the manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and financial services industries, among others, rely on Cleo products and services to help them achieve complete, automated data transfer solutions.

Additional information is available at: http://www.cleo.com/products/VersaLex-Suite.php.

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