October
19, 2000
Washington, DC - The Alliance for Network Security (ANS),
a coalition of networking companies that includes 3Com Corporation, Cisco
Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lucent, Technologies, Microsoft, NetScreen
Technologies, Network Associates, Novell, RedCreek Communications and Sun
Microsystems, congratulated the Clinton Administration on its latest revision of
the encryption regulations.
In response to the recent initiative by the European
Union creating a license free zone for cryptographic products, the Clinton
Administration has remove the requirement to obtain licenses for exports of
strong cryptographic networking products to twenty five countries, including
Australia, Austria*, Belgium*, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark*, Finland*,
France*, Germany*, Greece*, Hungary, Ireland*, Italy*, Japan, Luxembourg*, the
Netherlands*, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal*, Spain*, Sweden*,
Switzerland, the United Kingdom* and the United States. (EU member countries are marked with an
asterisk*.)
“The
new regulations allow American networking companies to export without a license
to all customers in major markets, so that they can compete on a level playing
field with their European and Asian competitors,” said Roszel Thomsen, counsel
to ANS. “The Clinton
Administration also eliminated some of the onerous reporting requirements for
network infrastructure products, substantially decreasing the regulatory burden
on ANS member companies. The
encryption export controls are far less onerous than they were several years
ago, although there are a few areas, like the export controls on wireless
networking products, that still need attention.”
The Alliance for Network Security was founded initially to address the competitive impact of export controls on the market for networking products worldwide. It also engages in a dialog with various government agencies on the impact of encryption on broader national security and law enforcement issues. For additional information, please contact Roszel Thomsen, Counsel, Alliance for Network Security at 410-539-2595 ext 111 or e-mail roz@t-b.com. Additional information also can be found at the ANS web site: www.t-b.com/ans.