Zeta Increases Security.
Feb 12, 2003 15:49 UTC, by Daniel, Senior Journalist
From the armored OS department...

With an umprecedented two updates in less than one week, YellowTab brings us some more news about Zeta. This time, it's security.
 
YellowTab has reached a partnership with the company Stegemann & Stegemann, with the goal of bringing increased security into Zeta, by including a cryptography library into the OS itself. Allow me to allow you to read the news right here:
 
"YellowTab has recently developed a partnership with the company Stegemann & Stegemann, well known for their high quality and stable network server products.
 
Missing security features have been a problem for BeOS users since BeOS was first conceived, and now that is being addressed in this new partnership with Stegemann & Stegemann. The joint effort is set to improve the current security focus of Zeta by including a cryptography library into the OS itself. This would enable use of public key cryptography and symmetric algorithms, among other special uses.
 
The cryptograhpic algorithms can easily be integrated into any application that need security, such as the bundled BeMail client, Tracker, third party products like Beam, and more.
 
The end goal of the project will allow for more common security tools and eventually the development of a complete multi-user system as seen in other operating systems like Linux or BSD. Environments that will benefit from this development include corporate offices, education institutes, and individuals who are keen on being secure."
 
Very good news. Security is a _very_ important aspect of any modern OS (insert Windows related joke here) and can't be dismissed by any OS company. About Stegemann & Stegemann... i searched the web and the only server software company i came up with, is the BeOS software maker Stegemann & Co, Inc, who's website you can reach here (they have a very... interesting welcome message), makers of campus and diner for example. Interesting.. like i said, this are good and welcomed news for Zeta. If i find out more details (and if i'm allowed to reveal them), you can be sure i will let you know.