Bermuda-based data protection and e-commerce specialist QuoVadis has been appointed to provide certification technology to Liechtenstein's national postal service.

Post Liechtenstein selected QuoVadis to supply the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology behinds its new LIEzertifikat offering.

LIEzertifikat provides accredited digital certificates, which may be used to securely identify their users online and to create legally valid electronic signatures.

The technology is an important tool for secure e-business across Europe, with the growing focus on automation and data integrity.

"We are very proud that Post Liechtenstein has chosen QuoVadis' managed technology to issue the LIEzertifikat for companies and private persons", said Roman Brunner, group chief executive officer of QuoVadis. "Post Liechtenstein is a strategically important partner for QuoVadis.

"The QuoVadis managed infrastructure is an attractive alternative because it allows customers to focus on their service instead of investing all their planning and development on the underlying technology platform."

QuoVadis is currently a Qualified Certification Services Provider in Bermuda, Switzerland, and the Netherlands and holds both the WebTrust for Certification Authorities and the WebTrust for Extended Validation seals. The company has additional European accreditations under way. Mr. Brunner relocated from the Island to Switzerland earlier this year to lead the company's international expansion, which has seen the development of a European sales and support team across three countries along with an important channel partner network. QuoVadis clients in Europe range from Credit Suisse to Capita to UBS.

QuoVadis' service offerings include digital certificates, managed PKI, web-based registration tools, and signing solutions. The QuoVadis root certificates are widely distributed in consumer software, facilitating adoption by end users.