First published: 22nd March 2010
Leading developer of secure communications software SSH Communications Security Corp. has announced that their business will be unified under one brand, Tectia. The objective is to develop a global sales and marketing-oriented security software company that has a strong brand serving satisfied customers with an innovative offering.
The annual general meeting of the Group company, SSH Communications Security Corp., decided to change its name to Tectia Corporation (Tectia Oyj in Finnish). Accordingly, all Group companies will be named in a uniform manner and Tectia will become the common brand used in all markets for the entire offering. The business name SSH Communications Security shall be retained as auxiliary business name and the rights for the brand SSH shall be preserved. The company plans to renew the business logo, visual identity and marketing materials during 2010.
The group has used the name SSH Communications Security since its founding in 1995 by Tatu Ylönen, the inventor of the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol. Version 2 of the SSH protocol was adopted as a standard by the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) in 1996, and the company has continued to develop and release commercial SSH client and server software. The company began using the Tectia brand-name to distinguish their commercial implementation with additional features from competitors. The continued expansion of the company's products into related areas, including Managed File Transfer, Compliance and Mobile Authentication have made the prominence of SSH in the brand less appropriate, and the increase in emphasis on the Tectia brand is seen by some observers as reflecting that change.