As of June 23, 2003, Valicert Inc. was acquired by Tumbleweed Communications Corp. Valicert, Inc. engages in developing and licensing secure Internet communications and identity validation software for file transfer, financial messaging, and business process integration. Enterprises and government agencies primarily use its products to accelerate their financial and corporate supply chain processes, and exchange sensitive data inside and outside of their organizations. Besides, the company offers professional services to assist in site planning, design, installation, integration, training, and maintenance of its products and services. These include consulting services, product and service training, and custom development and support. Valicert sells its products and services in the United States primarily through its direct sales in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Mountain View, New York, and Washington D.C. It also markets them internationally through its direct sales force and through resellers and system integrators, and its service provider customers in Japan, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Iberia, Scandinavia, and South East Asia. The company competes with Alacris, Computer Associates, Kyberpass, Cyclone Commerce, IPNet, Proginet, and Sterling Commerce.