Based on a largely standardised design, the PKI guarantees the confidentiality and high level of security needed for processing electronic transactions. The PKI developed jointly by caatoosee and Novartis enhances all the existing security measures used to identify employees and check the authenticity of documents, such as passwords and PINs. It also includes electronic signatures, measures to protect data integrity and data encryption methods. caatoosee schweiz ag is to deliver, install and operate the infrastructure for Novartis. The entire group is set to benefit from a standard PKI by the close of 2002.