Shared applications will be able to obtain routing information to support inter-agency applications and data sharing. Many State of Ohio Government agencies depend on electronic messaging for communicating and conducting business internally and with outside organizations. No longer are simple text messages the mainstay of communications. Today the content of the messages includes confidential or sensitive file information requiring verifiable and reliable delivery.
Agencies are concerned about protecting and validating the authenticity of the contents of messages.
Digital signatures are also very important as the State continues to move forward with its electronic commerce initiatives. The best solution is to build a comprehensive messaging handling system and an enterprise directory service. This service must be augmented with tactical tools that facilitate interchange of disparate e-mail systems. Electronic Data Interchange and Public Key Infrastructure .