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Tuesday November 2, 3:16 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Worldtalk Joins Baltimore PKI World Program Baltimore Technologies and Worldtalk Work Together to Bring Best-of-Breed Security Solutions to PKI Customers Worldwide DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1999--Worldtalk® Corporation (Nasdaq:WTLK - news), a leading provider of policy enforcement solutions for e-mail and Web, announced today that it has joined the PKI World Program led by Baltimore Technologies® (Nasdaq:BALT - news; London:BLM), specialists in information security products and public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions. The Baltimore PKI World Program is based upon open industry standards and focuses upon bringing together leading security vendors to cooperate to ensure ease of deployment and low cost of ownership of PKI technology in order to extend widespread adoption in the marketplace. Under the program, Worldtalk and Baltimore will work together to deliver best-of-breed security solutions to complement organizations' existing PKI deployments. ''Baltimore is committed to addressing the critical business management issues encompassed within enterprise and e-commerce security, and seeks to continually expand the membership of PKI World in order to add value to the customer by offering the best choice of solutions available,'' said John Fallon, director of Technical Market Development at Baltimore Technologies. ''Through Worldtalk's membership in the program, we are able to present and promote the WorldSecure/Mail solution as a solid answer to an organization's content security and policy management concerns.'' WorldSecure/Mail complements existing public key infrastructures by enabling companies to enjoy the benefits of e-mail communications while addressing the associated security risks and management challenges caused by employee Internet use. WorldSecure/Mail delivers server-based S/MIME encryption and also adds functionality within customer environments that have specific requirements for desktop-level encryption and signature. WorldSecure/Mail allows such organizations to manage and enforce their end-user encryption policies, as well as to check the content of desktop-encrypted messages before they leave the corporate network. Today, WorldSecure/Mail is deployed across a wide range of organizations to protect the privacy and integrity of their Internet e-mail communications. ''We see PKI World as an important step in promoting the adoption of security infrastructure solutions for e-Commerce and in the efforts of security vendors to working together to address critical PKI adoption issues,'' said Eric Colard, vice president of business development at Worldtalk Corporation. ''We are proud to bring WorldSecure/Mail to customers under the Baltimore PKI World Banner as an enabling technology to existing PKI deployments.'' Worldtalk Corporation Worldtalk Corporation is a leading provider of policy enforcement solutions for e-mail and Web communications. The company's WorldSecure policy management platform complements existing firewalls by enabling organizations to enforce usage policies for all Internet e-mail and Web communications. Worldtalk delivered the industry's first integrated solution for managing and enforcing e-mail security policies in September 1997. Since then, organizations have purchased WorldSecure solutions to ensure confidentiality of their external e-mail communications, protect their intellectual property, prevent SPAMs and viruses, and reduce the legal liabilities associated with Internet communications. Worldtalk products include WorldSecure/Web and the award-winning WorldSecure/Mail (previously known as WorldSecure Server), which are marketed and sold worldwide by Worldtalk, Value Added Resellers (VARs) and distributors. For more information, please visit us at worldtalk.com . Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as those relating to the timely availability and acceptance of existing and new products; the impact of competitive product introductions; acceptance and pricing; and the continued growth of the Internet market. Actual results may differ materially from any forward-looking statements. Note to Editors: Worldtalk is a registered trademark and WorldSecure is a trademark of Worldtalk Corporation. All other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Worldtalk Corporation, Santa Clara Heather Clark, 408/567-5029 heather.clark@worldtalk.com