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To: Bruce Byall who wrote (651)	11/20/2002 10:11:11 PM
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M-Systems Signs Technology Collaboration Agreement With ARM Wednesday November 20, 5:00 am ET Companies to Collaborate on the Optimization of SuperMAP Encryption Technology for Use With ARM Cores CAMBRIDGE, England and KFAR SABA, ISRAEL, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARM [(LSE: ARM - News); (Nasdaq: ARMHY - News)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, and M-Systems (Nasdaq: FLSH - News), a leader in flash-based data storage products, today announced that the two companies have signed a technology collaboration agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, M-Systems and ARM will optimize M-Systems' SuperMAP(TM) cryptographic coprocessors for use with the ARM(R) SecurCore(TM) family of cores. ADVERTISEMENT SuperMAP cryptographic coprocessors are a comprehensive family of hardware macrocells developed by M-Systems for accelerating cryptographic functions. These patented devices implement sophisticated public key encryption in both conventional RSA and Elliptic Curve (with single step multiply and divide). The ARM SecurCore family of cores provides unique, 32-bit solutions for smart card and secure integrated circuit (IC) development, offering system designers privileged access to ARM processor cores to create fast, secure e-commerce, banking, networking, mobile multimedia, identification and public transportation solutions. The agreement announced today complements the availability of an integrated cryptographic engine for SecurCore cores by providing ARM Partners with an option of interfacing to the security capabilities of SuperMAP technology for their SecurCore technology-based solutions. "M-Systems' SuperMAP technology will put some of the most powerful encryption technology into the hands of designers of ARM Powered® devices," said Dominique Lutz, Secure Segment marketing manager, ARM. "The ARM SecurCore family, with its first SC100(TM) product released in early 2001, has become the most widely licensed 32-bit RISC architecture for smart cards. SuperMAP technology will provide ARM Partners with an additional choice of encryption technology optimized for different types of applications such as smart card, data storage, wireless or networking systems." Additionally, as more security features are included, M-Systems products such as DiskOnChip® and DiskOnKey® stand to benefit from the cost savings and performance advantages derived from the integration of SuperMAP and ARM cores. "The important security capabilities that SuperMAP provides will complement the outstanding features already found within ARM cores," said Dan Dariel, manager of M-Systems' Fortress Security Division. "This agreement with ARM further validates the importance of our SuperMAP technology to the microprocessor industry and to a wide variety of applications requiring the latest in security technology."