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To: MD Bryant who wrote (6898)	10/7/1998 4:06:00 PM
From: Glenn McDougall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18016

nCipher Launches nCAPP Channel Partner Program NEW YORK (Oct. 7) BUSINESS WIRE -October 7, 1998-- nCAPP Provides VARS and Integrators With the Fastest, Most Secure Cryptographic Accelerators for Electronic Commerce Solutions nCipher, Inc., a global leader in secure electronic commerce solutions, today unveiled the nCipher Channel Access Partner Program (nCAPP). This new channel program offers Value Added Resellers (VARs), Distributors and Systems Integrators the training, support and tools needed to deploy nCipher's industry-leading nFast security solutions in serious electronic commerce and Internet security solutions. The leading online financial companies and e-commerce vendors, government agencies and other organizations serious about e-commerce security turn to nFast cryptographic accelerator and key storage solution every day for faster and more secure Internet transactions to enhance the online commerce experience. "VARs and other solution providers are looking for ways to provide customers lightning-fast performance and the highest levels of security. VARs will find ready demand from companies for products to ensure that customer information and transactions are secure and fast," said Christopher Foran, who was named as nCipher's North American channel sales manager. "nFast accelerators give solution providers the fastest cryptographic acceleration and the proven, certified security and key management features needed to develop the most advanced and secure e-commerce business solutions. If your company sells products to organizations serious about security and e-commerce, you need to add nFast accelerators to your product portfolio." RSA Data Security and Hewlett-Packard both reference sell the nFast product line. Joining nCAPP Solution providers interested in joining nCipher's nCAPP program can contact Christopher Foran at 781-994-4013, or cforan@ncipher.com. They also can visit nCipher's Web page at www.ncipher.com and see nFast products at the upcoming Internet World Fall show in New York, October 7-9 at booth # 3326. About nFast As more business is conducted online, securing electronic transactions becomes a greater task for secure servers. nFast cryptographic accelerators speed these transactions by offloading the cryptographic burden onto a dedicated peripheral, providing online vendors the highest levels of cryptographic security without jeopardizing their server's processing power. Deployment of a fast and powerful cryptography solution is critical to electronic commerce and promoting consumer confidence in the security of online transactions. nFast accelerators are each able to handle up to 300 1024-bit key public signings per second. nFast accelerators simply plug into a SCSI port or PCI card slot and scale to handle more than 2,000 key signings per second. The accelerators provide an inexpensive, fast and platform-independent hardware solution that removes the burden of heavy computation from the host CPU without any alteration to the application software. nFast accelerators feature: --Industry's fastest acceleration of RSA-based encryption key processing. A single nFast accelerator handles up to 300 1024-bit crypto public key signings per second. Accelerators can be used together to provide up to 2,100 key signings per second. --Open architecture supporting secure web servers, payment processing servers and public key infrastructure (PKI), including Netscape Enterprise Server and C2Net Stronghold and Apache servers. --Most complete line of products and form factors including both SCSI-2 units that fit in a standard drive slot and a full range of PCI cards with the industry's best physical security features. --nFast supports the widest range of encryption algorithms and protocols used in Internet commerce and security, including SSL, TLS, S/MIME, DES, Triple-DES, CAST, SHA-1, S-HTTP and others. --Optional key management features (KM and CA models) conform to U.S. federal standard FIPS 140-1, Level 2 or 3 security standards and provide a sophisticated and secure key management capability including key generation, lifecycle management, key sharing and customizable key management policies. About nCipher nCipher develops products that simplify the use of cryptography in Internet security and electronic commerce applications. Its nFast solution line was named a Hot Product for 1998 by Data Communications magazine and recently highlighted in ComputerLetter. nFast is the proven fastest accelerator available and the only accelerator and key management solution available to customers in North and South America, Europe and Asia. The company was founded in 1996 by Alex and Dr. Nicko van Someren. The van Someren brothers were included in the 1998 London Sunday Times "Who Will Be Who in the Millennium" report, which recognized them as movers, shakers and trend setters for the next century. The company has offices outside Boston, Massachusetts; San Mateo, California and in Cambridge, England. nCipher's corporate investors include Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDTI) and Canadian networking giant Newbridge Networks Corporation (NYSE: NN). nCipher has partnerships with leading computer security and electronic commerce companies, including RSA Data Security, Inc., Netscape and C2Net. More details on nCipher and its products are available at ncipher.com, or by sending electronic mail to: ussales@ncipher.com. nCipher, nFast, nFast/KM, nFast/CA and nCAPP are trademarks or registered trademarks of nCipher, Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.