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To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (49919)	2/17/1999 4:42:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1570318

Kevin - Re: "Amusing how you try to spin an irrelevant feature and a negative feature into a net positive." It is very relevant. Here is one example. Paul {=================================} Wednesday February 17, 1:30 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release RPK Security Announces Support for Intel's Pentium III Processor With RealNetworks G2 Platform SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1999--RPK Security, Inc., a technology leader in strong and fast public key encryption, announced today it will showcase its RPK SecureMedia(tm), encryption and authentication solution, for the RealNetworks (NASDAQ: RNWK - news) G2 platform at Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC - news) Pentium III Processor Preview Day at the San Jose Convention Center. RPK SecureMedia performs on-the-fly encryption of streaming video, audio, text or images in real-time to provide transparent and automatic security. RPK SecureMedia allows organizations to use the Internet securely for private, point-to-point or broadcast communications -- teleconferences, internal or external briefings, sales presentations, and video conferences. ''Utilizing the Intel Pentium III processor serial number feature, RPK SecureMedia provides a high degree of confidence that only authorized recipients may access confidential information,'' said Jack Oswald, president and CEO of RPK Security. ''RPK SecureMedia takes advantage of the full capabilities of the RealNetworks G2 Platform and the Pentium III processor,'' said Albert Teng, Director of New Technologies/Businesses at Intel. ''We are pleased that RPK is providing a processor serial number solution which offers additional security to streaming media to offer users benefits in private data protection.'' About RPK Security Founded in 1995, RPK Security, Inc. is a technology leader in fast public key encryption. RPK's cryptographic research and product development is based in New Zealand and Switzerland, with worldwide sales and marketing in San Francisco. Contact RPK at www.rpkusa.com or 212/488-9891. Contact: RPK Security, Inc. Lyn Oswald, 212/488-9891 lynoswald@rpkusa.com or Nadel Phelan, Inc. Paula Miller, 831/439-5570 x277 paulam@nadelphelan.com More Quotes and News: Intel Corp (Nasdaq:INTC - news) RealNetworks Inc (Nasdaq:RNWK - news) Related News Categories: computers, internet, semiconductors, software, telecom

To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (49919)	2/17/1999 4:44:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1570318

Kevin - Re: "Amusing how you try to spin an irrelevant feature and a negative feature into a net positive." It is very relevant. Here is another example. Paul {=================================} Wednesday February 17, 1:30 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Rainbow Technologies Announces i-Guard -- Privacy Enhanced Client Authentication Utilizing the Pentium III Processor Serial Number Feature SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1999--Rainbow Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNBO - news), a leading provider of high-performance security solutions for the Internet and e-commerce, today announced its i-Guard Client Security Framework. Rainbow developed the i-Guard in coordination with Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC - news) to provide reliable authentication over the Internet using the processor serial number feature found in Intel's new Pentium III processor. Rainbow's i-Guard includes secured agents and a software development kit (SDK) that offer a way to control access to web-based data, a real concern for e-commerce sites, chat rooms, corporate extranet and intranet controlled access and online gaming, where simple password access is not enough. ''Intel is pleased to see leading security companies like Rainbow Technologies announcing products like their i-Guard Client Security Framework that allow Web developers to take advantage of the Pentium III processor serial number capabilities,'' said Albert Teng, director, Intel New Technologies and Businesses Group. ''i-Guard supports Intel's Reference Implementation technologies to promote Internet security and privacy protection. I-Guard provides developers the tools needed to utilize the Pentium III processor serial number for client verification.'' Rainbow is a leading provider of the server-side tool kit and collection of secured agents that together allow web developers to incorporate machine authentication into their applications. Rainbow's i-Guard enables customers to use the Pentium III processor serial number feature to securely block or accept connections from a specific location. The i-Guard enforces a strict client privacy policy so that servers do not learn a client's actual processor serial number. By cryptographically blinding the processor serial number, every server sees a different ''version'' of each client's processor serial number. ''Rainbow has long understood the benefit of hardware over software-only security, and is happy to collaborate with Intel to take advantage of the new technology with the Pentium III processor,'' said Shawn Abbott, chief technology officer of Rainbow Technologies. ''We see this as a critical first step to providing hardware level security for Internet clients.'' Rainbow will provide reliable security through an annual i-Guard Secured Agent subscription with continual updates. The i-Guard also supports Rainbow's i-Key, a new USB-based cryptographic token that provides a low cost alternative to smart cards for authenticated access to VPNs, secured network equipment, hardware, and the Internet. Key Features: -- Caller ID -- Pentium III processor serial number checked when you sign on to an Internet Service -- Secure Identity -- prevents repudiation -- 10,000 unique agents reside on server -- Secured agents are engineered with both security and privacy in mind -- Secured agents are used to protect the method of reading the Pentium III processor serial number -- Web client can register only if they are using a Pentium III processor-based PC -- Client privacy is ensured by having each registration agent return a different hash value for a given Pentium III processor-based PC Availability Rainbow's i-Guard Secured Agents will be shipping Q1 '99. The i-Guard Framework SDK will be available in Q2 '99. About Rainbow Technologies Founded in 1984, Rainbow Technologies is the world's leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of software protection devices and sophisticated encryption technology. As a world leader in securing information, Rainbow is applying its core technology to the Internet -- from securing software, to the acceleration of secure communication for E-Commerce and virtual private networks. Rainbow's products include secure web server and Virtual Private Network acceleration boards, anti-piracy and Internet software distribution solutions, software metering and management tools, voice, data and satellite security systems, and smart card readers. Rainbow has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belarus, The Netherlands, China, Russia and India, with U.S. headquarters in Irvine, California. A network of nearly 50 authorized distributors sell Rainbow products worldwide. For more information, visit our web site at www.rainbow.com or contact us at 949/450-7300. Contact: Rainbow Technologies, Inc. Lisa Preuss (949) 450-7388 lpreuss@rainbow.com Ann Jones Investor Relations (949) 450-7350 ajones@rainbow.com www.rainbow.com or Nadel Phelan, Inc. Paula Miller (831) 439-5570 x277 paulam@nadelphelan.com www.nadelphelan.com More Quotes and News: Intel Corp (Nasdaq:INTC - news) Rainbow Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:RNBO - news) Related News Ca

To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (49919)	2/17/1999 4:56:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570318

Kevin - re: "I guess it never occured to you that the SRAMs used on the Super 7 boards are DIRT CHEAP while the 250 MHz SRAMs used in the PIII brick are EXPENSIVE. More than twice as expensive, actually." I doubt that - since Intel is buying these by the TENS of MILLIONS ! And if it were true, it would still be a factor of 2X in Intel's favor since Pentium II/III uses only 512K of L2 cache but the Sharpy Eye chip requires 2 Meg L3 cache (= 4 x 512K) to be competitive. Paul