November 2001: Hush Communications are pleased to introduce HushMail Professional(tm), for Outlook 2000, the latest addition to its suite of easy to use secure solutions. HushMail Professional is a secure desktop solution that offers maximum strength security (2048 bit), easy-to-use functionality including digital signature facility, and other exciting features without the user having to change their existing email provider. Whether communicating a private opinion, business critical data, or a negotiating strategy, the HushMail Professional user is able to send encrypted email to any Hush user in the world, as well as digitally signed email to anyone with a valid email address. With HushMail Professional users can communicate in confidence, knowing that our state-of-the-art encryption engine is protecting and authenticating the data. Furthermore, HushMail Professional is just one of the solutions Hush Communications offer with OpenPGP compliancy. Using HushMail Professional in conjunction with HushTools (www.hushtools.com) users can now communicate securely with PGP and other member company applications, creating a universal interoperable platform for secure digital technologies. PGP is the most widely used email security protocol and this new version opens up HushMail Professional users to an estimated 8 million PGP users worldwide. Support for OpenPGP marks a major breakthrough in widening the appeal and usability of Hush solutions, as it has achieved interoperability for personal privacy and business security. Overview: The explosive growth in e-commerce has created a battleground for secure digital communications solutions, offering a multitude of products and services. PKI is the only technology that provides for all critical network security needs. These are authentication, confidentiality, data integrity, non-repudiation, flexibility, and scalability. However, to many users, PKI solutions are difficult to use and complex to implement. In addition, most PKI products are not interoperable and this problem needed to be addressed before secure services can be widely accepted. Digital organizations need to have a common PKI system, since the various systems cannot communicate with each other. Hush Communications, a leading provider of managed security services and encryption technology, is committed to the development of the Internet as a safe and trusted business channel by delivering security technologies that overcome interoperability problems. In addition to HushMail Professional for Outlook 2000, other offerings include solutions for small businesses, large enterprises, data storage security, a Web-based tool kit for communications and a software development kit that enables companies and developers to integrate seamless encryption into their own business applications. Hush Communications are inviting interested parties to review HushMail Professional immediately. Interviews by phone or by appointment are welcomed. Phil Zimmermann, one of the world's leading encryption experts, joined Hush as chief cryptographer. His appointment strengthened efforts to establish Hush as the de facto global standard of encrypted email. Zimmermann is regarded as one of the fathers of modern encryption having created PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), a premier email encryption program and currently one of the world's leading encryption standards. Phil is available to discuss the new product, our solutions range and other issues such as: 7 The Open PGP Alliance. 7 Interoperability - the issues. 7 PKI - how it works and how it is used. 7 Creating a de facto standard for secure messaging. 7 Securing the Internet - reality or pipe dream? 7 Digital Signatures and legislation. 7 Hush Communications products and services line. 7 Outsourcing PKI. Hush is a founding member of the OpenPGP Alliance (www.openpgp.org/), an organization dedicated to promoting compatibility among private electronic communications systems. The company's solutions are patented and are bought by companies in the financial, medical, and legal markets, among others. We welcome all inquiries and review requests and we look forward to hearing from you. Please Contact: Ciara Hudson Hush Communications 12 Lower Hatch Street Dublin 2 Ireland + 353 1 4357 831 email: ciara.hudson@hush.com