Dear John, Thanks for your inquiry. These "serious charges" are completely inaccurate. Regards, Gene C. At 12:42 PM 1/26/98 -0500, John Young wrote:

Mr. Gene Carozza Security Public Relations Cylink Corporation

Dear Mr. Carozza,

We have received two recent e-mail messages concerning Cylink's alleged links to organized crime. The messages may be seen on the Web at:

http://jya.com/cylinked.htm

This is a serious charge. Could you provide information to answer it?

Sincerely,

John Young

Gene Carozza Phone: 408-328-5175 Sr. Public Relations Manager Fax: 408-774-2522 Cylink Corp. Pager: 1-800-716-6434 910 Hermosa Ct. Cell: 408-529-8402 Sunnyvale, CA 94086 email: carozza@cylink.com www.cylink.com