Major Breakthrough Successfully Completed by Hush Communications

Thu Jul 19 01:11:12 PDT 2001

for Secure Technologies

Good Morning,

Please find the latest announcement from Hush Communications below.  We are 
delighted to introduce HushMail Version 2.0 to our peers and other secure 
technology professionals.  This marks major breakthrough with advancing 
ease of use and overcoming interoperability problems previously associated 
with PKI technologies.  Please take the time to read through the advances 
and changes made to HushMail.com and contact press at hushmail.com if there 
are any comments or queries.  We will be following up this announcement 
with a review program and welcome your involvement.  Thanks for your 
continued interest in Hush services and we look forward to hearing from you 
soon.

Regards,

Ciara Hudson, Public Relations
Hush Communications
Dublin, Ireland

Hush Communications Launch HushMail Version 2.0
Next generation of industry leading solutions now supports OpenPGP compliance

Dublin Ireland - 20 July , 2000 - Hush Communications (www.hush.com), a 
leading global provider of managed security solutions and encryption 
key-serving technology, has launched HushMail Version 2.0, the latest 
version of its world premier secure Web-based email service.  The upgrade 
now supports the OpenPGP standard, offers improved functionality, and 
exciting new features.  Version 2's support for OpenPGP marks a major 
breakthrough in widening the appeal and usability of HushMail, as Version 
2.0 is a major move toward achieving interoperability with the other member 
companies.  Very soon Hush users will be able to 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 
users to an estimated 8 million PGP users worldwide.

Phil Zimmermann, Managing Director of the OpenPGP Alliance 
(www.openpgp.org) said, "I am very encouraged by the support given to the 
OpenPGP Alliance by founding members such as Hush Communications. As an 
early adopter of the OpenPGP standard, Hush is encouraging the widespread 
adoption of secure platforms and improvements with technical 
interoperability.  I am confident that more users will quickly come to 
recognize and appreciate the added security benefits and ease of use that 
HushMail Version 2.0 offers."

The OpenPGP standard has provided a welcome alternative to security 
infrastructure standards. Compared to existing standards, it has been 
rigorously tested, provides a more flexible trust model, has a larger user 
community, is cheaper to implement and more user friendly for its adopters.

"Today's launch of HushMail Version 2.0 signifies a close co-operation 
between Hush Communications and the OpenPGP Alliance to build a reliable, 
easy to use, personal messaging solution for secure data exchange over the 
Internet," said Jon Matonis, President and CEO of Hush 
Communications.  "Hush has a vision to advance secure communications 
worldwide.  It is committed to developing and providing PKI-enabled 
complete solutions and services for both personal and business sectors 
without sacrificing ease of use."

Existing Hush customers that will immediately migrate to the new platform 
include; Daytraders, iEnhance, Therapy Online, Security.nl and 
Napo.org.  HushMail Version 2.0 provides a transparently managed PKI system 
that encrypts, decrypts, signs and verifies incoming and outgoing mails 
using keys retrieved from the Hush Key Server Network All the user needs to 
know is that they can send mail and that it goes out securely.  A HushMail 
user never has to deal directly with key exchange making HushMail Version 
2.0 the easiest form of secure communication available.

In addition, HushMail Version 2.0 offers a new, enhanced Outlook style GUI 
and advanced service features, such as storage management, attachment 
management, and improved folder functionality.  With the improved 
interface, users will be able to conveniently track the status of received 
and sent messages.  The new version is tailored to meet important 
requirements of personal clients for secure on-line communication and 
cost-effective delivery of important documents over the Internet.  To 
upgrade to the new version users will receive notification to their current 
account detailing simple instructions on how to re-register their keys.

Jon Matonis concluded, "With the launch of HushMail Version 2.0, we aim to 
better meet the requirements of personal users for secure on-line 
communication and transmission of critical messages and time-sensitive 
documents. HushMail Version 2.0 and other upcoming PKI applications will 
help Hush maintain its competitive edge in today's digital world and give 
added impetus to the overall growth of secure communications."

As a member of the OpenPGP alliance (www.openpgp.org), Hush products offer 
OpenPGP compliance.  Additionally, Hush is offering the chance to review 
recently released new products.  The features and benefits of HushMail 
Version 2.0, among other Hush products, are available for review.

About Hush Communications

Hush Communications is the leading global provider of managed security 
solutions and encryption key-serving technology.  It was awarded the full 
five stars for secure messaging product by Secure Computing Magazine, the 
Best Internet Security Freeware Award from Firewallguide.com and voted best 
Webmail service for travelers' mails by the Net Internet magazine.  Hush 
distributes its solutions to the financial, medical and legal markets, and 
to general portals and enterprises.  These solutions include encryption 
products and management services in the secure communications industry. The 
company's SDK (Software Development Kit) allows other Web-based 
infrastructure companies and application providers to design product and 
service offerings that utilize the Hush Key Server Network. Hush has 
strategic alliances with NetNation Communications 
(www.netnation.com)(Nasdaq:NNCI), Security Portal (www.securityportal.com) 
and Worldport Communications (www.wrdp.com)(WRDP.OB).  Its investors 
include Offroad Capital Corporation (www.offroadcapital.com).

Hush Communications Corporation is incorporated in the U.S. with operating 
subsidiaries in Dublin, Ireland, Salt Lake City, Utah, Vancouver, Canada 
and Anguilla, BWI. Hush is the provider of HushMail.Com and HushMail 
Private Label, the worldwide standards in secure messaging.  For more 
information, visit the corporate site at www.hush.com.

For further information contact:
Ciara Hudson
press at hushmail.com
+ 353 1 4357 831