'Who's Who' of Chief Information Officers Convene at Entrust Annual CIO Advisory Council: Entrust co-CEO Alberto Yepez Unveils Trust Relationship Management Strategy.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2001

ENTRUST (NASDAQ:ENTU)

Alberto Yepez, co-CEO of Entrust Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU), this week unveiled Trust Relationship Management(TM) e-business solutions, the company's new strategic vision, to Chief Information Officers from Blue Chip corporations and governmental organizations at the Annual CIO Advisory Council.

The Entrust portfolio of Trust Relationship Management e-business services, software and solutions enables global organizations to manage the private, personalized communications and digital transactions of companies, their employees, customers, partners and suppliers. This unique set of comprehensive next-generation solutions is designed to provide privacy in each interaction, every step of the way -- starting with the initial request and on through its fulfillment.

"In today's e-Business climate, the competition is literally a click away," said Victor Wheatman, vice president and research director for Gartner. "Retaining customers, partners and suppliers is even more crucial to success. Trust is the most important component for building, managing and expanding successful Internet business relationships."

Wheatman moderated in-depth discussions on policy, strategies and processes for enterprise eBusiness, the wireless and portal markets and e-Signature legislation using end-to-end Trust Relationship Management e-business solutions from Entrust Technologies.

Entrust CIO Advisory Council

The Annual CIO Advisory Council, held February 25-27 in Laguna Beach, Calif., is an invitation-only gathering of CIOs from some of Entrust's strategic accounts to discuss the direction of Internet security and privacy and develop programs for the future. This "Who's Who of CIOs" forum welcomed executives from global organizations in financial services, telco, government and healthcare, including ExxonMobile, Schlumberger, Visa International, Credit Suisse Financial, Royal Bank Financial and others.

"This week, many of our strategic customers demonstrated their confidence in Entrust by sharing their success stories and rallying behind our decision to take our vision of Trust Relationship Management solutions to the next level," Yepez said. "The CIO Advisory Council was an incredible opportunity to learn firsthand how our solutions help our customers help their customers."

The conferees concurred as Yepez mapped out the direction for Entrust's Trust Relationship Management e-business solutions that will enable organizations to optimize their business relationships by providing the confidence and convenience to exchange information and conduct transactions over the Internet.

Entrust Trust Relationship Management Portfolio

The Entrust portfolio of Trust Relationship Management e-business services, software and solutions allows global organizations to manage the private, personalized communications and digital transactions of companies, their employees, customers, partners and suppliers. This unique set of comprehensive next-generation solutions ensures the privacy of each interaction every step of the way -- starting from the initial request and on through its fulfillment.

About Entrust Technologies Inc.

Entrust Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTU) is the leading global provider of Trust Relationship Management(TM) e-business software, solutions and services that enable organizations to optimize their business relationships by providing the confidence and convenience to exchange information and conduct transactions via the Internet. Today, companies and government agencies in more than 40 countries rely on the end-to-end Entrust Trust Relationship Management portfolio, which is based on the company's award-winning public key infrastructure (PKI) and privilege management technology. Through Entrust Trust Relationship Management solutions, organizations worldwide are able to extend innovative and highly efficient services to millions of customers, partners and suppliers -- via conventional computers and networks, wireless devices and other Internet appliances. For more information, please visit www.entrust.com.

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