4Front Technologies Inc. Signs Strategic Alliance With RSA Security From Europe to Africa, Middle East and Japan.

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 16, 2000

4Front Technologies, Inc. ("4Front), (Nasdaq NM / EASDAQ symbol: FFTI), today announced the signing of its strategic alliance with RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS), the most trusted name in e-security(TM), to encompass Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Japan

4Front announced a pan-European strategic relationship with RSA Security on March 9, 2000. This relationship has proven of immediate benefit to both companies, as 4Front has implemented and delivered RSA e-security business solutions to a number of its existing blue-chip customers throughout Europe. Specifically, 4Front, through its 4Soft division, has closed business in Germany and Italy utilising RSA e-security products valued at over $525,000 ((pound)350,000) since the commencement of their relationship.

4Front has now progressed to become an RSA Alliance Partner - the highest level of partnership agreement within the RSA SecurWorld programme, reserved for the most strategic reseller relationships. 4Front's strong presence in the European e-business market, the emphasis placed on the consultancy aspect of 4Front's business, and its pan-European presence were key factors in RSA Security selecting 4Front as an alliance partner. 4Front will work with two of RSA Security's three key product lines - RSA Keon (family of integrated PKI products) and RSA SecurID (strong two-factor user authentication).

Mark Reeves, VP EMEA at RSA Security, said, "We are delighted to be partnering with 4Front Technologies, and with several significant PKI deals already in the pipeline we believe this will enable both organisations to capitalise on a high-growth security market space. RSA Security has experienced exponential growth in the past few years and we look to our valued channel partners to help us continue this phenomenal growth - our partners make us successful and we are dedicated to making them successful."

Anil Doshi, Chairman and Chief Executive, said, "We are delighted that our relationship with RSA has now progressed to an alliance partnership. Our extensive blue-chip client base, implementation and project management skills across Europe were highly attractive to RSA. We have already delivered a number of key projects in Germany and Italy, and look forward to servicing our clients in more geographies and to providing higher value integrated e-security solutions."

About 4Front Technologies Inc.

4Front Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFTI) is a leading provider and integrator of IT services and solutions to primarily European customers. Its services and solutions include corporate help-desks, training, system design and support and a full range of IT consulting services. The company's customers include many of the largest companies in Europe. With headquarters in London, 4Front Technologies employs nearly 2,000 people with offices in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, as well as Japan and the United States.

Over the past four years, 4Front Technologies has leveraged its position in the marketplace to become a leading provider of a broad range of IT services and solutions on a European basis and is now one of the leading independent providers of IT services in Europe. To further accelerate its move to providing higher margin IT services, and in light of the rapid development of e-commerce in the European marketplace, 4Front Technologies recently commenced an initiative to establish itself as a leading provider of e-business solutions and services and of other higher-value services in Europe. 4Front Technologies revenues were over $252.9 million in fiscal 2000.

About RSA Security Inc.

RSA Security Inc., The Most Trusted Name in e-Security(TM), helps organizations build secure, trusted foundations for e-business through its RSA SecurID(R) two-factor authentication, RSA BSAFE(R) encryption and RSA Keon(R) digital certificate management systems. With more than a half billion RSA BSAFE-enabled applications in use worldwide, more than six million RSA SecurID users and almost 20 years of industry experience, RSA Security has the proven leadership and innovative technology to address the changing security needs of e-business and bring trust to the new, online economy. RSA Security can be reached at www.rsasecurity.com.

BSAFE, Keon and SecurID are registered trademarks, and RSA and The Most Trusted Name in e-Security are trademarks of RSA Security Inc. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.