ADVISORY/SSP Solutions' USA-Forte Smart Card Showcased At CardTech/SecurTech Annual Conference and Exhibition by Atmel Corporation and ARM.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CardTech/SecurTech 2002

ADVISORY...Tuesday (April 23)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Developed by SSP and Atmel, USA-Forte Incorporates 32-Bit ARM

Core-Based Chip to Deliver Unprecedented On-Card Processing Power

WHO:        SSP Solutions, Inc. -- (Nasdaq:SSPX), provider of
            solutions and services for strong authentication, secure
            transactions and the protection, distribution and
            monetization of digital content over the Internet and
            networks.

WHAT:       USA-Forte(R) is the industry's fastest and most powerful
            smart card solution. USA-Forte is powered by a high
            performance IC known by its Atmel designation,
            AT91SC321RC, the only chip of its kind manufactured in the
            U.S. This circuit is the only 32-bit ARM core-based chip
            capable of streaming encryption bandwidths up to 2 Mbytes
            per second in smart card applications.

            Designed from the ground up to meet the real-world
            security requirements of Internet and e-commerce based
            organizations, USA-Forte is specifically engineered to
            provide expanded storage and accelerated processing of
            cryptographic functions, offering users significantly
            greater security and performance than current smart card
            solutions. It uses an on-chip DES (data encryption
            standard) accelerator, and a high-speed USB I/O interface
            to support increased storage and fast on-card
            cryptographic processing.


WHEN:       April 23 -- Show Hours are 10:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
            April 24 -- Show Hours are 10:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
            April 25 -- Show Hours are 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

WHERE:      CTST (CardTech/SecurTech) 12th Annual Conference and
            Exhibition, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA.
            Atmel Booth #1201. ARM Booth #1673.

WHY:        As the capabilities of smart cards expand, they could
            become the ultimate thin client. USA-Forte represents an
            important security breakthrough, offering a powerful,
            flexible solution that can simultaneously support multiple
            government, business and consumer applications.


CONTACT:    For information on SSP Solutions, contact Pat Harriman at
            949/851-1085, ext.439, or [e-mail].
            For information on CTST, or to register for attendance,
            visit www.ct-ctst.com.