ATABOK Releases New Product That Allows Opened and Read E-mails to be Recalled.

Business/Technology Editors

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001

Product Offers Companies Highest Level of Security and Control over

Sensitive Content Being Sent via the Internet

ATABOK Inc., a leading provider of secure Internet communications and digital rights management services, today launched the newest version of its e-mail plug-in security product, VCNMail 2.0, which provides users with the ability to change or revoke access and usage rights to messages and file attachments even after they have been read by the recipient. ATABOK's VCNMail for Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes offers businesses unparalleled levels of control over content being sent via ATABOK's Virtual Communications Network (VCN).

According to technology research firm Accenture, Inc., an e-mail explosion will occur over the next five years as the number of e-mail messages being sent around the globe per day will grow from 10 million to nearly 35 million. Through record growth, e-mail has replaced the telephone as the most popular communications tool in corporate America, generating a virtual paper trail of sensitive information over the Internet and dramatically heightening the concerns over computer theft from unauthorized parties. These concerns have left many companies scrambling to purchase and install Internet security solutions.

ATABOK's VCN is an Internet-based network that provides companies with a secure channel for transmitting, tracking and applying digital rights management (DRM) control to e-mails and attachments. Business leaders increasingly recognize DRM as the most effective method for controlling information after it leaves a company's premises as it allows senders to predetermine whether recipients can save, print, forward, or copy messages or files. ATABOK turns Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes into clients for the VCN and lets users secure and control their communications right from their usual e-mail system. The company also offers a stand-alone client called the VCNMail Comm Center, available for both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

"Companies are beginning to recognize the tremendous value in controlling sensitive content once it has been disseminated over the Internet," said Hiroshi Kobata, president and CEO of ATABOK. "ATABOK offers customers a higher level of control over their digital content, because it allows them to update and, in some cases, recall a message or file after it has been sent into cyberspace. The ability to recall and update digital rights gives companies basic peace of mind."

About ATABOK's Secure E-mail Solutions

ATABOK's latest VCNMail 2.0 for existing e-mail systems (Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes) gives users the ability to securely distribute and apply digital controls to sent files. Users can then delete a file, prevent forwarding, copying and printing of files and automatically update the number of times a recipient can open and/or view messages or attach files. Features include:

Revoke & Update Digital Rights--lets users revoke or update the rights that they have applied to a given message or file attachment after is has been received and opened by the recipient.

256-Bit Continuous Global Encryption--offers strong security through the use of digital certificates, encryption and authentication processes. This means that messages and files sent over the Internet are encrypted and unintelligible to a potential hacker.

Transmission Tracking--provides the user with the ability to track a message and its attachments to a recipient's inbox and to know exactly what that person does with the message or attachment, such as open or move the contents.

Unlimited File Capacity--ensures that users can securely send or receive any type or size file. ATABOK dynamically compresses and streams files allowing messages with massive amounts of content to be sent easily and frequently.

Interruptible Streaming of Data--picks up transmission midstream if the connection is broken. When the reconnection occurs, ATABOK continues the transmission from the point when the connection was broken, eliminating the need for the sender to transmit the same message or file numerous times.

Automatic Sender/Recipient Authentication--ensures that the sender knows exactly to whom the message and attachments is delivered.

About the ATABOK Virtual Communications Network(TM)

The ATABOK VCN provides complete outsourced Internet-based communications management, eliminating the need for companies to integrate partial solutions from numerous providers. Internet communications require a fully integrated combination of communication and content delivery, digital rights management and global security management. In addition, VCN enables companies to establish global communications networks using software instead of traditional and expensive hardware-based solutions.

About ATABOK

ATABOK provides outsourced services for secure and controlled Internet communications, enabling clients to protect, control and manage digital assets more effectively than any other solution on the market. Breaches in security and control of these assets can not only cost a company millions of dollars, but potentially its franchise and brand. As companies embrace the Internet to reduce costs, improve communications, and generate new revenue, they are exposing core digital assets and intellectual property to an increasingly unsecured channel. ATABOK assists its clients in developing secure, reliable and efficient logistics solutions for their digital content, such as confidential communications, large data transfer, and company workflow and supply chain operations. ATABOK is a privately held company located in Newton, Mass. and on the Web at: www.ATABOK.com.