Admiral James Loy Joins Sigaba's Corporate Advisory Board; New Board Member Provides Additional National Security Expertise, Solidifies Company's Market Commitment.

RESTON, Va. -- Sigaba, the leading provider of private information sharing solutions, today announced the appointment of Admiral (Ret.) James M. Loy to the company's Corporate Advisory Board. Admiral Loy, currently serving as Senior Counselor at The Cohen Group, adds more than 45 years of public sector experience from his leadership roles at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and U.S. Coast Guard to the Board.

"The U.S. government has labored unsuccessfully to find a solution to the President's private information sharing directive," said Admiral James M. Loy. "Sigaba seems to have solved this problem, having successfully demonstrated private, or encrypted, information sharing among U.S. and coalition nations. I think we have finally solved the problem of how to privatize email and instant messaging among various government agencies. I welcome the opportunity to work with Sigaba and its federal team," he said.

Admiral Loy joins a distinguished group of business executives and technology visionaries already seated on the Sigaba Corporate Advisory Board. The Board is charged with providing strategic advice and guidance to Sigaba in specific industry segments.

Prior to his current role at The Cohen Group, Admiral Loy was the first Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. In this capacity, he was involved in the consolidation of 22 separate agencies into one unified Cabinet department, as well as the management of day-to-day agency activities. From 2002-2003, Admiral Loy worked in the Department of Transportation as Deputy Under Secretary for Security and Chief Operating Officer of the TSA, and later as Under Secretary for Security. In these roles, he served as the first administrator of the newly created TSA, which is responsible for protecting the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. Admiral Loy retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2002 as its Commandant.

Admiral Loy is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and holds Master's degrees from Wesleyan University and the University of Rhode Island. He has received numerous military commendations and civilian honors in his career including the Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal, four Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medals, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Bronze Star with Combat "V", a Combat Action Ribbon, that Naval Order of the United States' Distinguished Sea Service Award, and the Navy League's Admiral Arleigh Burke Leadership Award.

"At Sigaba, we have been providing private information sharing across the globe in support of the U.S. Department of Defense and its coalition warfighters for the past three years," said Bob Cook, Chairman and Chief Executive, Sigaba. "We have mastered the challenge of private information sharing and are delighted to have Admiral Loy help us understand the challenge of quickly and inexpensively implementing it across all of government."

"The very nature of large, widely-dispersed environments, as well as the criticality of the shared information, makes any security initiative complex," Cook added. "The Sigaba solution allows any two systems to transmit messages securely and works with already established PKI architectures, as well as many others. We are excited to learn from Admiral Loy's expertise as we continue to support our national security/defense agencies' secure messaging challenges."

ABOUT SIGABA

Sigaba(R) provides secure information sharing solutions that enable industry and government to exchange confidential information with their customers, partners and constituents. The company's secure messaging products for secure email, instant messaging, document delivery and mobile devices are built upon a standards-based platform, SigabaNet(TM), which takes the complexity out of strong encryption and enables organizations to easily authenticate users and separately encrypt sensitive data. The result is a unique way to protect the privacy and security of confidential information in order to mitigate compliance risks while strengthening relationships, improving efficiencies and safeguarding intellectual property. Sigaba's technology is used by businesses and government organizations to secure the world's most critical information. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Sigaba (si-ga-ba) takes its name from the SIGABA encryption machine used by the United States during WWII - it was the only device of its kind never compromised by the enemy.