Atabok Introduces Industries' Most Complete Product for Securing E-mail; Atabok Ensures Secure Communications for Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes Users.

Business/Technology Editors

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2001

ATABOK Inc., a leading provider of secure communications and digital rights management services, today launched the Internet's most comprehensive e-mail plug-in security product for Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes. The new e-mail plug-in product offers enterprise level companies an unparalleled level of security during the transmission of highly confidential business information. This first of its kind e-mail plug-in product, not only adheres to Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and integrates leading-edge DRM technology, it is extremely easy to use.

Traditional e-mail networks are inherently not secure, leaving multiple copies of message text and attachments in servers at origin, destination, and potentially in between, accessible by more readers than its intended recipient. Atabok bypasses the e-mail network, streaming content through its Virtual Warehouse, direct to an authenticated recipient. Both the session and the content are encrypted, mitigating any opportunity for successful interception or hacking. Atabok's e-mail plug-in uses an advanced security process that layers the strong encryption (256-bit) with automatic authentication, symmetric key management, certificate authority and digital rights management.

"More than 80% of enterprise level communications with the outside world today are digital yet companies fail to secure the massive number of outgoing e-mails which many times contain information that can not afford to be compromised," said Hiroshi Kobata, president and CEO of Atabok. "Atabok's secure e-mail plug-in not only allows companies to effectively manage and transfer their digital intellectual capital without concern of a hacker or unauthorized individual intercepting a transmission, it does not require employees adapt to new behaviors or that the IT department rework an existing e-mail infrastructure."

About Atabok's e-mail Plug-In

Atabok's plug-in software seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, securely delivering any size or type of data for companies' critical business communication needs. Features include:

-- 256-Bit Continuous Global Encryption--the moment an individual secures and e-mail, all files are encrypted and unintelligible to a potential hacker.

-- Digital Rights Management--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 e-mail, such as open or move the contents.

-- Unlimited File Capacity--allows the sender to transmit e-mails with attached files of any size.

-- Interruptible Streaming of Data--during the transmission of an e-mail, if a connection is broken, when the reconnection occurs the e-mail transmission is picked up from where it was broken, eliminating the need for the sender to transmit the same e-mail numerous times.

-- Two-way Sender/Recipient Authentication--ensures that the sender knows exactly where the e-mail is delivered.

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. on the Web at: www.ATABOK.com.