Authentica Closes Banner Year in 2001; Demonstrable Momentum and Demand for Digital Rights Management Software Evident in New Customers, Partners and Industry Accolades.

Business/Technology Editors

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2002

Authentica, Inc., a leading provider of digital rights management software for securing business intellectual property within and beyond the corporate domain, today announced that 2001 was a banner year for the company in terms of new customers, partners and industry accolades. Authentica's accomplishments in 2001 demonstrate the increased demand and recognition for the company's patented Active Rights Management(TM) (ARM) technology and its PageRecall(TM), MailRecall(TM) and NetRecall(TM) product suite for Global 2000 enterprises.

"We're extremely proud of our 2001 accomplishments," said Lance Urbas, Authentica's president and CEO. "Despite the tenuous economic year for our country and industry, we had a very active and successful year culminating in our acquisition of SHYM Technology. We managed to make significant strides in our market and expanded our revenues by signing many new customers and forming new partnerships. What's particularly noteworthy is the range of applications for Authentica's product suite such as new product introduction planning, HIPAA compliance, executive team correspondence, and government communications. More than ever, organizations are looking for ways to more effectively and automatically protect sensitive corporate information contained in e-mails, electronic documents and Web content. Our patented 'after-delivery' protection is unmatched in the industry and we expect to build on this success in 2002 and beyond."

Authentica's highlights for 2001 include:

-- Strong revenue growth with new and expanded deployments of Authentica's
software at organizations including Bank of America, Corning, Ford Motor
Company, KPMG Consulting, Maersk, Microsoft, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital,
Peregrine Systems, TRW, United Healthcare, and leading government intelligence
agencies.

-- Acquisition of SHYM Technology of Needham, Mass., giving Authentica
additional secure messaging technology, significant working capital, and key
personnel.

-- Expansion of strategic alliances including Baltimore, Capital IQ,
ClearSwift, Digital Paper, EFI, eRoom, FileNET, Forward Advantage, Integrated
Development Enterprise (IDe), and TOWER Technology.

-- U.S. patent issued for Authentica's Active Rights Management architecture,
the foundation for Authentica's product suite.

-- Introduction of new products including NetRecall for Web content and
MailRecall Gateway for automatic protection of enterprise e-mail, as well as
enhancements to the MailRecall and PageRecall solutions.

-- Industry accolades for Authentica's product suite including CAP Ventures No.
1 Pick, SC Magazine Pick of 2001, and Seybold Editors' HotPicks List.

According to IDC, the worldwide market for digital rights management (DRM) software is expected to reach more than $3.5 billion in revenue by 2005. "Authentica has enjoyed a successful year and is well positioned in providing digital rights management for business content," said Joshua Duhl, contributing analyst, Content and Retrieval Technologies Group, at IDC. "Authentica's active key management for controlling and managing access to content is a critical differentiator, as is the ability to handle a wide range of electronic communication types including e-mail, documents and Web content."

Authentica's family of digital information security solutions includes PageRecall for electronic documents, MailRecall and MailRecall Gateway for e-mail, and NetRecall for Web content. Powered by its ARM architecture, Authentica's product suite lets users dynamically create and manage access and usage policies for content that determine expiration dates, authentication, printing privileges and forwarding rights. Users can change policies and recall or expire content at any time, even after delivery. As an integrated solution, Authentica's family is scalable, easy to use and simple for IT to deploy and administer across the enterprise.

About Authentica

Headquartered in Waltham, MA, Authentica, Inc. is a leading provider of digital rights management software that lets businesses and organizations protect intellectual property and sensitive information throughout its lifecycle. Based on the company's patented Active Rights Management(TM) (ARM) technology, Authentica's suite of enterprise-ready products -- MailRecall(TM), PageRecall(TM) and NetRecall(TM) -- lets users dynamically control and manage their recipients' "use rights" to information including the rights to view, print, copy, and forward information, no matter where it is located. Authentica provides its product suite to the manufacturing, technology, healthcare, financial and legal industries as well as government intelligence agencies. Authentica investors include 3i Technology, AXENT/Symantec, Canaan Partners, Greylock, Intel 64 Fund, JP Morgan, North Bridge, Norwest Venture Partners, and Venrock. For additional information, please visit www.authentica.com or contact us at 781/487-2600.

Active Rights Management, MailRecall, PageRecall, and NetRecall are trademarks, and Authentica and SHYM are registered trademarks of Authentica, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective companies.