Authentica Secure Gateway to be Unveiled At MEC 2002.

Business Editors & Technology Writers

MEC 2002

ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002

New Enterprise E-mail Security Software Automatically and

Transparently Protects Outgoing Business E-mail Based

On Corporate Policies

Authentica, Inc., the premier provider of content security software for protecting corporate intellectual property and confidential business information, today announced Authentica(R) Secure Gateway, its new enterprise e-mail security software, at MEC 2002 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim Calif., October 7-11, 2002, Booth 658.

Authentica Secure Gateway allows organizations to systematically protect all outgoing messages without any changes to their internal e-mail workflow or extra steps or training for users. It is the first e-mail security software that combines easy-to-use e-mail encryption with a universal interface to all leading content scanning products, including those from TrendMicro, SurfControl, MailMarshall, Tumbleweed and Clearswift MIMEsweeper. It gives corporations who have standardized on Microsoft Exchange the ability to secure e-mail in line with content filtering policies. There are no special software requirements for senders or recipients and Authentica Secure Gateway can securely deliver any file format.

The healthcare and financial services markets both demonstrate the critical need for Authentica Secure Gateway. In each market, government regulations mandate the protection of personal information transmitted over the Internet. E-mail is the most common way that organizations deliver this information, yet few have adequately addressed ways of ensuring that this information remains private. Authentica Secure Gateway provides an interface to any content scanning product so that confidential information can be automatically scanned, encrypted and protected in one seamless process, without user involvement. Organizations no longer need to rely on individual users to protect outgoing e-mail.

Authentica Secure Gateway provides companies with flexible secure messaging options including:

- Secure Content: Provides lifecycle protection of e-mail (both during and after delivery), and governs expiration and whether the recipient can print, forward, or copy the message.

- Secure Delivery: Offers point-to-point security - combines encryption, strong authentication and guaranteed delivery receipts.

"Our work with customers in healthcare and financial services has taught us a lot about the need for many different methods of providing security for messages and documents. With the introduction of Authentica Secure Gateway we're offering organizations a powerful product to protect their private information and intellectual property communicated through e-mail," said Jim Hickey, vice president of marketing for Authentica. "It easily allows companies to exercise greater control over the distribution, expiration and use of messages and attachments. With our ability to support all of the major content filtering engines we help companies do two keys things: systematically control the information that is sent through their e-mail systems; and control where messages go and what happens to them after they are sent."

"Authentica provides an e-mail security solution that is easily integrated with Exchange 2000 environments," said Chris Baker, group product manager for Exchange at Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft is pleased to be working with Authentica to offer enterprises a way to extend the Exchange platform."

Authentica Secure Gateway is an extension of Authentica's information security suite that includes:

- PageRecall(TM), NetRecall(TM)and MailRecall(TM): products that

protect information persistently even after its downloaded,

allowing full control over distribution, printing, expiration

and revocation (or "recall") of information.

- Authentica Content Security Server: an easy-to-use and

easy-to-deploy enterprise application for securely delivering

or persistently protecting documents and large files, whether

they are shared internally or between companies. It provides

both Secure Delivery for point-to-point file security, and

Secure Content for continuous protection and lifecycle control

of files after delivery.

Pricing and Availability

Authentica Secure Gateway is available immediately. Pricing starts at $32,500 (USD).

About Authentica

Headquartered in Waltham, MA, Authentica, Inc. is a leading provider of content security software for protecting valuable and confidential information shared within and beyond corporate boundaries. The company's suite of enterprise-ready products combines patented dynamic rights management capabilities with industry standard encryption, authentication and access controls. Designed for a wide range of applications, Authentica's products ensure the most secure delivery of information and provide continuous control over content even after it's delivered to recipients. 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, North Bridge, Norwest Venture Partners, JP Morgan, and Venrock. For additional information, please visit www.authentica.com or contact us at [phone].

Authentica is a registered trademark, and MailRecall, PageRecall, and NetRecall are trademarks of Authentica, Inc. All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.