CRYPTOCard's 'Follow-Me Computing' Technology Now Available Through Tech Data.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2004

CRYPTOCard (www.cryptocard.com), an innovative leader in authentication technology, today announced that in response to the growth in campus-based environments in such verticals as healthcare, government, financial services, and education, Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS:TECD), a leading worldwide provider of IT products, logistics management, and other value-added services, will be offering its customers CRYPTOCard's newly-developed CRYPTO-Server 6.1 authentication technology to make it simple for users to gain single sign-on access to a previously-started remote session at exactly the point at which it had been terminated - from any available computer.

Developed in response to customer feedback requesting a simple and secure way for users to access work from any computer within a campus environment, CRYPTO-Server 6.1, which includes the innovative "Follow-Me Computing" functionality, enables a server-based computing (Citrix MetaFrame or Microsoft Terminal Services) user to simply insert their CRYPTOCard multi-function smart card or UB-1 USB dongle token, and enter their PIN, to start a remote single sign-on session. Then, after logging off by simply removing their authentication device, the user is free to reinsert their smart card or USB dongle token and enter their PIN at any other thick-client or thin-client terminal to resume the same session at exactly the point at which it was suspended (e.g. Cell D3, in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). The system can also be set by the administrator to lock the machine rather than simply logging off the user.

"CRYPTOCard's CRYPTO-Server technology offers resellers an effective and efficient security solution for campus-style computer environments," said Pete Peterson, Tech Data's vice president of Software & Systems Product Marketing. "CRYPTOCard technology will enable resellers to capitalize on the growing security awareness among these markets in order to maximize high-value sales and support services."

By simply coupling "Follow-Me Computing" with the door access capability (HID or Mifare) of CRYPTOCard's multi-function smart card users log off after every session in order to be able to travel around the campus - eliminating the considerable security risk associated with users leaving a computer logged on - particularly in the healthcare, government, and financial services sectors. Alternatively, CRYPTOCard's newly-developed USB dongle token, that plugs straight into a computer's USB port, enables Tech Data customers to provide users with smart card-like ease of use without having to purchase smart card readers.

"An organization cannot guarantee system security if it cannot identify each individual user and ensure that they log-off when they have finished their work," commented Steve Noyes, Director - Information and Communication Technology, Mount Sinai Hospital. "CRYPTO-Server 6.1's unique 'Follow-Me Computing' functionality makes it easy for incredibly-busy medical staff to log-on, log-off, and have their applications (e.g. Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel) follow them around the network," Noyes continued. "Simply stated, this solution provides unmatched functionality and affordability."

"Every organization's security needs are unique," explained Malcolm MacTaggart, President & CEO, CRYPTOCard Corp. "'Follow-Me Computing' makes it easy to address the particular authentication issues faced by increasingly-popular campus-style environments."

CRYPTO-Server 6.1's familiar ATM-style protocol makes it simple to positively authenticate all users attempting to access a VPN or Web-based system by coupling something in the user's possession (a multi-function smart card, USB dongle token, hardware token, or software token), with something they know (their PIN). CRYPTO-Server 6.1 generates a one-time password for every log-on attempt, making stolen passwords/credentials useless to hackers while simultaneously eliminating the need for users to memorize complicated passwords - significantly reducing help-desk costs associated with resetting forgotten passwords, and the obvious security risk associated with users writing down their passwords.

CRYPTO-Admin provides One-PIN-And-You're-In(TM) access to the LAN (using CRYPTO-Logon), VPN (using CRYPTO-VPN), Web (using CRYPTO-Web), and Building access (supporting HID, or Mifare access control systems). Additionally, CRYPTO-Deploy makes it easy for security officers to add or delete a system user in seconds - making it simple to administer large user populations, Extranet partners, or others requiring temporary building or network access.

About CRYPTOCard Corporation

Established in 1989, CRYPTOCard provides cost-effective Secure Password Technology to leading enterprises worldwide in the government, technology, aerospace, financial, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors. CRYPTOCard positively authenticates a user's identity by coupling something in the user's possession (a smart card, hardware token, or software token), with something the user knows (their PIN), and provides centralized authentication for all physical and network access regardless of network infrastructure or user location. CRYPTOCard's partners include Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL), Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), Check Point (Nasdaq:CHKP), Citrix (Nasdaq:CTXS), Entrust (Nasdaq:ENTU), Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW), and Macromedia (Nasdaq:MACR). For additional information on CRYPTOCard, please visit www.cryptocard.com.

About Tech Data Corporation

Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS:TECD), founded in 1974, is a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services. Ranked 111th on the Fortune 500, the company and its subsidiaries serve more than 90,000 technology resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Tech Data's extensive service offering includes pre- and post-sale training and technical support, financing options and configuration services as well as a full range of award-winning electronic commerce solutions. The company generated sales of $17.4 billion for its most recent fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2004.

CRYPTOCard, CRYPTOAdmin, CRYPTO-Deploy, and CRYPTO-Logon are trademarks of CRYPTOCard Corporation. Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Tech Data and the Tech Data logo are registered trademarks of Tech Data Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (C) (2004) Tech Data Corporation. All rights reserved.