CRYPTOCard Advances to Premier Level of Citrix Business Alliance.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2003

CRYPTOCard Makes It Simple To Positively Authenticate Both Local And Remote Users Of Citrix(R) Access Infrastructure Solutions

CRYPTOCard Corp., (www.cryptocard.com), the innovative leader in Secure Password Technology, today announced it has advanced to the Premier level of membership in the Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) Citrix Business Alliance(TM) (CBA). As a CBA Premier member, CRYPTOCard will work with Citrix to provide enhanced application server computing solutions to customers.

"Simply stated, an organization cannot guarantee system security if it cannot authenticate each individual user," explained Malcolm MacTaggart, President & CEO, CRYPTOCard Corp.

"Our collaboration with Citrix further underscores CRYPTOCard's commitment to provide organizations with a simple method to positively authenticate all users attempting to access the network, while simultaneously providing the user with the convenience of an ATM-style protocol."

"One of the key issues in network-based computing today is the growing demand for positive user authentication," said Barry Davis, vice president of Corporate Development for Citrix. "The availability of CRYPTOCard's Secure Password Technology will not only make it simple for Citrix's enterprise customers to enhance local and remote user authentication, but can also help organizations reduce help-desk costs to achieve greater returns on their Citrix investment."

Citrix(R) MetaFrame(R) Secure Access Manager 2.0 natively supports CRYPTOCard's Secure Password Technology to provide users with positively authenticated access to all applications, data sources, documents, and Web content. CRYPTOCard's Secure Password Technology couples something in the user's possession (a smart card, hardware token, or software token), with something the user knows (their PIN), to make it simple for an organization to positively authenticate every user attempting to access the network. During the log-on procedure, CRYPTOCard's CRYPTOAdmin 5.32 authentication server generates a unique and unpredictable one-time 'Secure Password' that is only valid for the current logon attempt, making it useless to hackers, and ensures that a user's PIN is never transmitted over the wire, where it could be vulnerable to 'sniffer' technology.

CA 5.32 provides centralized authentication for all network access regardless of network infrastructure or user location, and eliminates the need for complicated passwords - greatly reducing Help-Desk costs associated with resetting passwords. Additionally, by simplifying the log-on process, Secure Password Technology actually counters the staff resistance often encountered when organizations attempt to implement an additional layer of security, by making it easy for even the least-computer-savvy user to log on to the system - if you can use an ATM card, you can utilize CRYPTOCard technology.

About the Citrix Business Alliance(TM)

The Citrix Business Alliance(TM) (CBA) program is designed to help technology and business partners succeed in the access infrastructure marketplace by creating innovative solutions for the enterprise. CBA members work with Citrix to jointly market, sell and integrate solutions. The multi-tier program, comprising Charter, Premier and Premier Plus levels, provides members with a range of benefits, including access to Citrix(R) MetaFrame(R) Access Suite software for compatibility testing with their solutions, new business opportunities with other Citrix solution providers, joint marketing programs and enhanced technical support.

About CRYPTOCard

Established in 1989, CRYPTOCard provides cost-effective Secure Password Technology to leading enterprises worldwide in the government, technology, aerospace, financial, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors. The CRYPTOCard system positively authenticates a network user's identity by coupling something in the user's possession (a smart card, hardware token, or software token), with something the user knows (a PIN). CRYPTOCard's versatile two-factor authentication technology provides centralized authentication for all network access regardless of network infrastructure or user location, and eliminates the need for complicated passwords - greatly reducing Help-Desk costs associated with resetting. Partners include Citrix, Check Point, Cisco, Microsoft, Entrust, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems. For additional information on CRYPTOCard, visit www.cryptocard.com.

CRYPTOCard, CRYPTOAdmin, CRYPTO-Deploy, and CRYPTO-Logon are trademarks of CRYPTOCard Corporation.

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