CenturionSoft Announces Release of Steganos Security Suite.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1999--

Full-Featured Software Suite Includes Award-Winning

Encryption Software Plus Advanced Security Tools for Anyone

Concerned with Protecting Privacy and Important Documents

Software marketer CenturionSoft today announced the release of Steganos Security Suite, the most complete suite of tools available for protecting one's privacy and securing computer files and folders.

Sophisticated enough for high-security environments yet easy enough for anyone to use, Steganos Security Suite encrypts and hides sensitive or personal files, manages passwords/PINs/access codes, and irrevocably destroys documents, all in a Windows-integrated, user friendly interface.

Steganos Security Suite has already received a five star rating from ZDNet, the highly regarded technology industry website. The suite employs an enhanced version of the same award-winning technology found in the Steganos 1.5 utility, which encrypts data, then hides it within other existing files such as graphics, sound, text, or HTML files. The new suite goes much further, and includes the following high-security features:

-    128-bit encryption for all data

-    The Steganos Safe, a drive-within-a-drive that lets users drag
     and drop any files and folders, then make the drive invisible
     with the click of a button

-    Password Management, which encrypts and saves all passwords in
     one secured file, thus allowing users to remember only one
     "master" password.

-    TrustLink 3D, to speed up the access to encrypted information
     (access a file, and you automatically gain access to all files
     that are linked to it)

-    SysLock, which locks and password-protects a PC with the press of
     a hotkey

-    Shredder, to completely destroy, rather than simply delete,
     unwanted files

-    Zero Emission Pad. Amazingly, intelligence sources can actually
     "read" your computer screen from substantial distances by
     capturing the screen's compromising rays. The Zero Emission Pad
     diffuses these rays, making infiltration impossible.

"Today, even the casual computer user needs to be concerned about personal security and privacy. For many professionals, it's a requirement," said Jim Tyer, President of CenturionSoft. "There are so many reasons to keep sensitive data secure on one's computer-hackers and thieves are only the beginning."

"Unprotected passwords and credit card numbers can be taken in an instant, by even relatively unsophisticated intruders. Lawyers, journalists, government employees and corporate executives need to be especially concerned about data theft. And if a laptop, diskette, or portable media device is lost or stolen, any data on those devices are open game unless they are encrypted," said Tyer.

Steganos Security Suite's new features make it both easy to use and uniquely powerful. A new user interface gives access to all applications in the suite from one location. The full integration with Windows allows, for instance, to click on a file or folder and instantly secure it in the Steganos Safe packages.

Internet users will find Steganos Security Suite a must in managing all of the user names and passwords that are needed to access many of their favorite web sites: online banking, web-based e-mail, Internet stores, etc. All passwords are centrally located for easy and immediate access through one "master" password.

The suite's Steganography technology allows users to even hide a document within another file (typically a photo or graphics file). Unlike earlier versions of the technology, this new iteration of Steganos will automatically search for a carrier file with the right properties for hosting the encrypted data. If the user prefers, he or she may choose a carrier file instead.

Steganos Security Suite and Steganos encryption software are recognized around the world for their excellent features and security algorithms. ZDNet has rated Steganos Security Suite five stars, its highest rating, calling the suite "a powerful set of security utilities...(with an) impressive encryption program." PC Home called it "an essential buy", while PC Pro said Steganos is "a surprisingly efficient product that provides unbreakable security." CD-ROM magazine (Germany) rated it six out of six stars, saying Steganos is "simple to use and fast...(it) can be recommended without doubt." According to Computer Shopper magazine (UK), "Steganos makes everything else you have seen on the encryption front rather obsolete."

Steganos Security Suite carries an MSRP of $59.95 (US), and is now shipping; a user upgrade from Steganos 1.5 is available for $29.95. A free Steganos Decrypter download utility is available from www.centurionsoft.com, which facilitates file exchanges with people who do not own the full version of the software, as is a free 30-day trial version of the suite.

CenturionSoft is a Washington, DC-based software company that specializes in Windows utilities for productivity and security. It markets a number of leading products including: Mercury Mobile(TM), which lets users listen to their email messages over the phone; The Millennium Toolkit, a complete suite of utilities to address the Y2K problem; Steganos(TM), a personal privacy protector, and SAFtyLatch(TM), a voice-activated, advanced security utility. For more information, contact CenturionSoft at 202-293-5151, or visit www.centurionsoft.com.