CipherTrust, Selected by AlwaysOn as AO100 Private Company Award Winner; Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology.

ATLANTA -- CipherTrust, Inc., the global market leader in messaging security, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. CipherTrust was handpicked by the AlwaysOn editorial panel based on a set of five criteria - technology innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation. E[acute accent]CipherTrust and the AO100 will be honored as part of the AO2006: Stanford Summit, July 25-27, at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California. It will bring together successful entrepreneurs, business and political thought leaders, and top venture capitalists to spot trends and spark new ideas and initiatives. E[acute accent]The AO100 was selected from over 1,000 companies, peer-nominated by leading venture capitalists, investment bankers and industry analysts. The AO100 consists of private companies at all stages of development, from early to late stage. E[acute accent]"The AO100 companies are driving the next wave of innovative technologies that are disrupting the old guard and shaping the new media landscape," said Tony Perkins, founder of AlwaysOn. "As ever, we were inundated with nominations from leading companies, and it's heartening to know that tomorrow's thought leaders and technology visionaries are already out there. My congratulations to each AO100 winner - these are the companies which we predict will have the greatest market traction, strongest innovation and most game-changing approaches this year." E[acute accent]"To be selected by AlwaysOn for the second consecutive year as one of the top 100 private companies is a significant honor for CipherTrust," said Jay Chaudhry, CEO, chairman and founder of CipherTrust. "CipherTrust continuously works to provide comprehensive messaging security solutions to companies of all sizes, as well as promote awareness and education through our research and work with government and law enforcement agencies throughout the world. This award further validates our leadership in this rapidly evolving industry." E[acute accent]CipherTrust's selection as one of AO's Top 100 Private Companies is the latest in an extensive list of accolades for the Company and its security products, including:

E[acute accent]--CMP VarBusiness Top 100 Channel Executives and Five-Star Partner Program awards

E[acute accent]--SC Magazine Excellence Award for Best Security Solution for Healthcare

E[acute accent]--Information Security/SearchSecurity.com's 2006 Product of the Year in e-mail security

E[acute accent]--SearchExchange.com's 2005 Product of the Year in messaging security

E[acute accent]--PC Magazine's Best of the Year 2005 in security

E[acute accent]--secureGOV 2005 Best Solution Provider

E[acute accent]--Network World "Clear Choice" best all-around e-mail encryption solution

E[acute accent]--Information Security best e-mail security appliance 

E[acute accent]--PC Magazine "Editor's Choice" for e-mail security appliances

E[acute accent]A full list of all the AO100 companies can be found on the AlwaysOn website at: http://stanfordsummit.goingon.com/permalink/post/866

E[acute accent]About CipherTrust, Inc.

E[acute accent]CipherTrust, Inc., the global market leader in messaging security, provides innovative layered security solutions to stop inbound messaging threats such as spam, viruses, intrusions and phishing, and protect against outbound policy and compliance violations. CipherTrust's integrated best-of-breed capabilities deliver maximum availability and unmatched security, effectiveness and enterprise manageability across multiple messaging protocols including e-mail and instant messaging. Recognized by IDC as the market leader for secure content management appliances, CipherTrust protects the messaging infrastructure of more enterprises than any other vendor, including more than one-third of the Fortune 500. CipherTrust is backed by top-tier investors including Battery Ventures and Greylock Partners. For more information about CipherTrust, please visit www.ciphertrust.com or call 877-448-8625.

E[acute accent]About AlwaysOn

E[acute accent]ALWAYSON is transforming the communication business with its online blogging network; establishing it as a leader in the open media revolution. Borrowing on the underground blogging and social networking traditions, ALWAYSON (www.alwayson-network.com) was launched in 2003. Today, ALWAYSON'S annual Summit @ Stanford and OnHollywood events, print "blogozine" and online services encourage direct collaboration between the global thought leaders and technology insiders whose ideas and innovations are shaping the always-on world. E[acute accent]ALWAYSON, LLC, is a privately held and virtually headquartered company born out of the heart of Silicon Valley. E[acute accent]The following are either trademarks or registered trademarks of CipherTrust, Inc. in the United States or other countries or both: CipherTrust, IronMail, TrustedSource, Other company, product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.