Communications Security Establishment - CSE - Launches Project Using Texar SecureRealm; Canadian Federal Government Agency to Protect Sensitive Information Using Texar SecureRealms.

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OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2001

Texar Corporation, a developer of security technologies designed to work across the enterprise, web and peer-to-peer (P2P) computing environments, today announced that the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is launching a project using the company's flagship product Texar SecureRealms(TM).

When completed the CSE will use Texar SecureRealms policy-based security authorization solution to protect Web and enterprise resources for access via the Internet. By integrating Texar SecureRealms with existing network security products such as public key infrastructure, CSE will enable sharing and collaboration on sensitive information by implementing clearly defined policies developed by the end user.

"Texar SecureRealms offers a solution that can help the CSE meet its next generation goals for secure information sharing across the extended enterprise and Internet," says Mac MacArthur, Chief Information Officer for the CSE. "Texar SecureRealms provides an intelligent way to manage and measure access to sensitive information. This extra layer can contribute substantially to mitigating the extra risks incurred when communicating sensitive information over the Internet."

Texar SecureRealms is a policy-based security authorization solution that enables secure, real-time information sharing within networks and across the Internet. Texar SecureRealms allows information owners to build policies or rules for selectively and securely sharing that information within a virtual realm. The product's policies are completely programmable, providing infinite flexibility in defining the who, what, where, when and why of information sharing. Policies provide assurance to each organization participating in the virtual realm that their information will only be available to authorized individuals under the conditions they define.

"Our relationship with the CSE is a proof point to validating the strong demand for policy-based authorization solutions existing in the marketplace today," says Robert Courteau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Texar Corporation. "What makes Texar SecureRealms unique is the flexibility and control users have in setting up policies for who has access to data and how it will be used. Our software creates an overall security solution, which incorporates and leverages legacy systems and existing products."

About the Communications Security Establishment (CSE)

For 50 years, CSE has been entrusted with protecting the vital information of the Government of Canada. Recognized for its expertise in Information Technology Security, CSE is a lead agency of the federal government for delivering IT security solutions. CSE is a principal participant in the Information Technology Security program of the Canadian Federal Government. Designed to provide IT Security leadership and protect the Government of Canada's electronic resources, the program partners public-sector organizations with industry to develop Canadian IT Security expertise, solutions, and services. For more information visit www.cse-cst.gc.ca.

About Texar Corporation

Founded in 1998, Texar Corporation is a developer of security technologies designed for the c-commerce industry. Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Texar is a global company employing more than 75 people in its Ottawa facility, as well as sales executives in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park; San Francisco, California; and Toronto, Ontario. Texar builds software that enables organizations to selectively share information with anyone, from anywhere, at any time - securely.

Texar's flagship product, Texar SecureRealms, is a dynamic policy-based authorization solution that enables organizations to selectively and securely share and manipulate information based on their business rules. Texar SecureRealms is differentiated from all other authorization offerings because it provides companies the ability to efficiently write programmable policies that accurately reflect dynamic and complex business decisions and works seamlessly across the enterprise, Web, and peer-to-peer environments. Texar is a private company with headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. For more information, please visit www.texar.com.