CopyTele Cryptele USS-900 Provides Encryption To Secure Transmissions Via Mobile Satellite Communication Terminals.

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MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2000

Voice, Fax, and Data Encryption From Any Location, Priced for Commercial Market

CopyTele, Inc., a developer and provider of multi-functional telecommunications and encryption products, announced that its Cryptele(tm) USS-900 offers encryption functionality for satellite communication terminals for voice, fax and data transmissions.

"It's a function that our customers and resellers have been asking for," said Frank W. Trischetta, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales for CopyTele. "The USS-900's compatibility with satellite terminals provides secure transmissions beyond the reach of conventional communications and is another reflection of its strength as a total encryption solution."

According to Trischetta, CopyTele plans to announce in the near future the introduction of a host of other products including PCMCIA cards for laptop computers.

Continuing a family of products under the brand name Cryptele(tm), CopyTele's USS-900 hardware solution links the high grade strength of the CITADEL(tm) CCX encryption chip from Harris Corporation with CopyTele's unique technology for combining multiple communication data streams into a single-button system that is totally transparent to the user. The least expensive hardware encryption product for the commercial marketplace, the USS-900 is the first to combine in a single device the capability to encrypt voice, fax, email attachments and data file transfer over ordinary telephone lines or satellite communication terminals -- as well as to secure computer-stored files.

CopyTele has introduced its products to commercial, military and government end users via its direct sales team as well as a network of integrators, value-added resellers (VARs) and dealers.

Additional information on the USS-900 and other CopyTele products is available via the Internet: www.copytele.com. "CopyTele" and "Cryptele" are trademarks of CopyTele, Inc. "Citadel CCX" is a trademark of Harris Corporation.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Statements that are not historical fact may be considered forward-looking statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involve risks and uncertainties. Consequently, actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by those set forth in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, our ability to successfully market the USS-900 and our other encryption products; our continuing ability to purchase the CitadelTM CCX encryption chip from Harris for use in the USS-900 and our other encryption products; our production capabilities and those of our suppliers as required for the production of the USS-900 and our other encryption products; long-term product performance and the capability of our dealers and distributors to adequately service our products; our ability to maintain an acceptable pricing level to end-users for our products; the ability of suppliers to meet our requirements and schedule; our ability to successfully develop our new products under development, particularly our new encryption products; the possible development of competitive products that could render our products obsolete or unmarketable; and other risks as detailed from time-to-time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, unanticipated events, or otherwise.