Corrent Reduces the Time for Integrating Security With Introduction of SSL and IPSec Board Solutions.

Business Editors & Technology Writers

NetWorld+Interop 2002 Las Vegas 

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2002

Secturion(TM) PCI and PMC security processing boards

extend Socket Armor(TM) platform solutions for network and

computer equipment manufacturers

Corrent today announced immediate availability of its new line of security processing cards, expanding its portfolio of security solutions for gigabit-speed Internet communications.

The Secturion 1000 and 1100 are new additions to both its Socket Armor(TM) and Packet Armor(TM) security platforms. Based on Corrent's award winning CR7020 full duplex gigabit-speed security processor, the newly introduced PCI and low-profile PMC form factor security processing boards ease integration and shorten product development time for network and computer equipment manufacturers while offering the highest system level SSL and IPSec performance in the industry.

"As businesses begin to rely on the Internet as an every day tool of survival, secure communications becomes a critical requirement," said Mark Gordon, vice president of marketing at Corrent. "OEMs are constantly looking for options in reducing the security integration time element of their design. Our customers expect us to provide system solutions that not only include high performance silicon, but also board products, reference designs and software drivers and APIs, optimized third party application software and technical design support to meet their aggressive schedules. Secturion security processing boards are just another piece of the Corrent solution. It's one more way to truly add value for our customers."

For both SSL and IPsec, Corrent's security products remove the burden that legacy security solutions impose by offloading the system processor of all IP security-related processing while maintaining network data rates. Providing this network transparency to system developers enables overall higher data throughput and greatly simplifies network system design for secure transactions. The Secturion security processing cards deliver 4400 RSA key decrypts per second (1024-bit modulus with Chinese Remainder Theorem -- CRT) which equates to initiating about 4000 secure sessions per second for Web based applications as well as initiating as many as 3400 secure tunnels for VPN solutions. A secure session is the fundamental connection (using SSL) between two end points for enabling e-commerce transactions over the Internet. A VPN tunnel is the fundamental connection (using IPsec) between two users for establishing secure communications over a public network.

The Secturion-1000P and Secturion-1000S security processing cards are standard half-size PCI based solutions and are currently available for sampling with production quantities available later in the quarter. The Secturion-1100P and Secturion-1100S security processing cards are PMC based solutions and are currently available for sampling with production quantities available in Q3'02. Pricing for all four cards ranges from $650-$950 in volume quantities. Each card includes fully integrated hardware and software development platforms that are available to OEMs for use in custom designs.

"By offering PCI and PMC standard board security solutions in addition to reference development platforms, Corrent is providing OEMs with the flexibility they need to quickly develop optical speed networking equipment," said Eric Mantion, senior analyst at In-Stat/MDR. "PMC solutions are finding their way into non-traditional PC and server form factors such as network appliances, dense serve platforms and other embedded equipment, creating additional opportunities for market growth."

To learn more about Corrent's SSL and IPsec security accelerator board families, visit booth #3349 at Networld + Interop or www.corrent.com.

About Corrent Corporation

Corrent Corporation is a semiconductor company providing high-performance Internet silicon and system solutions for both public and private IP networks. Corrent's modular architecture performs encryption at the fastest data rates in the industry -- doubling the performance of existing solutions. With three products in the market currently, Corrent delivers complete sub-system solutions to network OEM providing ease of integration and time-to-market advantages. A recent winner of Microprocessor Report's Security Processor of the Year Award for 2001, Corrent's products are designed for use in networking infrastructure equipment such as routers, switches, Web servers, access concentrators, and dedicated IP-services systems. For more information visit www.corrent.com.