Covalent Technologies Introduces New Server Products for Apache.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001

New Server Products Combine Streamlined Installation With

Comprehensive Security, Commerce and Management Solutions for Apache

At the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, Covalent, the leader in products and services for open-source Apache Web server, today unveiled new server products delivering the industry's most comprehensive security, commerce and management solutions for Apache, the world's most widely used Web server. This announcement supplements Covalent's announcement of its series B funding round (see corresponding announcement released today) and delivers increased ease of installation and management to Covalent's enterprise customers. These new software products are available today at www.covalent.net.

The company's new server products include Covalent Secure Server, Covalent Commerce Server and Covalent Managed Server. The new products combine Covalent's existing graphical installation products with Covalent's Apache add-on modules to shorten installation time considerably. Instead of installing multiple modules that can take many days to get working, customers will now be able to purchase the products as fully integrated, fully functioning bundles. This will eliminate time-intensive installation steps and will streamline management and support for a company's entire Apache infrastructure.

-- Covalent Secure Server is the only comprehensive security solution available
for Apache. The Covalent Secure Server offers full-strength, 128-bit Secure
Sockets Layers (SSL) encryption, advanced intrusion detection, virus scanning,
and an easy to use graphical interface. Covalent Secure Server prevents
unwanted hackers from modifying Web sites, stops the proliferation of viruses
from Web sites and allows customers to respond to denial of service attacks
before they incapacitate their Web sites.

-- Covalent Commerce Server provides a generic API for most credit card
clearinghouses, enabling customers to quickly and easily enable their Web site
for e-commerce. The product also includes commercial grade SSL support.

-- Covalent Managed Server provides rapid provisioning and easy management of
Apache Web server infrastructure. The Covalent Managed Server offers a uniform
environment to install and support PHP, Perl, Java, DAV or SSL. In addition,
the Covalent Managed Server includes SNMP instrumentation for advanced
monitoring and configuration through a range of pre-certified management
frameworks such as HP Openview, CA Unicenter and others.

For companies not wishing to purchase bundled solutions, Covalent provides all the functionality contained in the servers on a modular basis. These products include Covalent SSL, Covalent Antivirus, Covalent Intrusion Detection, Covalent SNMP, and Covalent Credator. The company is committed to providing customers with a broad range of choices to fit their specific needs.

About Covalent Technologies, Inc.

Covalent was founded in 1998 by Randy Terbush, one of the eight developers who created the Apache Web Server. Today Covalent is the leader in products and services for Apache. Through Covalent, Apache users receive all the flexibility and benefits of open-source, with the support and reliability of a commercial enterprise fully dedicated to Apache. Funded by leading venture capital investors including Sequoia Capital, Covalent is the only company offering "enterprise-ready" support of Apache. Companies such as Lucent Technologies, Dow Jones and others depend on Covalent for their Apache Web Server infrastructure. More information about the company can be found at www.covalent.net.

Note to Editors: All Covalent product names are trademarks of Covalent Technologies. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.