CyberKey's R3technology Allows Users to Revise and Renew the Functionality of Their CyberKeys Via the Internet.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ST. GEORGE, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003 CyberKey (Pink Sheets:CYKY): -- CyberKey's R3technology(TM), Dynamic Block Management, FlashDRM(TM), and vertical market focus are each critical parts of the company's market differentiation strategy among USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. manufacturers known as the KeyStone key·stone n. 1. Architecture The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together. Also called headstone. 2. The central supporting element of a whole. Initiative(TM) CyberKey(TM) (Pink Sheets:CYKY) today unveiled its R3technology(TM) which allows users to remotely revise and renew the functionality of USB drives A flash memory card that plugs into the computer's USB port. Small enough to hook onto a keychain, it emulates a small disk drive and allows data to be easily transferred from one machine to another. known as CyberKeys via the Internet. CyberKeys are Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB) storage devices commonly categorized cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat as USB drives that can be connected to personal computers or other electronics devices with a USB port A USB socket on a computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged. See USB. . Such CyberKeys are roughly the size of an adult's "pinky" finger and range in storage capacities from 16MB to 1GB of solid-state flash memory. "CyberKey's new patent-pending R3technology makes it possible for the first time for individuals to have the latest and greatest functionality on a USB drive," said Jim Plant, president and chief executive officer of CyberKey. "As a result, the risk of having outmoded out·mod·ed adj. 1. Not in fashion; unfashionable: outmoded attire; outmoded ideas. 2. No longer usable or practical; obsolete: outmoded machinery. or outdated capabilities on a CyberKey USB drive just vanished." R3technology takes its name from the term "remote revision & renewal." All CyberKeys are shipped with R3technology pre-installed on the devices. Utilizing CyberKey's R3technology requires a one-time declaration of the user's preference for automated or manual functionality updates, which is done while a CyberKey is attached to a personal computer or other electronic device connected to the Internet. Thereafter, anytime that specific CyberKey is connected to the Internet, functional updates will either occur automatically or can occur manually, depending upon user preference. CyberKey's KeyStone Manifesto MANIFESTO. A solemn declaration, by the constituted authorities of a nation, which contains the reasons for its public acts towards another. 2. On the declaration of war, a manifesto is usually issued in which the nation declaring the war, states the reasons (TM) According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. CyberKey's Jim Plant, success in the USB drive marketplace will only come for those companies able to avoid commodity status. "The biggest challenge faced by any company entering the data storage or memory device industries is how to avoid becoming a manufacturer of a commodity product," Plant said. "History has shown us that data storage and memory prices tend to move towards zero very quickly, meaning that only the very largest companies can make any money building such products, and even then, the margins are often razor thin. "Our research suggests that the dozens of USB drive manufacturers on the market today are all providing essentially the same products -- a Flash memory device that plugs into a USB port to offer portable data storage capabilities. All companies except one: CyberKey. "We refuse to play in a commodity marketplace because to do so is insane INSANE. One deprived of the use of reason, after he has arrived at the age when he ought to have it, either by a natural defect or by accident. Domat, Lois Civ. Lib. prel. tit. 2, s. 1, n. 11. . Rather, we have created three unique USB drive technologies which we believe that when folded into our vertical market focus create unbeatable value-added and profitable opportunities for our partners. We call this the KeyStone Initiative." Based upon its KeyStone Manifesto(TM) (see http://www.cyberkeycorp.com/about/technology.htm), CyberKey's KeyStone Initiative is presently supported by four major points: -- R3technology, which allows remote revisions and updates of CyberKey functionality; -- Dynamic Block Management, which allows CyberKeys to automatically detect and "map around" bad or marginal flash memory data storage blocks; -- FlashDRM(TM), CyberKey's Digital Rights Management technology which provides the ability to encrypt See encryption. digital content on a USB device so the applications or media cannot be illegally copied or stolen off that device; and -- CyberKey's focus on vertical markets, initially the automotive, education, entertainment, finance, and medical industries. "No other company has assembled the types of technologies that we have that deliver the unique capabilities to the marketplace that CyberKey has," Plant said. "We encrypt digital content so it cannot be stolen off a USB drive; no other company does this. We automatically prevent data from being stored in bad Flash memory blocks on a USB drive; no other company does this. We allow remote updates and revisions of USB drive functionality; no other company does this. We are also focused on delivering complete solutions to vertical market partners and end-users; no other company has done this either. These four reasons alone give me great hope for the success of CyberKey and its partners." The terms KeyStone Initiative and KeyStone Manifesto take their name from the word "keystone" which is defined as the topmost stone in an arch that holds other stones in an arch in place. About CyberKey Based in St. George, Utah St. George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Utah, and the county seat of Washington County, Utah.GR6 It is the principal city of and is included in the St. George, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. , CyberKey Corporation partners with industry leaders to market USB drive solutions to vertical markets, such as the automotive, education, entertainment, finance, and medical arenas. CyberKey technologies allow users to easily and securely transport and utilize large amounts of electronic data and the attendant software applications from one electronic device to another by utilizing Universal Serial Bus (USB) drives, addressing serious issues of data portability and accessibility in the process while creating new market opportunities at the same time. For more information, visit CyberKey's Web site at www.cyberkeycorp.com. 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Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the maturing of historical business, the companies' abilities to generate significant revenues from new business initiatives, Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. risks, and other risks detailed in the companies' periodic report filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the companies' undertake no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release. |
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