DASCOM Names Bob Blakley Chief Scientist; Leading Industry Security Architect Moves from IBM to Authorization Experts.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999--DASCOM, the Authorization Authority(TM), today announced the appointment of Bob Blakley as Chief Scientist.

Blakley will provide strategic vision and direction as DASCOM continues to assume leadership in the growing market for authorization technologies. Blakley, a highly respected industry figure, brings a wealth of experience to DASCOM.

He has been involved in the computer security industry since 1979, the last 9 years at IBM, where he served as Lead Security Architect. He has authored multiple papers on cryptography, secret-sharing schemes, access control, and other aspects of computer security, and he holds 8 patents on security-related technologies.

At IBM, Blakley was responsible for security architecture and design for an extensive list of IBM products. He has also been actively involved in standards development, most recently at The Open Group and the Object Management Group (OMG). Blakley was the original editor of The Open Group PKI Working Group's "Architecture for Public Key Infrastructure" document, and he co-edited the CORBA Security Specifications adopted by the OMG in 1996. Blakley also co-chaired the ACM New Security Paradigms Workshop in 1997 and 1998.

"I am very pleased to welcome Bob to DASCOM," said James Curtin, DASCOM President and CEO. "His extensive experience in examining security problems on an enterprise scale will be an asset as we move forward with more and more large enterprise accounts this year. His involvement with customers, industry consortia, and analysts give him an important perspective on security issues."

"Bob Blakley has been a significant influence in the security field for over a decade," said Greg Clark, DASCOM CTO and Founder. "His insight will greatly benefit DASCOM -- I look forward to the experience and expertise he brings to the company and to adding his insight to our collective vision of being the Authorization Authority(TM) for the enterprise."

About IntraVerse

IntraVerse(TM) is the complete authorization solution for corporate Web, CORBA, client/server, and legacy applications. IntraVerse authorization gives an organization the ability to provide users the information they require.

Other products in the IntraVerse suite include the IntraVerse AuthAPI(TM), which allows users to build IntraVerse-grade authorization directly into their applications, and IntraVerse Manager 2.0 which provides an easy-to-use environment for managing corporate network infrastructure.

About DASCOM

DASCOM is a leading provider of scalable Intranet security solutions that secure and manage the enterprise network. DASCOM pioneered the term Network Security Management as an essential market/architectural space for the Fortune 1000.

For more information about DASCOM, please visit the web site at www.dascom.com.

The company is based in Santa Cruz, with international offices in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and the UK.

Note to Editors: IntraVerse, WebSEAL, NetSEAL, NetSEAT, AuthAPI , IntraVerse Manager, and The Authorization Authority are trademarks or registered trademarks of DASCOM, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are acknowledged.