DICA Joins Forces with Resellers To Introduce Internet Security Solutions to South America; DICA Adds Seven Resellers to the South American Market.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CARACAS, Venezuela--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2000

Berlin-based E-Security specialist DICA Technologies has announced that DICA Technologies, S.A. has joined with seven regional resellers to offer DICA's market-leading Internet security appliances to customers in South America. The seven resellers are: Oficina Tecnica DKP, Cecacom 2000, ELCA Telecom, Telebureau, Nodos, Polytrade and Ingedigit. "These companies have been chosen because of their technical expertise that is essential to support a strong reseller base in South America as well as to sell directly to end-user customers," said Guillermo Gomez, Managing Director of DICA Technologies S.A. "We see these resellers as partners who will significantly move DICA's products forward in Latin America," he said.

DICA Technologies' products include the NetPilot Secure Server Appliance and the ScryptGuard Internet Security Appliance.

DICA's NetPilot secure server appliance is an easy way to bring e-business capabilities to a small or medium-sized enterprise including Internet access to every LAN-based PC user. It not only makes the Internet and e-mail cost-effective, accessible and controllable, but also provides advanced firewall facilities to guarantee network security and web `boundary caching' for fast response. NetPilot controls and monitors web browsing so that employees are encouraged to use the resource responsibly. Web, print and file serving are also included.

The new ScryptGuard Internet security appliance is a simple to install, completely transparent e-mail encryption device that ensures all e-mail traffic can travel over the Internet in completely anonymous encrypted form. It is an ideal solution for protecting vital business communications carried by e-mail.

DICA also supplies a range of BlueCrypt line encryptors used to protect voice, video and data transmissions carried by ISDN lines as well as a variety of multiplexers, range extenders and converters.

DICA's family of Internet security products ensures fully secure communication at any point across a network. NetPilot has a Checkmark-accredited firewall to protect LAN information and also offers IPSec-based VPN connectivity to ensure secure transmissions between an organization's branches and remote users. ScryptGuard's encryption technology, called D/SM, ensures end-to-end e-mail security.

Both appliances are easy to install and maintain so companies do not require IT expertise in order to enjoy the benefits of secure Internet communications and access.

About DICA Technologies:

E-security specialist DICA Technologies produces innovative solutions for protecting voice, video, and data communications carried by the Internet and ISDN. These solutions, supported by more than 150 DICA employees worldwide, provide simple yet highly effective security for such customers as Deutsche Telekom, British Telecom, Telefonica de Argentina, British Petroleum (BP), Citibank Corp., DaimlerChrysler, and the United Nations. The company's headquarters are based in Berlin, Germany, while subsidiaries are maintained in North America, South America, the United Kingdom and Australia. For more information, visit the Company's web site at www.dica.de.