Discretix to Collaborate in the Development of Mobile Security Solutions with Texas Instruments.

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SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2004

Discretix Solution Provides a Secure Operating Environment for

Cryptographic Tools, Extends Capability to Applications and Protocols

Discretix Inc., announced today that it will work with Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) to develop security solutions for wireless platforms. The collaboration with Discretix is part of TI's overall strategy to address growing security concerns among service providers, consumers and wireless original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

Increasingly, service providers are demanding that terminal suppliers manufacture mobile phones with strong International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) protection and the implementation of SIMlock. As phone theft has become a growing industry problem, secure information store and protecting a phone's identity has become even more critical. TI is leading the market in addressing this need with a silicon-based security solution.

Applying its understanding of the embedded environment and the resource limitations of mobile devices, Discretix will develop security protocols, infrastructure software and applications for TI's OMAP(TM) platform and family of TCS Chipsets. Based on Discretix's field-proven CryptoCell technology, these software components will provide a secure environment in which TI's silicon-based security solution can operate, and extend that capability to security protocols and applications.

Discretix is a leading provider of embedded security solutions for mobile devices, smart cards and mass storage cards. Discretix's CryptoCell technology, currently in its fourth release, is a set of building blocks for device and network security. CryptoCell is an enabling technology for emerging revenue-generating mobile applications such as Digital Rights Management (DRM), over the air device management (trusted software upgrades and extensions), VPN, secure data storage, and mobile commerce. CryptoCell is also used as a mechanism for preventing IMEI reprogramming, enabling handsets to be reliably disabled, thus eliminating a major driver of handset theft and billing fraud.

"Discretix has a solid track record for delivering state-of-the-art embedded security solutions. We see TI's cooperation with Discretix as a logical step in extending the capability of the TI OMAP platform and family of TCS chipsets to offer the type of security solutions demanded by the market," said Paul Werp, worldwide marketing director for TI's OMAP Platform.

Commenting on the collaboration with TI, Gal Salomon, CEO of Discretix said, "Security is a key enabler for many new applications, and our cooperation with TI is a further step in bringing robust security solutions to all stakeholders in the mobile market."

About Discretix

Discretix is a leading provider of security solutions for resource constrained environments such as mobile handsets, SmartPhones, PDAs, smartcards, storage cards, and WLAN devices. Discretix provides a multi-layered security architecture including hardware, firmware and software. Discretix's flexible and modular solutions utilise the company's robust, high performance and cost effective cryptographic building blocks.

About CryptoCell

Discretix's CryptoCell is the industry leading solution for securing mobile handsets. It is a multi-layered solution with the hardware IP Core layer ensuring robust, high-end security while maintaining cost-effective design with minimum gate-count and unparalleled performance. The CryptoCell firmware layer ensures smooth operation and easy integration. Its building block design enables customers to choose the solution they need without unnecessary extras.

CryptoCell provides all major standard bulk encryption, hashing and PKI algorithms as well as implementations for secure storage. These components provide the foundation for security enablers such as WTLS, PKCS#11 and certificate handling and applications such as VPN client, DRM agent, etc.