Internet Dynamics Inc. Extends Its Lead in Providing a Complete and Integrated Security Solution with an Upgrade of Conclave.

LISLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 1998--

All-In-One Solution Easily Adapts and Expands

to Meet the Evolving Needs of Today's

Diverse and Growing Networks

Internet Dynamics(TM), Inc., the leading provider of a complete and integrated enterprise security solution, announced today the release of Conclave(TM) v. 1.5, designed to provide customers with a solution that is easy to install and deploy and that can grow incrementally with a company's expanding network and unique security needs.

Conclave v. 1.0, which debuted last October and received ICSA firewall certification in February, moved beyond mainstream point-product solutions by integrating all the features essential to intranet/extranet security: firewall technology, authentication, encryption, virus checking, role-based policy management, alerts and logging. With Conclave v. 1.5, Internet Dynamics extends its lead through the addition of expanded remote access options, support for third-party certificates, exportable 128-bit encryption, and installation and setup redesigned to allow staged deployment of security capabilities.

"Internet Dynamics was founded to address cutting-edge security issues of the Internet and to provide one source for seamless, flexible, standards-based solutions to companies seeking to build high-value intranets and extranets," said Pete Selda, President of Internet Dynamics. "We are committed to continuous improvement through ongoing integration of breakthrough technologies and customer-driven features. That's what drove the selection of Conclave v. 1.5 features. We listened to our customers and made a great product even better."

"Information Systems (IS) decision makers charged with finding a solution for safely integrating business partners, suppliers and customers via the Web, will want to look at Internet Dynamics," said Jim Hurley of the Aberdeen Group. "Internet Dynamics' Conclave solution is a good example of what IS decision makers will need in order to confidently and cost-effectively integrate virtual sales and distribution channels with employees, business procedures and an existing IS infrastructure." -0-

Conclave v. 1.5 Features and Benefits

a) NEW! Universal Remote Access Options: In addition to SunScreen(TM) SKIP for authentication and encryption from client desktops, Conclave now includes support for SSL and Microsoft RAS (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, or PPTP, and GRE). With SSL, Web sessions can be authenticated and encrypted with an SSL client certificate via the user's browser. Conclave's unique integration of SSL allows access control policies to be based on the content of client SSL certificates, and supports all modern browsers, such as Netscape 3.0+ and Internet Explorer 3.0+. With PPTP/GRE support, Microsoft Windows 95 and NT users can now log in remotely to their Conclave-protected Intranets through an MS RAS server. With SSL and MS RAS support, every desktop is now Conclave-enabled for remote access -- no special software is required.

b) NEW! Installation by Degree: Companies can install security features in stages, as their needs evolve. Start with a stand-alone firewall, install it in a matter of minutes, and later upgrade to accommodate certificate-based authentication, remote access, and VPN usage. Also contributing to enhanced ease of installation and setup is Conclave's Port Scanner. The Port Scanner discovers resources on the network, reducing data entry by administrators.

c) NEW! Trusted CA Support: Conclave now supports certificates issued by third-party certificate authorities.

d) NEW! Exportable 128-bit Encryption: International users can take advantage of the most advanced encryption technology using Conclave v. 1.5's new key escrow feature.

e) NEW! 30-day Evaluation Software: 30-day evaluation licenses of Conclave are now available and can easily be converted to regular licenses from the Web or over the phone.

f) NEW! Kernel-mode Operation: CPU-intensive operations, such as encryption and IP filtering, now operate within the NT kernel, resulting in a 25% - 50% improvement on large encrypted file transfers.

g) Integration & Standards-Based Security: Conclave is the only solution available on the market that integrates previously disparate security technologies to simultaneously address access control, information privacy, user identification, data integrity, and information management. Conclave is highly scalable, expandable, and is easy to manage. Its adherence to industry standards (Windows NT, IPSec, SKIP, SSL, and X.509) ensures interoperability with other standards-based products.

h) Distributed Policy Management: Policy management in Conclave is distributed in two senses: (1) a distributed database allows all Conclave servers in the enterprise to share a common view of network and security policies; and (2) policy administration can be delegated to resource owners and managers, ensuring administrative scalability. This supports Conclave's "manage anywhere-enforce everywhere" paradigm.

i) VPN: Companies can take advantage of automatic and dynamic tunneling capabilities, surpassing the scalability and manageability of traditional VPNs. Encryption levels are selectively applied by automatically evaluating the sensitivity of resources and the trustworthiness of networks.

j) Remote Access: Mobile users can access information remotely without compromising security.

k) Authentication: Companies can choose which of several authentication methods, either traditional (IP address, authentication token) or modern (X.509 certificate, NT domains, groups, and logins), best fits their organization.

l) Access Control: Companies can provide employees, customers, suppliers, and strategic partners access to the specific information they need through document-level access control.

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"With Conclave, Internet Dynamics Inc. provided New York Life with all the key Intranet/Extranet security technologies we were looking for, including authentication, encryption, access control, digital certificates, and virus protection," said David Klinkman, Systems Engineering Manager at New York Life. "In addition, Conclave's distributed management architecture allows us to expand the use of our Intranet in an efficient and scaleable manner to meet all our business and security goals."

Pricing and Availability

Conclave is priced more economically than a firewall and its simple administration, deployment and integration reduces the overall cost of ownership and maintenance. Conclave is sold through reseller channels worldwide. The end-user price for a 25-user, single-site license is $2,495. Conclave can scale to hundreds of thousands of users over many sites. Quantity pricing is available based on number of users and number of sites.

About Internet Dynamics, Inc.

Internet Dynamics Inc. was founded in March 1995. Internet Dynamics' mission is to develop integrated security solutions that use state-of-the-art technologies to meet the evolving security requirements of the Internet; provide effective systems management of an enterprise-wide set of intranet/extranet sites; and enhance productivity by facilitating secure information access and collaboration. The company is headquartered in Lisle, IL, with a research and development center in Westlake Village, CA.

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Note to Editors: Internet Dynamics and Conclave are trademarks of Internet Dynamics Inc. All other companies, products and trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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