New PeopleSoft eCenter is Pilot Protected; Businesses of All Sizes Can Now Sign Up for PeopleSoft ASP with Pilot Security.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

ALAMEDA, Calif., and PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2000

Pilot Network Services, Inc.(R) (Nasdaq:PILT), the only provider of secure, subscription-based e-business services, and PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT) today announced that PeopleSoft's next-generation application hosting service, PeopleSoft eCenter, will be protected from unauthorized access and criminal hackers by Pilot(R) services.

PeopleSoft eCenter builds on the industry's broadest range of award-winning applications. By ensuring that its new service is Pilot Protected(tm), PeopleSoft provides its customers with the applications they need plus the assurance that access is both easy and secure.

"With Pilot protection in place, PeopleSoft eCenter customers - and their end-users - can conduct business over the Internet securely," said Deepak Gupta, vice president and general manager of PeopleSoft eCenter. "PeopleSoft believes that building security into the bandwidth is vital to ensuring privacy, security and availability of critical e-business applications."

Through a customized Interned portal, PeopleSoft eCenter provides hosting services for PeopleSoft's front- and back-office solutions, well as applications for conducting both buy-side and sell-side e-commerce. The service allows companies both large and small to take advantage of PeopleSoft's scalable, enterprise-class e-business solutions without incurring the up-front costs of purchasing large-scale systems or having to manage relationships with multiple vendors.

"For companies worldwide, the Internet is increasingly critical for vital business functions," said Marketta Silvera, Pilot president and chief executive officer. "Our relationship with PeopleSoft is just one example of how Pilot is strategically positioned to provide around-the-clock security as corporations turn to the Internet to enhance profitability, efficiency, and competitive advantage."

Pilot Protected: Security Based on the Heuristic Defense Infrastructure

When companies are Pilot Protected, it means that their business communications are secured from unauthorized access and tampering - 365 x 24 - by the patent-pending Pilot Heuristic Defense Infrastructure (HDI). The combination of a multi-layered, distributed architecture; continually evolving defense processes and methodologies; and the expertise of security come together with HDI to learn from the experience of attack attempts and further harden defenses against known - and emerging - criminal hacker techniques.

The principle underlying the Pilot HDI is that security is a process, not a single event. Pilot security continually responds and evolves, getting exponentially stronger with each test and each attack attempt. Each attack attempt is databased, and if the same technique is tried again, it is recognized and repelled. These automated defenses become stronger over time, since every attempt becomes a valuable lesson learned.

Another vital element of Pilot protection is a team of security experts who monitor the Heuristic Defense Infrastructure in real time. When an attack technique is not immediately identified by automated monitoring, Pilot security engineers put their knowledge to work, developing modifications and upgrades and incorporating them into the permanent defenses of the Heuristic Defense Infrastructure. These security enhancements are deployed immediately to radiate throughout all subscriber networks and protect all Pilot subscribers.

About PeopleSoft

PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) is a world leader in enterprise application software. PeopleSoft provides eBusiness applications for customer relationship management, human resource management, financials, and supply chain, along with a range of industry-specific solutions. For more than 4,000 customers, PeopleSoft applications offer greater flexibility, rapid implementation, scalability across multiple databases and operating systems, and lower cost of ownership. Customers include some of the largest multi-national organizations in the world, as well as small- and medium-size businesses. In addition to software, PeopleSoft offers PeopleSoft Advantage Customer Service, a comprehensive consulting, education and technical support program. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, PeopleSoft (www.peoplesoft.com) employs 7,000 people and had 1999 revenues of $1.4 billion.

PeopleSoft and the PeopleSoft logo are registered trademarks. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2000 PeopleSoft, Inc. All rights reserved.

About Pilot Network Services, Inc.

Pilot Network Services, Inc. is the only provider of highly secure, subscription-based e-business services. As the Security Utility(tm) pioneer, Pilot enables secure e-business for companies of all sizes in every industry by providing a wide range of services with built-in security to protect enterprise networks. Pilot protected e-business services include secure hosting, Internet access and gateways, and extranet/VPN services. Customers can choose options including encryption, authentication, access control, virus scanning, and web filtering. Pilot provides the highest level of protection available today by connecting businesses to the Internet through Pilot Security Centers. Protection from hackers, viruses, and other threats is built into the Pilot network with an advanced, distributed security architecture called the Pilot Heuristic Defense Infrastructure(tm) (HDI(tm)). The Pilot HDI combines the most advanced technology with 24 x 7 monitoring by security engineers to continually evolve and proactively defend Pilot clients' e-business interactions against attack. Pilot can be reached at 888-40-PILOT or online at www.pilot.net and [e-mail].

The Pilot logo, Pilot, and Pilot Network Services, Inc. are registered trademarks of Pilot Network Services, Inc., and Pilot Heuristic Defense Infrastructure, Pilot Protected, and HDI are trademarks of Pilot Network Services, Inc. All other names and terms in this release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.