Personal Palm Protection Now Within Reach Worldwide as JAWZ Receives Export Control License for DataGator.

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FAIRFIELD, N.J. & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001

ZDnet Rates JAWZ DataGator(TM) 5 out of 5 in the

Hand Held Security Market

JAWZ Inc. (Nasdaq:JAWZ), a leading provider of secure end-to-end information management solutions, today announced that they have received an Export Control License from the Canadian government to distribute their innovative DataGator(TM) product internationally.

DataGator is the first product of its kind to automatically encrypt all data on Palm(TM) O/S handheld devices. This phenomenal new product that easily and automatically protects data on a Palm was well received at its industry-wide launch during the PalmSource Show in Santa Clara, California on December 11th, 2000.

"Palm users have enthusiastically embraced DataGator and sales have been strong since our launch. Receiving an Export Control License for our DataGator product will now allow us to respond to the many international opportunities we have from major multi-national companies interested in using our DataGator product on an enterprise-wide level," said Robert Kubbernus, Chairman and CEO, JAWZ Inc. "With several top star ratings for DataGator, plus our recent 5 out of 5 rating from Zdnet, and the export license now completed, the international market will offer tremendous revenue opportunities for JAWZ and its products and solutions."

The Export Control License awarded JAWZ will allow the company to sell its DataGator product to any country in the world with the exception of the 13 non-eligible countries as outlined in The Wassenaar Arrangement. The export of encryption products is controlled worldwide by The Wassenaar Arrangement, the first global multilateral arrangement on export controls for conventional weapons and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies.

Strong cryptography is controlled because there is the potential that, in the wrong hands, it can be used for criminal purposes or even as a weapon of war. During wartime, the ability to intercept and decipher enemy communications is crucial. For that reason, strong cryptography is classified as an export-controlled commodity, just like tanks and missiles.

Government agencies consider "strong" encryption to describe systems which utilize asymmetric algorithms at keysizes over 512 bits and symmetric algorithms at keysizes over 64 bits.

"In contrast, by offering TripleDES at a 168 bit symmetric keylength and BlowFish at a 448 bit symmetric keylength, DataGator is exportable with the world's strongest standards-based encryption technology available. These algorithms have been tried and tested over long periods of time by leading cryptographic experts worldwide." comments Tej Minhas, CTO, JAWZ Inc. "Furthermore, JAWZ plans to continue its technology leadership by incorporating the Rijndael encryption algorithm which just recently has been selected by the NSA & NIST to replace DES as the new standard in strong encryption particularly for use by government agencies."

JAWZ DataGator provides an application-independent method for maintaining encrypted data on Palm O/S handheld devices. It works seamlessly in the background to secure the data of all record-based applications and is compatible with Palm O/S 3.0 or greater. It is also compatible with Handspring Visor, IBM WorkPad PC Companions, Kyocera pdQ smartphone, Sony Clie and Symbol SPT 1700 and 1740.

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About JAWZ Inc.: "JAWZ by Name - Protective by Nature"

JAWZ Inc. is a leading secure information management solutions provider, specializing in the field of full service information security. The company's products and services line includes security software products, consulting services and secure Internet and remote data storage services. These products are offered to key client groups including healthcare providers, governments, law enforcement, financial services, e-commerce businesses, and telecom suppliers specializing as Application Service Providers (ASP) and Internet Service Providers (ISP). It has 50 established strategic partnerships and approximately 400 corporate clients including CU-Connect, Verizon Communications, Group Telecom, Telus, Oracle, GE, among others. International headquarters for JAWZ are located in Toronto, with its US head office in Fairfield, New Jersey. JAWZ employs approximately 250 employees. The company has principal sales and management services offices in Boston, Chicago, California and Orlando, USA and Calgary, Ottawa, Burlington and Edmonton, Canada.

Any statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward- looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and involve risks and uncertainties. Potential factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Information on the potential factors that could affect the Company's actual results of operations are included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks may be further discussed in periodic reports and registration statements to be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the future, including but not limited to the Company's S-3 Registration Statement filed January 27, 2001.