RSA's 1996 Data Security Conference Will Bring Together "Who's Who" of Cryptography; January Conference Will Feature Most Current Information on Security Standards, Technologies, and Products from Industry, Academic, and Government Experts.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1995--The fifth annual 1996 RSA Data Security Conference promises to be one of the most important cryptography events of the year, as well as the largest RSA conference to date. The conference, which will be held January 17-19, 1996 at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel, will feature the latest in data encryption technologies, products, market and regulatory issues, and will showcase the newest commercial applications of modern cryptographic technology with an emphasis on Public Key Cryptosystems.

Among the highlights of the three-day conference will be a keynote address by filmmaker Lena Carr, producer of the award-winning National Geographic Explorer documentary, "War Code: Navaho," a film that looks at the Native American "codetalkers" who used the Navaho language to relay secure operational orders during World War II.

In addition, the conference will feature presentations from leading software and hardware vendors who are integrating RSA encryption technology into their offerings to create a new generation of solutions for secure electronic commerce.

"The 1996 RSA Data Security conference is essential for anyone involved with cryptography, electronic commerce, or virtually any other Internet application," said Jim Bidzos, president of RSA. "We are bringing together the luminaries and leaders of cryptography from business, academia and government to address the technology, business and public policy issues facing this industry. This is an opportunity to get involved in a forum where the future of cryptographic standards, technologies, and products is set."

Attendees at the three-day conference will have the opportunity to select from nearly 100 panels and presentations by industry experts involved in creating next-generation secure solutions for conducting commerce over the Internet. Among the topics to be addressed during conference panels and general sessions are: an expert's forum on the state-of-the art in cryptography; trends in secure payment over the Internet; digital identification and notarization services; automated crime and security; global cryptography and export control; and the latest in Internet legal and public policy as it relates to cryptography.

More than 1,000 participants from the electronic commerce, cryptographic, government, academic, and media and analyst communities are expected to attend the 1996 conference.

To register for the 1996 RSA Data Security Conference, contact conference organizers Layne Kaplan Events at [phone], or e-mail at [e-mail]. Registration can also be done via RSA's web site at http://www.rsa.com. Space is limited, and the deadline for registration is December 31, 1995. Registration is $495.

RSA Data Security

RSA Data Security, Inc. is the world's brand name for cryptography, with over 15 million copies of its software encryption and authentication technologies installed and in use worldwide. RSA technologies are part of existing and proposed standards for the Internet, CCITT, ISO, ANSI, IEEE, and business, financial and electronic commerce networks around the globe. The company develops and markets platform-independent developer's kits and end-user products, and provides comprehensive cryptographic consulting services.

Founded in 1982 by the inventors of the RSA Public Key Cryptosystem, the company is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., and can be reached at [phone], or http://www.rsa.com. -0-

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