SilverTech Inc. Incorporates AppGate's Technology Into eKids Internet; Concerned parents are comforted to provide children with a safe environment to play online.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000

Network security expert AppGate(TM), is providing a secure Internet experience for youngsters using SilverTech's eKids Internet with AppGate's access control solution.

SilverTech is utilizing AppGate's technology to insure that only designated users have access to content that is downloaded from the public Internet into the eKids Internet following a query. All data passing through the public and private eKids Internet is filtered through the AppGate server. This alleviates any apprehensiveness that moms and dads may have during their child's session online.

"AppGate's technology is helping us bring appropriate content to children," said El St. John, Founder & CEO of SilverTech. "Parents can be rest assured that their kids are not viewing harmful or adult-oriented material."

eKids Internet is its own ISP and allows kids between the ages of 4-19 to easily navigate through the Internet and search favorite topics such as sports, travel, entertainment and science. They can join monitored chat rooms and email other children from around the world. This is made possible through SilverTech's patented Private Internet Exchange (PIE) technology, a technology that can be utilized in any vertical market.

"It is exciting to establish a relationship that will support a safe and enjoyable Internet experience for kids," says Jack Chungo, VP of North American Sales of AppGate. "SilverTech's PIE technology is a textbook example of the evolution of data security requirements."

About SilverTech

SilverTech, Inc. was initially founded by El St. John to provide a safe, kid oriented private network for children. Ms. St. John's brainchild, SilverTech's Private Internet Engine (PIE), champions the convergence of the entertainment industry and computer technology and will redefine how private parties utilize the Internet. The PIE system is easily transferable to numerous vertical private environments and will be customized and licensed to serve government agencies, private industries and individuals across the globe.

About AppGate

AppGate provides deep level computer and network security to large international companies. Their products have dramatically enhanced the way in which information is accessed, with the development of the first security solution beyond the firewall that only allows designated users to specific applications and data. For more information please visit http://www.appgate.com.