Press Release

KOOLSPAN DEBUTS SECUREDGE 4.0 FEATURING REDESIGNED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR INTUITIVE, ROBUST ADMINISTRATION

Industry-leading multi-factor authentication technology features designed to further enhance the customer experience by providing transparent security and interoperability to extend KoolSpan technology innovation within the enterprise.

Operational & ROI Benefits:

• Features an entirely new management console and user interface.
• Leverages existing LDAP account management implementations.
• Speeds deployments with drag-n-drop features to help quickly build lock and key associations.
• Synchronizes automatically all locks in network.
• Offers extensive management options and reporting capabilities.
• Delivers support for FIPS client keys and locks with new Zeroize feature.

Bethesda, Md., Mar 5, 2007-KoolSpan, Inc., the Information Security industry's leading innovator of embeddable security technology for network-aware devices, today announced general availability of SecurEdge 4.0, the fourth generation of its award-winning and industry leading multi-factor authentication technology.

SecurEdge 4.0 features a redesigned .NET management application enabling intuitive and robust administration. Other features include: ability to attach to an LDAP source for client key assignments, allowing the administrator to connect to an LDAP source, and use "drag and drop" functions to assign users from the LDAP server to a client key.

"KoolSpan 4.0 is designed to provide our customers the ability to manage more efficiently with unparalleled security, seamless administration and enterprise-scale interoperability," said KoolSpan Chief Executive Officer Tony Fascenda.

From data centers to enterprises nationwide, KoolSpan's two-factor authentication solutions can be used to secure VoIP calls, provide protected remote access without a VPN, secure Wi-Fi in offices and public hotspots, and secure Ethernet for multi-site bridging or backbone encryption across private or public networks.

"Transparent to the network, network gear and applications it protects, KoolSpan elevates existing infrastructures to tomorrow's security standard and drives the ROI of the environment in which it is installed," Fascenda said.

Other SecurEdge 4.0 technology features include:

• Support to secure Dial-Up Networking types of connections including Wireless Broadband adapters (EVDO) and traditional analog modems.
• Addition of an "Access level" feature, enabling administrators to assign access levels to users and locks. 
• When a lock's access level is set to Restricted mode, only users with high enough access level may authenticate. 
• This feature may be used for mission critical times, when it is imperative to restrict access to critical users only.
• Preservation of original Quality of Service (QoS) bits in IP headers added for locks.

KoolSpan is the first company to deliver secure communications technology for data, voice and video that is flexible, cost-effective and easy to use. As reliable as a dial tone, KoolSpan-secured communications work and perform seamlessly. KoolSpan's innovation is based on proven Smart Card technology. Embedded in each side of the link, KoolSpan's Smart Card to Smart Card architecture with mutual authentication and per packet 256-bit AES encryption protects sensitive information without impacting bandwidth utilization or performance.

KoolSpan technology has been rigorously tested and favorably reviewed by top security research organizations in the United States government, as well as many high-tech industry trade publications. In February, KoolSpan won the SC Magazine Readers' Trust Award for Best Multi-Factor Authentication technology. Last October, KoolSpan was profiled by Network World as one of the Top Ten 'Security Companies to Watch,' and was short-listed for the Red Herring 100 North America, a prestigious ranking of some of the most innovative marketplace solutions. The company has received glowing reviews in Information Security Magazine and Today, a leading Asian business daily, and has been featured in USA Today, Wireless Week, and VON Magazine.

About KoolSpan, Inc.
Based in Bethesda, Md., KoolSpan effectively and efficiently creates secure communications on any device, wired or wireless. From servers to smart phones, KoolSpan automatically creates secure and trusted connections between any two points on any network, eliminating complexity and cost by always establishing secure Ethernet connections.  KoolSpan technology has been heralded as one of the easiest solutions to deploy, allowing local and remote workers to securely connect and communicate. KoolSpan secures networks and critical infrastructure for government agencies, Fortune 1000 companies, and medium-to-small enterprises. To learn more, visit www.koolspan.com or call 240.880.4400.

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