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KOOLSPAN AWARD-WINNING CRYPTO TECHNOLOGY EARNS FIPS CERTIFICATION, PASSING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S RIGID STANDARD FOR DATA PROTECTION

FIPS certification validates KoolSpan technology in the federal marketplace.

Bethesda, Md., July 31, 2007 – KoolSpan, the information security industry's leading innovator of embeddable security technology for network-aware devices, today announced its award-winning crypto technology has been FIPS 140-2, Level 2 approved by the US Government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The certification will enable government agencies to purchase KoolSpan technology where the rigorous FIPS standard is mandated.

KoolSpan’s hardware, in combination with its award-winning cryptographic software, is available today in off-the-shelf network protection products, as well as OEM developer kits. KoolSpan’s technology delivers simple, secure connectivity for a wide range of government, enterprise, industrial and OEM applications.

“FIPS certification further validates KoolSpan award-winning technology, and government organizations seeking to protect mission-critical infrastructure can be confident in KoolSpan’s ability to sidestep traditional IT pain points while delivering unmatched security and scale,” said KoolSpan CEO Tony Fascenda. “KoolSpan’s secure connectivity implementations don’t drain or strain network resources and, in turn, increase staff productivity and utility. We look forward to working with the federal marketplace, applying KoolSpan secure connectivity for a variety of voice and data solutions.”

KoolSpan technology has been rigorously tested and favorably reviewed by top security research organizations in the United States government, as well as many industry trade publications. In April, KoolSpan was named an Information Security Magazine/TechTarget Readers Choice Award winner for Best Emerging Technology. The company was honored in February with an SC Magazine SC Award for Best Multi-Factor Authentication technology, and late last year was named one of the Top Ten “Security Companies to Watch” by the editors of Network World.

About KoolSpan, Inc.
Based in Bethesda, Md., KoolSpan provides simple secure connectivity solutions that seamlessly unite mission-critical network devices. KoolSpan’s off-the-shelf enterprise solutions create secure and trusted connections between any two points independent of network boundaries, from servers to smartphones. KoolSpan’s embeddable solutions protect a wide variety of critical devices from online terminals to security systems. For OEMs, KoolSpan provides a flexible, cost-effective approach to device security that can drop in, operate automatically and self-manage in a wide range of platforms. To learn more, visit www.koolspan.com  or call 240.880.4400.

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