2002

Contacts:
Scott Crenshaw
NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc.
(617) 948-9138
screnshaw@ntru.com

NTRU Joins the WAP Forum

Company to Introduce New Security Solutions for Wireless Data

Boston, MA -- January 19, 2000 -- NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc. today announced its membership in the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum. The WAP Forum supports the development of open standards enabling mobile users to easily access Internet information and services via mobile telephones, pagers, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other wireless devices. NTRU plans to work closely with the WAP Forum to help define standards bringing the benefits of secure, high speed and cost-effective public key cryptography to the WAP community.

According to the WAP Forum, the number of mobile phone subscribers is expected to reach 500 million worldwide by 2003, and by that time, 75 percent of all mobile phones will be Internet-enabled.

"Wireless devices are the next generation of information access appliances," said Scott Goldman, WAP Forum CEO. "As the number of wireless transactions increases and as high-value content, such as music and video, is delivered with wireless networks, both users and content providers need security. The WAP Forum provides a vehicle for companies throughout the wireless industry to drive security standards."

"We are very pleased to join the WAP Forum," said Scott Crenshaw, NTRU Vice President. "We believe NTRU can make significant contributions to the WAP Forum and the wireless user community. NTRU is committed to the development of secure, efficient and cost-effective security solutions for wireless applications."

About the WAP Forum

The WAP Forum is an industry association that has developed the de-facto world standard for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals. Handset manufacturers representing 95 percent of the world market across all technologies have committed to shipping WAP-enabled devices. Carriers representing more than 100 million subscribers worldwide have joined WAP. WAP Forum membership is open to all industry participants. For further details on the Forum and its members, please visit the Forum's Web site at http://www.wapforum.org/

About NTRU Cryptosystems

NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc. makes the world's fastest secure public key cryptography solutions operating over 100 times faster than competitive systems including those from Certicom Corporation (Toronto:CIC) and RSA Security (Nasdaq:RSAS) at equivalent security levels. NTRU is the best public key cryptography solution for wireless data communications, digital music and video distribution, e-commerce and embedded applications. Strategic investors include Sony Corporation. For more information, see http://www.ntru.com/ or call NTRU at 888.346.NTRU or 617.948.9138. NTRU is pronounced "En' true."

NTRU, F@stWTLS, the NTRU logo and the F@stWTLS logo are trademarks of NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc. Portions of NTRU's system are the subject of pending patent applications in the US and internationally.

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