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Christine Traulich NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc. (781) 418-2526 ctraulich@ntru.com

Jamie Kelly Horn Group, Inc. (781) 356-7127 jkelly@horngroup.com

NTRU Appoints Chief Financial Officer

Elizabeth Robertson to Lead Finance, Operations and Strategic Growth

BURLINGTON, MA - June 5, 2001 - NTRU, provider of the fastest and smallest public key security for emerging wireless and embedded consumer markets, today announced that Elizabeth Robertson has joined the company as vice president of finance and chief financial officer. Robertson will be responsible for the overall financial management of NTRU, including global expansion efforts, corporate development and investor relations.

"Liz's financial and operational expertise will ensure effective build-out of a needed infrastructure to support the growing adoption of NTRU in the U.S. and abroad," said Scott Crenshaw, CEO of NTRU. "The Company enjoys an excellent financial position; the addition of Liz to our executive team reinforces our commitment to maintaining that strong position while achieving significant growth."

Robertson brings more than 20 years of finance leadership and strong fiscal and operational management with U.S. and international technology companies ranging from startups to the Fortune 50. Most recently, as CFO for Authentica, she led venture-funding initiatives, built systems infrastructure, oversaw ERP implementations, managed investor relations activities and established international subsidiaries in Europe and Asia. Liz has also held executive management positions with Wang Global Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation and Deloitte & Touche.

"NTRU is delivering a breakthrough innovation in security," said Robertson. "The ability to effectively ramp operations and penetrate wireless and consumer markets in the U.S. and abroad will be essential to the growth of the Company."

Robertson is a certified public accountant. She holds a B.S. in Business Management from Simmons College and completed the International Management Program at INSEAD in Fountainbleau, France.

About NTRU

NTRU, a critical enabling technology for emerging digital infrastructures, delivers the fastest and smallest public key cryptography solutions for wireless and embedded consumer applications. NTRU delivers strong security while eliminating traditional speed, size, cost, and security tradeoffs. NTRU operates up to 2,000 times faster than alternatives such as RSA and ECC, and in 1/50th the footprint. High speed, small footprint and efficient scalability have driven widespread adoption of NTRU by major consumer electronics, semiconductor and infrastructure companies. Investors include Sony Corporation and Greylock. For more information, visit www.ntru.com. NTRU's products are protected by US Patent No. 6,081,597; other US and foreign patents pending.

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