2002

Contacts:

Mike Yaffe NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc. (781) 418-2525 myaffe@ntru.com

David Bowker Schwartz Communications (781) 684-0770 ntru@schwartz-pr.com

NTRU to Showcase Wireless Security Expertise at Practitioners' Forum on Mobile and Wireless Security

Company Co-founder Daniel Lieman to Chair Prominent Industry Event and Present on Wireless Public Key Security

Burlington, MA - April 22, 2002 - NTRU, the only provider of strong security that fits everywhere, today announced that company executive and co-founder Daniel Lieman will chair and speak at the Practitioners' Forum on Mobile and Wireless Security, scheduled to take place on April 29-30, in Washington, DC. This event will gather industry experts to discuss the security challenges faced by businesses in today's increasingly mobile and wireless marketplace.

Supporting a wide range of devices in wired, wireless and radio frequency identification (RFID) environments, NTRU technology delivers strong security while eliminating traditional speed, size, cost, and security tradeoffs. NTRU security operates at speeds up to 2,000 times faster than alternatives while using as little as 1/50th the footprint, and enables new security paradigms impractical with older technology. NTRU enables powerful, efficient and user-friendly security for space-constrained environments, and is ideally suited for the wireless world.

"Large, complex security technologies that were developed over a decade ago are unable to meet the demanding requirements of today's wireless commerce and communications applications," said Lieman. "Security is critical to the development and growth of the mobile e-commerce and RFID industries. Furthermore, its importance will increase exponentially as networks expand. Venues like the Practitioners' Forum make it possible to explore and discuss new small, fast and powerful security solutions that will ultimately enable a practical wireless environment."

"Since they are seasoned practitioners themselves, our faculty of security professionals like Dan Lieman are uniquely able to pull from their own experiences to teach the conference," said April Johnson, Conference Director, Information Technology Research Associates. "As a result, conference attendees will the receive real-world tools and techniques necessary to protect against and recover from practical wireless-related security issues."

Daniel Lieman was selected as Chair for the Practitioner's Forum because of his extensive knowledge of security for wireless networks and devices. He has more than 15 years of experience in systems development and R&D and he is co-inventor of NTRU technology, the most fundamental innovation in cryptography in more than 20 years. Lieman has published over 25 research articles on topics including number theory and cryptography. In addition to acting as Chair:

• Lieman will moderate a group of prominent security industry experts in a featured discussion titled, "Wireless Security Strategies: What Should the CIO Know?"
• Lieman will also address examples of new security paradigms needed for the wireless, contactless and RFID markets, and the new architectures required for effective implementation. His presentation, "PKI & The Wireless Internet," will also explore the coming generational shifts in security and discuss what organizations must know to be prepared.

About NTRU
NTRU is the only provider of strong security that fits everywhere. Based on the most fundamental innovation in cryptography in more than 20 years, NTRU eliminates historic price, performance and usability tradeoffs in security. NTRU delivers strong, fast security that operates with minimal power consumption and fits into a tiny footprint, making it easy for customers to build devices that people trust. NTRU security is gaining widespread adoption in the radio frequency identification (RFID), mobile communications, multimedia and embedded markets. Headquartered in Burlington, Mass., NTRU is backed by Texas Instruments, Sony Corporation, Macrovision, Lehman Brothers Venture Capital, Investor AB, Granite Ventures, Greylock, CTT and 3i. For more information, www.ntru.com.

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For more information, or if you would like to attend the Practitioners' Forum on Mobile and Wireless Security, please contact:

Information Technology Research Associates
April Johnson
831-420-2672
ajohnson_frallc@hotmail.com
www.frallc.com (see InfoTech Events)

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