ENSURE TECHNOLOGIES CONTINUES
GROWTH AND SUCCESS IN 2002

Information Security Provider Closes Year With New Customers, Expanded Deployments, Revenue Growth, and Industry Praise

Ann Arbor, Mich., January 27, 2003 — Ensure Technologies, the leader in secure information access solutions, today announced that 2002 was a banner year for the company in terms of customers, growth, and industry acclaim, demonstrating the strength and versatility of the company's award-winning XyLoc™ full-time access control solutions.

"We're very proud of our success in 2002 and look forward to an even stronger 2003," said George Brostoff, president of Ensure. "Issues like identity theft, the protection and integrity of medical records and financial records, and government regulations like HIPAA and Gramm-Leach-Bliley are all prompting organizations to closely examine their security infrastructure and policies. We're not surprised that industry experts, such as Gartner and IDC, predict that information security will be of greater focus for organizations. But even with all of these factors, organizations are still rightfully concerned with return on investment, ease-of-use and integration into their existing infrastructure. We believe that security solutions must provide tangible benefits to end users to be truly successful."

Among its achievements in 2002, Ensure closed new and expanded customer deployments, received high industry accolades and introduced enhancements to its XyLoc solution, including:

• New and expanded customers including: Daimler Chrysler, Banner Pharmacaps, Deloitte & Touche, City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Schering Plough, Forest Health Services, PNC Bank, Raymond James, Memorial Healthcare, Health Partners, Lane County, Oregon, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation;
• Strong positioning on Gartner's Mobile Data Protection Magic Quadrant
• One of Healthcare Informatics' "Up and Comers" for 2002
• TEPR Award for Best Security Solution for the second consecutive year
• Featured solution during Emory University Hospital's tour for Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference attendees
• Positive reviews in publications like SC Magazine and CNET's TechRepublic;
• XyLoc MD™ 3.0, which speeds PC and application access in multi-user environments and enables healthcare professionals to concentrate on the quality of patient care rather than security protocols; and
• Additional funding from existing investors and new investors including the Yasuda Enterprise Development Fund.

About XyLoc

XyLoc is a logical and convenient security solution that goes far beyond authentication to offer full-time access control to PCs, applications and network resources. It delivers transparent and continuous security without taxing users with cumbersome security protocols.

Additionally, XyLoc solves productivity challenges as well as security concerns by taking the burden of complying with security policies off of users and making their PCs and applications more responsive. Users in XyLoc-protected environments have immediate access to their PCs and applications, while XyLoc secures their workstations the moment they step away.

XyLoc is unique in its ability to make authentication smart with its ability to balance security and convenience. Administrators can easily configure XyLoc to challenge for a password in addition to the KeyCard for multi-factor authentication when and where appropriate (e.g., when a user first logs in for the day, but not every time they approach the PC thereafter). Additionally, XyLoc's Single Sign On functionality eliminates the need for the user to remember any additional user names and passwords. However, as soon as the user walks away from the computer, XyLoc secures the PC and the applications until the user returns or another authorized user approaches.

Users are recognized based on their proximity to their PCs. They wear unique XyLoc KeyCards (that can also double as their ID badge) that communicate securely with proximity detection hardware and sophisticated software residing on each workstation. A computer is unlocked only after XyLoc has identified and authenticated a user.

About Ensure Technologies

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ensure Technologies (www.ensuretech.com) is the leader in leader in secure information access solutions designed to protect an organization's intellectual property from internal security breaches - conveniently, automatically and transparently. Ensure's XyLoc products apply the innovative, patented technologies of full-time access control and proximity-based authentication to guard corporate data. XyLoc delivers security with convenience and personalization at leading organizations in healthcare, financial services, government, manufacturing, and law throughout the world.

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