LINCOLN BANK USES ENSURE TECHNOLOGIES' XYLOC FOR INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SECURITY

Solution Bolsters Security Compliance with
Unparalleled Convenience and Enhanced User Productivity

Ann Arbor , MI — November 17, 2003 — Ensure Technologies, the leader in intelligent information security solutions, today announced that Lincoln Bank of Plainfield, Indiana is using Ensure's XyLoc™ to provide proximity-based authentication and full-time access control to reduce users' PC security obligations and concerns.

Ensure's XyLoc provides full-time access control to mobile and desktop PCs, continuously authorizing users without burdening them with cumbersome security protocols. Its patented technology protects confidential data when it is most vulnerable - after logon, whenever the authorized user steps away from the PC. Users with XyLoc-protected computers have immediate access to their applications and data and their PCs are automatically secured the moment they step away.

"With XyLoc, our users feel more secure and more efficient, too. XyLoc takes the burden of complying with security policies off of our users and lets them to focus on their jobs," said Ryan Eldridge, IT Manager of Lincoln Bank. "Inactivity timers don't provide an ideal security solution: setting the timers too short forces users to constantly re-enter passwords to re-authenticate. XyLoc and its single sign-on capabilities have also made life much easier for us by reducing the number of passwords our users need to remember and enter."

XyLoc is unique in its ability to make authentication smarter with its ability to balance security and convenience. 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.

"We're pleased to be working with Lincoln Bank not only to protect its PCs, but their applications, customer data, and other confidential information," said Dr. Thomas Xydis, president of Ensure. "Our customers in financial services recognize that their PCs are the gateways to a wealth of information that needs to be secured every time an employee steps away. Because XyLoc continuously monitors for the presence of an authorized user, it goes beyond authentication to provide full-time access control without requiring users to do more than wear a XyLoc KeyCard and remember just one password."

About Lincoln Bank

Originally founded in 1884, the bank is headquartered in Plainfield, Indiana with additional offices in Avon, Brownsburg, Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Greenwood and Mooresville. Lincoln Bancorp, the holding company for Lincoln Bank, is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol, LNCB.

About Ensure Technologies

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ensure Technologies (www.ensuretech.com) is 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 technology 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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