NEWS RELEASE..... LINUX! LINUX!V-ONE Ships First VPN Supporting Linux On
Both Client and Server: SmartGate's
Compatibility with Red Hat Linux Version 6.0
Enables End-to-End Linux-Based Virtual
Private Networking
GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1999--V-ONE® Corporation (Nasdaq: VONE -
news), a leading provider of client/server Virtual Private Networks (VPN), today announced the availability
of SmartGate® for Linux, the first VPN product to ship with both client and server support for Linux.
V-ONE's award-winning SmartGateVPN provides this compatibility with Red Hat® Inc.'s (Nasdaq: RHAT
- news) Red Hat Linux version 6.0.
By providing a VPN with Linux server and client support, SmartGate strengthens its position as the
industry's most flexible VPN product. SmartGate is the only VPN that works in Microsoft® Corp.'s
(Nasdaq: MSFT - news) Windows® CE handheld and palm-sized computing environments. SmartGate
also offers compatibility with a wide variety of authentication methods such as smart cards, digital
certificates, and virtual and third-party tokens such as SecurID® from RSA Security Inc. (Nasdaq: RSAS.
- news) In addition, V-ONE's Air SmartGate(tm) is the only solution that provides authentication and
encryption to wireless messaging devices such as two-way pagers.
``The growth of Linux as an enterprise solution has made clear the need for Linux compatibility at both
ends of the VPN and we're pleased that SmartGate is the first to market with such a solution,'' said David
D. Dawson, CEO of V-ONE Corporation. ``The fact that we are already shipping to customers will
continue to maximize our success with the large and expanding Linux enterprise community.''
SmartGate joins V-ONE's InstantExtranet Server(tm) (IXS) in the company's line of Linux-compatible
products. IXS was unveiled in September 1999 to enable virtually any size organization to immediately
benefit from e-business. Based on a hardened version of Red Hat Linux version 6.0, IXS automatically
installs with seamlessly integrated VPN security from V-ONE, providing software for public and private
Web servers, a secure e-mail server and public and private FTP servers in one simple package. IXS
features matchless ease of installation (auto-executing in less than 30 minutes) along with attractive
pricing (V-ONE's introductory offer provides IXS for 15 end users for $995.) The product is especially
attractive to organizations without the technical resources required to implement many conventional VPN
solutions and ISPs seeking to provide secure application hosting to their customers.
With today's availability announcement, SmartGate extends to the Linux community the same
easy-deploying VPN functionality that non-Linux SmartGate customers have previously enjoyed.
SmartGate's patented On-Line Registration (OLR) process requires only a simple user download to
deploy the client software, allowing a virtually unlimited number of users to be VPN-enabled quickly. The
centralized user management of SmartGate permits both the easy addition of more clients and automatic
updates of user access permissions. SmartGate's integrated strong authentication includes two
complementary approaches -- two-factor authentication, where the user is required to possess an
authentication token unique to them and to know their access code, and mutual authentication, where
both the client and server challenge each other to ensure communications are authorized. This
authentication permits organizations to tightly manage the access privileges afforded each user.
SmartGate also offers Triple DES (Digital Encryption Standard) encryption which has unique export
approval from the U.S. government for global use with customer-controlled encryption keys.
About V-ONE Corporation
Providing enterprise-level network security protection since 1993, V-ONE® Corporation's flagship
product is SmartGate® VPN, a client/server VPN technology. Fortune 1000 corporations, healthcare
organizations and sensitive government agencies worldwide use SmartGate for its integrated
authentication, encryption and access control features. SmartGate's patented client deployment and
management capabilities make SmartGate an unmatched solution for remote access intranets and
secure extranets for electronic business between trading partners. SmartGate is the only VPN to work in
wireless environments such as Windows® CE. V-ONE is headquartered in Germantown, MD. Product
and network security information, white papers and the company's latest news releases may be
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This release, other than historical financial information, may consist of forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ in a material way from actual future events.
For instance, factors, which could cause results to differ from future events, include rapid rates of
technological change and intense competition, among others. Readers are also referred to the
documents filed by V-ONE Corporation with the SEC, specifically the Company's registration statement
as filed on the last report on Form 10-K which identify important risk factors for the Company. V-ONE,
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