Biodata Participates At United Nations Hi-Tech Summit

Global Leader in Communication and Network Security.

Biodata Information Technology is to participate at a United Nations' Economic and Social Council's Annual High-Level Meeting. Biodata will be one of a select few exhibitors invited to the three day Information Technologies event. The title of the high-level meeting, known as ECOSOC 2000, is Development and International Cooperation in the 21st Century: The Role of Information Technologies in the Context of a Knowledge-based Global Economy". ECOSOC 2000 takes place in the United Nations Building, New York, from July 5-7, 2000.

Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, will keynote ECOSOC 2000, and Ambassador Dr. Makarim Wibisono, ECOSOC President, will chair the meeting. Special guest speakers include US Vice President Al Gore and Lawrence H. Summers, US Treasury Secretary. The three day meeting kicks off ECOSOC's Year 2000 Session that takes place at the UN from July 5 - 8. Participating IT companies that will exhibit at ECOSOC 2000 include Biodata Information Technology, Nortel Networks, Compaq, Check Point, Hewlett Packard, Lernout & Hauspie, Trend Micro, SABA, Dell and Compunnel India.

Biodatas evening presentation, titled The Importance of Encryption as a Means of Communication Security in the Global Marketplace", given by CEO Tan Siekmann, will be held on Wednesday July 5 at 6.00 PM.

The United Nations Economic and Social council invites corporate IT professionals, who would like to know more about the newest IT developments, to attend the evening IT presentations provided by the participating companies. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to interact both socially and professionally with Information and Development Ministers from 54 nations, and with high-level ambassadors and diplomats from 180 nations. Additionally, participants at the event include the chiefs from the World Bank, Regional Development Banks, the International Monetary Fund, the International Chamber of Commerce, the World Trade Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Development Program, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the UN Children's Fund, and more.

AIT Global Inc., a global association of information technologies professionals, is arranging the three day Information Technologies Exhibit. To find out more about attending AIT's Evening High-level IT Presentations, viewing the ECOSOC 2000 Exhibits, or for information on AIT Membership, contact AIT at 631-269-6713, visit AIT's website at www.aitglobal.com, visit the ECOSOC 2000 web site at www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc/itforum, or contact Tim Wall, Information Officer, United Nations' Department of Public Information, at 212-963-5851.

About Biodata

Biodata is a global provider of cryptographic devices as well as network and communications technology products. The companys portfolio includes Internet firewalls (BIGfire+", SPHINX") and data encryption products (Babylon") for public telecommunications networks. With Babylon, Biodata is the world market leader in ISDN encryption. Biodata offers worldwide support and distribution with offices in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Tunisia, United States, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia and Japan. The worldwide production and logistics centre is located in Switzerland.

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Furqan Syed
Biodata Information Technology   
Ringway House, Daneshill
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Heiko Scholz            
Biodata Information Technology      
Burg Lichtenfels         
D-35104 Lichtenfels      
Germany            
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