NTRU and INSIDE Pair to Demonstrate Secure RFID Applications at 2002 RSA Conference

Pioneers in Next-Generation Security and Contactless Technology Join at NTRUs RFID Security Pavilion to Showcase Secure Smart Card, ID and Authentication Solutions

Burlington, Mass.--February 12, 2002--NTRU, the only provider of strong security that fits everywhere, today announced that INSIDE, the fastest growing company in contactless smart card and RFID technology, will join NTRU in demonstrating secure radio frequency identification (RFID) technology at the 2002 RSA Conference. The presentation will showcase how secure RFID can be used for identification, authentication and physical access control. The demo will be powered by INSIDEs contactless chip technology in combination with NTRUs next-generation security. The demonstration can be viewed at NTRUs RFID Security Pavilion, booth #521, at the 2002 RSA Conference in San Jose, February 18-22.

The demonstration will feature ID cards that hold digitally signed pictures and other personal information unique to the authorized cardholders. A PDA-reader enhanced with INSIDEs contactless technology will wirelessly extract the picture from the PicoPass® card, and display the cardholders image on the PDA, thereby allowing instant validation of the cardholders identity. NTRU security ensures that the information, including the picture, name and other relevant data, has not been altered in any way. Typical usage examples are airline security checkpoints and border crossings.

Security is now in the forefront of almost every daily activity. RFID and contactless smart card applications have great potential to make life easier, simpler and safer. Whats been missing is strong security," said Scott Crenshaw, CEO of NTRU. NTRU security is the first public key cryptography system that fits into RFID and contactless smart card applications, meeting the stringent performance, size and power consumption requirements of this market. It is powerful, small and scalable  precisely the characteristics needed by chip developers to enable and grow the emerging RFID, contactless smart card and embedded applications space. We are pleased to be working with INSIDE, an innovator in the RFID semiconductor market."

The combination of sophisticated security with a microprocessor provides a powerful solution for a wide range of applications, including transport ticket checking, identity cards, anti-theft and anti-counterfeit, baggage handling and supply chain management. NTRU security brings a new level of trusted information exchange to those applications by delivering high-speed, small-footprint security that does not require a co-processor. These advantages expand market opportunities for manufacturers like INSIDE and make it easy for them to develop secure contactless applications. INSIDE is the only semiconductor company fully concentrating on the contactless market, developing chips for the smart card and electronic identification markets.

NTRU will unlock new markets for INSIDE, by clearly demonstrating that it is now possible to put strong, public key security on space constrained chips," said Jacek Kowalski, CEO of INSIDE. The addition of faster, more powerful security, combined with longer read ranges will be a tremendous competitive advantage to us and our customers who use INSIDE solutions for authentication and ID purposes."

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 and 3i. For more information, visit www.ntru.com.

About INSIDE
INSIDE, leading pioneer in contactless technology is a semiconductor company fully concentrated on the development of contactless products and markets. The company is the leading supplier of contactless chips and readers, and offers various solutions for emerging markets like transport, access control, payment, identity, and electronic identification.

INSIDE acts as a onestop shop for its customers by providing a complete contactless
technological platform. Headquartered in Aix-en-Provence. INSIDE works with a worldwide customer base and sustains very high growth rate. For more information, visit the companys web site at http://www.insidefr.com.
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Contacts:   

Schwartz Communications      
Dave Bowker or Alicia Allen
781-684-0770
ntru@schwartz-pr.com

NTRU
Mike Yaffe
781-418-2525
myaffe@ntru.com         

INSIDE
Bruno Charrat
+33 4.42.39.63.04
bcharrat@insidefr.com