Security Dynamics awarded U.S. patent for fast, secure data transfer on the Internet

Business Wire, Dec 26, 1995

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 26, 1995-- Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDTI), a leading provider of network and computer security solutions, announced that today it was issued U.S. Patent No. 5,479,512 by the U.S. Patent Office for Concryption (TM) technology, a process that combines data compression and data encryption technologies in a single integrated series of operations.

Concryption is designed to significantly reduce the amount of time it takes business users to send compressed information over the Internet in an encrypted form. By integrating data compression and data encryption, functions that traditionally had been done separately, the technology enhances information privacy and data integrity while simultaneously reducing transmission time, CPU overhead and data storage space. When the technology is used with integrated public key encryption, the identity of the sender and recipient can be assured.

"The technology encompassed by this patent could become important in the information age," said Kenneth Weiss, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer at Security Dynamics. "I believe that Concryption is an enabling concept technology which could affect the way that data from various sources, including telecommunications, the Internet and satellites, are communicated in the future."

"This patent is one of a group of collateral patents, issued and pending, developed during the process of enhancing and protecting our core technology, which Security Dynamics may make available for license by third parties," said Charles Stuckey, President and CEO of Security Dynamics.

About Security Dynamics

Security Dynamics designs, develops, markets and supports a family of security products used to protect and manage access to computer-based information resources. The Company's family of products employs a patent-protected combination of super smart card technology (the SecurID Card) and software or hardware access control products (ACE/Server and ACM) to authenticate the identity of users accessing networked or stand-alone computing resources. The Company's customers include Fortune 500 companies and financial institutions as well as academic institutions, research laboratories, hospitals and federal, state and foreign government organizations. -0-

SecurID (R), ACE/Server(R) and Concryption are trademarks of Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc.

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