Rainbow Quadruples Performance of CryptoSwift/EN; Up to 400 Transactions/second on HP and Sun Secure Web Servers

Business Wire, Sept 22, 1998

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1998--Rainbow Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNBO), a provider of high-performance security solutions for the Internet and electronic commerce, today announced the availability of the CryptoSwift/EN400 secure web server accelerator for Sun Solaris and HP/UX servers.

CryptoSwift/EN400 accelerates the public-key cryptographic functions of widely used security protocols such as SSL, SET, and SSH and boosts transaction capacity to 400 transactions per second (tps).

"CryptoSwift/EN400 off-loads the intensive public-key encryption calculations, improving response time by up to 90 percent, freeing the server to perform other tasks," said Peter Craig, Rainbow vice chairman. "Initially pioneering the industry category of cryptographic accelerator boards, Rainbow continues to lead the market by addressing the growing demand for high performance, economical server solutions with CryptoSwift/EN400."

Rainbow's CryptoSwift/EN400 is the performance solution for secure transaction laden servers running Netscape Enterprise with HP/UX, Sun Solaris and other UNIX operating systems. CryptoSwift/EN400 complements Rainbow's family of cryptographic accelerators, which includes the CryptoSwift II secure server accelerator, providing up to 200 tps on a single PCI bus card. By adding additional cards the transaction capacity of a server can be increased by increments of 200 tps. Thus, two cards can provide 400 tps, three cards 600 tps, and so on, up to the card capacity limit of the server.

Rainbow's CryptoSwift/EN400 incorporates the same proprietary cryptographic chip used in CryptoSwift II. CryptoSwift/EN400 uses this patent-pending technology to offload and accelerate public key cryptography, and is capable of performing a reference RSA signature in five milliseconds. In comparison, a Pentium II(tm) at 400Mhz takes 25 milliseconds -- five times longer - to complete the same operation.

CryptoSwift/EN400 economically supports multiple servers through a single Ethernet connection as a shared network resource. CryptoSwift/EN400 seamlessly integrates with Netscape Enterprise Servers, HP Virtual Vault and C2Net Stronghold and Apache Servers, as well as SET electronic commerce applications from VeriFone and Maithean. Custom application developers using RSA's BSAFE tool kit, Consensus SSL Plus tool kit, Microsoft's CAPI and Intel's CDSA development tools can also utilize CryptoSwift's benefits. Pricing and Availability

CryptoSwift/EN400 will be available in October. Pricing starts at $9,700. About Rainbow Technologies Inc.

Founded in 1984, Rainbow Technologies is a world leader in providing cryptographic solutions. Rainbow's products and technologies include software protection, asset and license management, and Internet distribution for software developers and IT managers. Addressing the security needs of the U.S. government, aerospace industry and companies conducting business on the Internet, Rainbow's products include sophisticated cryptographic chips for public and private networks, wireless and satellite communications; and high-speed accelerator boards for secure web servers. Rainbow's expertise has focused on changing the way the world secures business. Rainbow is headquartered in Irvine, California. For more information, visit our web site at www.rainbow.com or contact us at 949/450-7300.