PubliCARD's Tritheim Subsidiary is Awarded Patent for Virtual Token Software and Data Security Device

Business Wire, Jan 19, 1999

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1999--

Smart Card System for Secure Transfer of Software Programs

and Electronic Data Over Computer Networks and the Internet

PubliCARD, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARD) today announced that its Tritheim Technologies, Inc. subsencryption algorithm or digital certificate. A red to open a software application, gain entry ard readers, token software and smart cards to py computer memory."

Mr. Postlewaite continreaders, Virtual Tokens(TM) position Tritheim atechnologies used in smart card and other tokenontained in this press release may constitute fations:

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