V-ONE Launches Its Award-winning Smartgate and Smartguard VPN Solutions Through Tech Data's Reseller Network

Business Wire, Dec 5, 2000

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000

V-ONE Corporation (Nasdaq: VONE), a leading provider of Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions, today announced a distribution agreement with Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq: TECD), a leading global provider of IT products and logistic management services.

Tech Data will now offer V-ONE's award-winning SmartGate(R) and SmartGuard(TM) VPN solutions to its reseller customers.

"SmartGuard's unsurpassed security, non-technical set up, broad client support and patented ease of deployment gives medium-sized organizations an affordable and easy to use network security solution," said Roy Appelbaum, Vice President/GM of product marketing for networking and storage at Tech Data. "The V-ONE product line gives resellers the opportunity to offer network security solutions for all enterprises - regardless of size and requirements."

"We are very pleased to have this distribution relationship established with Tech Data," said Margaret Grayson, V-ONE's President and CEO. "We chose Tech Data for their market leadership and solid base of resellers. This move will further V-ONE's reach into the enterprise market and give businesses around the world the affordable, powerful and easy to deploy network security solution they need."

V-ONE is offering special introductory pricing for SmartGuard for the month of December through Tech Data only. Call Tech Data at 1-800-237-8931 for more information on this special introductory price.

About SmartGate

SmartGate is a client/server VPN software that enables organizations to securely deploy private application services to remote employees, customers, and business partners. SmartGate is specifically designed to address the challenges of deploying and managing large VPN user populations. SmartGate installs on firewall platforms or stand-alone platforms behind firewalls (on the trusted network).

SmartGate also offers the choice of integrated authentication components or the use of third-party authentication systems, including SecurID/ACE, RADIUS, and Entrust and Netrust digital certificates. V-ONE's patented On-Line Registration (OLR) process allows secure client deployments instantaneously, and is being made available to millions of users. The centralized user management of SmartGate permits both the easy addition of more clients and automatic updating of any new client software.

SmartGate features a Windows-based VPN management console, called SmartAdmin, that enables secure, remote administration of multiple SmartGate Servers.

About SmartGuard

V-ONE's SmartGuard VPN appliance uses V-ONE's patented SmartGate software VPN solution consisting of a powerful user authentication system, a user access control database, state-of-the-art encryption capabilities, user-friendly client software and an optional self-protecting firewall. SmartGuard's capabilities are fully integrated for immediate use and are manageable from a single PC.

SmartGuard is a pre-configured appliance, which uses a security hardened Linux operating system joined with Intel's high-speed computing platform. SmartGuard 4.1 supports thousands of users allowing for secure access from anywhere in the world. With its new site-to-site IPSec tunneling, SmartGuard allows for safe, trouble free office to office connectivity.

The SmartGuard server manages and monitors user authentication and access privileges, ensuring that only trusted users are allowed access. While SmartGuard has its own integrated authentication database, it can use other third-party databases, such as the industry standard RADIUS, or RSA Security's ACE/Server.

SmartGuard's versatility allows it to be quickly configured to provide maximum security to any Enterprise IP network. Because SmartGuard has been designed as a stand-alone security appliance it can be integrated into any operating system environment. With its wealth of clients ranging from Windows 95/98/NT, Windows CE, Pocket PC, Linux, Macintosh and Solaris, SmartGuard is a cost effective network security solution for today's government and commercial enterprises.

About Tech Data

Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD), founded in 1974, is a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services. The Fortune 500 company and its subsidiaries serve more than 100,000 technology resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Tech Data's extensive service offering includes pre- and post-sale training and technical support, financing options, configuration and assembly services as well as a full range of award-winning electronic commerce solutions. The company generated sales of approximately $17 billion for its most recent fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2000. Tech Data's Web site can be found at www.techdata.com.

About V-ONE Corporation

Providing enterprise-level network security protection since 1993, V-ONE Corporation's flagship product is SmartGate(R)VPN, a client/server Virtual Private Network technology. Fortune 1000 corporations, health care organizations and sensitive government agencies worldwide use SmartGate for their integrated authentication, encryption and access control. With its patented client deployment and management capabilities, SmartGate is a compelling solution for remote access intranets and secure extranets for electronic business between trading partners, for both conventional and wireless networks. V-ONE is headquartered in Germantown, MD. Product and network security information, white papers and the company's latest news releases may be accessed via V-ONE's World Wide Web site at www.v-one.com.