Diversinet Continues To Lead Wireless Security Industry With Widest Wireless Device Coverage In The Market

Business Wire,  Dec 5, 2000  

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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000

Diversinet Adds Pocket PC to List of Devices Supported

Diversinet Corp. (Nasdaq:DVNT), a leading provider of m-commerce security infrastructure solutions, today announced the availability of a new client device, Pocket PC client software, for its Passport Certificate Server(R) 4.0.

Diversinet continues to expand its device coverage for its Passport Certificate Server 4.0 end-to-end wireless security by expanding its current offerings to include the new Microsoft(R) Pocket PC operating system. Pocket PCs are the third generation of handheld computers designed to run Microsoft's Windows(R) CE operating system and are available from several manufacturers, including Casio, Compaq, and Hewlett-Packard.

Diversinet's Passport Certificate Server 4.0 is designed to support a broader range of devices, multiple certificate formats, advances in interoperability, and adherence to important industry standards such as WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).

Diversinet currently has a powerful offering of wireless security products covering a wide range of devices. Diversinet's client software works on device platforms such as Palm, RIM, GSM/SIM (Subscriber Identity Module), WinCE, and now the new Microsoft Pocket PC operating system. The addition of Diversinet's Pocket PC client software widens its offering to support Windows-powered Pocket PCs such as the Casio E-125 Cassiopeia, Compaq iPAQ H3650, and HP Jornada 548.

The availability of Diversinet's security solutions over a wide range of products will help ensure the future of wireless applications. The Aberdeen Group indicates that by 2004, 74 million wireless users will be connected to the web via portable devices. Consumers will use these mobile devices to conduct transactions, messaging, and scheduling. Security is an important part of the portable device's performance as the device will act as the user's mobile PC/wallet and means of transferring essential and privileged information.

Diversinet's advanced Certificate Server's end-to-end, application level security means that end-users can have secure data transmission, today, on a broad range of client platforms.

"With the addition of the Pocket PC client, Diversinet maintains its leadership in the wireless security solutions industry by offering the widest wireless device coverage in the market," said Hussam Mahgoub, Vice President of Products, Diversinet Corporation. "Now businesses can offer their clients the most advanced wireless PKI for end-to-end security, on virtually any device."

Diversinet will be showing a demonstration of its security solution on a Pocket PC device at the Hong Kong ITU Telecom Asia 2000, December 4 - 9, 2000, at booth #5809.

About Diversinet Corp.

Diversinet is enabling mobile e-commerce (m-commerce) services with its wireless security infrastructure solutions. The company has recently been confirmed by the Yankee Group (reference; The Yankee Group Report: Wireless/Mobile Technologies, Vol. 1, No. 7, September 2000, by Emily Williams and David Berndt), as having the leading product technology for the delivery of end-to-end wireless security infrastructure solutions to wireless device makers, ASP's and operators, application software developers and network infrastructure providers. For more information on Diversinet, visit the company's web site at www.dvnet.com.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by the company) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to anticipated future revenues of the company and success of current product offerings. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the company. For a description of additional risks and uncertainties, please refer to the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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