Media Advisory: World Economic Forum Selects Privacy Leader, Zero-Knowledge Systems President Austin Hill to Participate as a Technology Pioneer in Annual Meeting

Business Wire, Jan 16, 2001

Business Editors

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001

Austin Hill, president and co-founder of leading privacy solutions company Zero-Knowledge(R) Systems, has been selected as one of 100 Technology Pioneers from around the world to participate in this year's World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

WHO:  Austin Hill is president and co-founder of Zero-Knowledge
      Systems, the leading provider of privacy enabling technologies
      and services for individuals and business. A privacy and
      technology expert who has spoken at international venues
      including COMDEX and the International Conference on Privacy and
      Personal Data Protection, Mr. Hill recently addressed the
      Federal Trade Commission on the subjects of online profiling and
      children's online privacy and Mr. Hill is an Advisory Board
      member of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

WHAT: Mr. Hill will participate in three sessions at the
      meeting: "The Right to Privacy," "Everything Is
      Secret: The Future of Encryption," and "What limits
      for Big Brother?"  He is available for interviews
      about privacy issues prior to or during the annual
      World Economic Forum meeting.

      The not-for-profit World Economic Forum is the foremost global
partnership of business, political, intellectual and other leaders of
society committed to improving the state of the world. For its annual
meeting, the WEF selects 100 of the most innovative technology
companies from around the world who both excel in their field and are
committed to enhancing social progress through technological
innovation. These Technology Pioneers are represented at the annual
meeting by their founders or chief executive officers.

WHEN: January 25 - 30, 2001 in Davos, Switzerland.

About Zero-Knowledge Systems, Inc.

Zero-Knowledge(R) Systems (http://www.zeroknowledge.com) is the leading provider of privacy enabling technologies and services for both consumers and enterprise. Journalists can visit the Zero-Knowledge pressroom at http://www.zeroknowledge.com/media.> (Zero-Knowledge(R) is a trademark of Zero-Knowledge Systems, Inc. All other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.)

To speak with Austin Hill prior to the meeting or arrange an interview with him in Davos, please contact below.

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