Trustgenix Appoints Dr. Robert Aarts Director of Engineering; Former Nokia Technologist and Leading Contributor to Liberty Alliance Specs Joins Federated Identity Management Vendor

Business Wire, Jan 10, 2005

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Trustgenix, Inc., the leader in federated identity management software, today announced the appointment of Dr. Robert Aarts as Director of Engineering. Dr. Aarts brings deep software industry experience in federated identity management and web services to Trustgenix. Most recently, he was a chief architect for technology platforms at mobile system vendor Nokia where he played a leading role in developing the Liberty Alliance (http://www.projectliberty.org) Identity Web Services Framework (ID-WSF) specifications.

Dr. Aarts is a globally recognized authority in the areas of federated identity management and web services for mobile and enterprise networks. He assumes responsibility for leading the engineering and development of all Trustgenix products.

"Robert is one of the most respected experts on federated identity and web services in the world, and has been a lead contributor to open industry standards including the Liberty Alliance specifications," said Greg Whitehead, chief technology officer of Trustgenix. "His expertise in bringing to market software products that are enterprise and carrier-grade will ensure that Trustgenix maintains its technology leadership in the rapidly evolving federated identity management market."

Dr. Aarts joins Trustgenix from Nokia, one of the world's leading mobile systems vendors, where he was a chief architect for technology platforms and played a key role in defining and planning the company's software strategy. At Nokia, he designed a totally new software architecture to support easy development of mobile carrier and consumer services. Dr. Aarts also served as Nokia's primary technical representative in the Liberty Alliance Project and was a lead contributor in the development of the ID-WSF specifications. Prior to Nokia, Dr. Aarts was Group Manager at VTT Technical Research Centre, which develops new technologies for private companies, institutions and the public sector in Finland. Dr. Aarts holds a Ph.D. in biotechnology from the Helsinki University of Technology.

"Trustgenix has developed the most sophisticated, standards-based, and scalable federated identity management product in the industry," said Dr. Robert Aarts. "The market for federated identity products, among both enterprises and service providers, is significant and growing rapidly. Joining Trustgenix is a tremendous professional and personal opportunity for me."

About Trustgenix IdentityBridge

Trustgenix IdentityBridge(TM) is the only federated identity management software that supports open industry standards including SAML and Liberty Alliance and integrates with any identity management or homegrown single sign-on (SSO) system. IdentityBridge enables companies and service providers to supply business partners, customers and consumers with secure access to applications and data that span multiple web sites. IdentityBridge is available in two different versions that support the performance, scalability, and reliability requirements of service providers and enterprises.

About Trustgenix

Trustgenix, Inc. is the leading provider of federated identity software. Trustgenix IdentityBridge enables enterprises and service providers to securely exchange user identity data even if they use different identity management systems. This capability allows business users and consumers to perform one security sign-on and securely traverse multiple web sites via PCs and wireless devices. IdentityBridge also maintains the privacy of end-user credentials and supports open industry standards including SAML and Liberty Alliance. For more information about Trustgenix and its products visit us at www.trustgenix.com.

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