Department of Defense Awards Enhanced Crypto Card Development Contract

    Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

    BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2005--SafeNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFNT), setting the standard for information security, announced that it's subsidiary, Mykotronx, Incorporated (A SafeNet Company), was awarded a contract from the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop the Enhanced Crypto Card (ECC). The ECC is the next-generation version of SafeNet's highly successful FORTEZZA Plus Crypto Card. Like FORTEZZA Plus, the ECC is a PC Card that provides all cryptographic functions when plugged into the U.S. Government's secure telephones--called the Secure Terminal Equipment (STE). The STE is used throughout the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, US Intelligence Community, as well as the US Government's international partners.
    "To date, the U.S. Government has ordered approximately 200,000 FORTEZZA Plus cards. We are excited about the new ECC because it will have enhanced capabilities that meet the requirements of the Cryptographic Modernization program, with expanded card applications," said John Droge, Vice President Business Development for SafeNet.

    About SafeNet, Inc.

    SafeNet is a global leader in information security. Founded more than 20 years ago, the company provides complete security utilizing its encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products including hardware, software, and chips. ARM, Bank of America, Cisco Systems, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, Adobe, Samsung, Texas Instruments, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and scores of other customers entrust their security needs to SafeNet. For more information, visit www.safenet-inc.com.

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CONTACT: SafeNet, Inc. Maureen Kolb, 443-327-1238 mkolb@safenet-inc.com www.safenet-inc.com

KEYWORD: MARYLAND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: AEROSPACE/DEFENSE GOVERNMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE NETWORKING MARKETING AGREEMENTS SOURCE: SafeNet, Inc.

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