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SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading developer of Internet security solutions, today announced the SSH QuickSecTM Toolkit for SAN (Storage Area Network), the industry’s first IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) toolkit designed for developers who need to integrate advanced security into storage systems and devices.

Within the enterprise market, there is increasing interest in cost- effective and manageable storage solutions. IP-based storage technologies such as iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) allow customers to take advantage of existing, competitively priced IP infrastructure. In data center environments, iSCSI utilizes the full potential of high-speed local area networking technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet. iSCSI also leverages almost universal connectivity provided by Internet infrastructure, allowing manageable multi-site backup and replication functionality to ensure continuity of critical business processes.

“As SAN developers begin to implement storage using IP and iSCSI, there is an increased need to secure these communications," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH Communications Security, Inc."These companies must integrate strong authentication technologies into their storage infrastructures to ensure a ‘hacker proof’ network. As the leading provider of IPSec technology to OEMs, our new QuickSec solution meets these needs by providing the highest level of encryption with integrated strong authentication."

QuickSec is licensed in source code format, which allows easy and quick integration into the OEM's target environment.

“The availability of robust, standards-based, interoperable security solutions, are critical for the broad deployment of iSCSI and TCP Offload," said Ram Jayam, vice president and general manager of Adaptec’s Storage Networking Group."Integrating SSH’s QuickSec software with our innovative security hardware, will provide time-to-market advantages and enable security for data and storage networks."

About IPSec and SSH IPSec Solutions

IPSec is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standard for protecting IP traffic using cryptography on the packet level. SSH’s IPSec solutions are the leading toolkits for IPSec implementation in secure local and global communications. SSH’s IPSec toolkits provide scalable, robust security for IP networks, and supports multiple operating systems as well as the industry’s latest Internet standards. These standards include IPv6, enhanced PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), and the new AES cryptography standard. With SSH’s IPSec solutions, OEM customers benefit from a high level of security, with considerable savings in product development time and delivery.

Pricing and Availability

SSH QuickSec Toolkit for SAN will be available later this month, offering support for enhanced Linux, VxWorks, NetBSD and Nucleus platforms, with prices depending on customer implementation. For more information, contact SSH sales at www.ssh.com or contact SSH sales in Helsinki, Finland, at +358 9 8565 7180, Palo Alto, Calif., USA, at +1 650 251 2700 or Tokyo, Japan at +81 3 3459 6830.

About SSH Communications Security

SSH Communications Security, a world-leading supplier of Internet security solutions, offers a broad range of award-winning products designed to address the most critical security issues for businesses, financial institutions and governments worldwide. SSH's award-winning remote access software, SSH Secure Shell, the de facto standard for secure remote access and data transfer, and SSH Sentinel™, a feature-rich remote access VPN "smart" client are ideal solutions for securing wireline and wireless networks. The SSH Certifier™ product family provides a robust certification authority for flexible and strong authentication through digital certificates and tokens. The market-leading, award-winning SSH IPSec family of toolkits for OEMs and software developers enables fast time-to-market and reduced in-house development costs. SSH is traded publicly on the Helsinki Exchanges under HEX:SSH1V. For more information, please visit www.ssh.com.

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