Compatibility Authenticates Firewall and VPN Users to Networks Efficiently.

Örnsköldsvik, September 28, 2004 - Clavister, leader in high-performing and versatile security solutions, today announced compatibility of its Firewall and VPN products with ActivCard secure remote access solution. ActivCard Corp. (NASDAQ: ACTI) is a global provider of strong authentication and trusted digital identity solutions for secure remote access, single sign-on and enterprise access cards. Clavister Firewall users are requiring strong authentication solutions that match the high level of flexibility, reliability, and overall security of Clavister technologies and offer their customers several new opportunities to tailor their security systems to exactly match their needs.

Strong authentication is a hot subject in the ICT Security domain and ActivCard offers a broad range of professional solutions including software and hardware products for secure remote access such as smart cards, tokens, USB keys to fulfill the most stringent requirements of security and standardization.

Clavister's Italian branch and ActivCard jointly tested their respective solutions to ensure it provided its customers a series of totally reliable, strong authentication solutions.

"Smart cards, electronic keys and biometrics are already largely used to offer organizations a way to identify people when they access sensitive IT resources. Furthermore, proper authentication is needed to be able to monitor their behavior in controlled areas, physical as well as virtual -, and to allow or deny them permission to a broad range of different operations. At Clavister, we were looking for a high profile one-stop-shop family of solutions able to cope with the different strong authentication requirements coming up more and more frequently from the users of our firewalling and VPN technologies," said Niccolò Galimberti, country manager for Clavister in Italy. "After a quite extensive search involving manufacturers all over the world, we realized that ActivCard was offering all the features we were looking for and we teamed up with them to test the whole range of their solutions."

"The integration of the ActivCard Secure Remote Access Solution with Clavister's firewall and VPN products offers end users a secure, easy to use and convenient solution to access the network and applications with confidence," said Andy Smith, Senior Solution Marketing Manager at ActivCard. "This combined solution meets the business needs of our joint customers."

In May 2004 Clavister Firewall was awarded "Best in Test" by the German magazine "Network Computing". Prior to that, Clavister products have been awarded "Best in Test" for three consecutive years by the Swedish edition of IDG's "Network & Communication", as well as received several similar awards from major European publications.

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About Clavister
Clavister is a leading developer of high-performance IT/IP security. The products, based on unique technology, include carrier-class firewalls and VPN solutions. They have been awarded preferred choice by international press and are in use today by thousands of satisfied customers. In short; In a world where people depend on information, Clavister provides complete security solutions more cost-efficient than any competitor, always with Your business in mind.

Clavister was founded 1997 in Sweden. Its R&D and headquarters is situated in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden and its solutions are marketed and sold through sales offices, distributors and resellers in Europe and Asia. Clavister also offers its technology to OEM manufacturers.


About ActivCard
ActivCard is a global provider of strong authentication and trusted digital identity solutions for secure remote access, single sign-on and enterprise access cards. ActivCard's scalable systems and strong authentication solutions are deployed by organizations, from enterprises to governments, around the world. ActivCard provides organizations with industry-specific solutions offering increased security, reduced cost, and user convenience. The modular product design allows customers to add capabilities as required, preserving their investment. Headquartered in Fremont, California, ActivCard has sales and service centers in more than nine countries. For more information, visit www.activcard.com.

ActivCard is a registered trademark and ActivClient and Return on Identity are trademarks of ActivCard in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries.

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