WALTHAM, Mass. - December 28, 2000 - Authentica, Inc., the premier provider of application security software for business communications, completed the year with a series of industry awards and recognition that validates the viability and value of the company and its technology. Awards included "Product of the Year" by Imaging & Document Solutions Magazine and "Rookie of the Year" by Messaging Online. Authentica also was named as one of Computerworld’s "Top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2001."

"These industry recognitions reaffirm that our goal in 2000 has been achieved: to deliver high value, pragmatic solutions that address real business challenges faced each day by customers who need to communicate and share sensitive or proprietary digital information with their partners, clients and with each other," stated Lance Urbas, president and CEO of Authentica®. "We look forward to continuing to execute against this goal in 2001 and further solving the tough security issues of protecting digital information."

This month, Imaging & Document Solutions Magazine named Authentica’s Recall suite of products as one of its "Products of the Year" in the Enterprise and Web solutions category. Winners were selected based on innovations and advances in their respective fields combined with feedback from readers who identified products they felt met real business challenges and needs. In addition, editors sought additional input from distinguished industry analysts and consultants.

Also this month, Authentica received one of nine "Rookie of the Year" awards by Messaging Online, a continuous online information service aimed at messaging professionals. The winners, drawn from the collection of more than 140 "Rookie of the Day" winners announced during 2000, were selected based on their repeated appearance on the radar screen of the Messaging Online editorial staff as innovators in the electronic messaging industry.

Finally, in November 2000 Computerworld named Authentica as one of its "Top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2001" in the security category. Winners were selected by a panel of information technology industry influencers – senior-level executives who are both providers and users of IT. Companies were scored based on their ability to offer demonstrable value to corporate IT operations in Fortune 1,000 companies; demonstrate innovation by presenting a new and creative approach to an IT issue; and show positive signs of an ability to execute its strategy. Companies with the highest scores in these areas were selected as winners.

Authentica’s Recall™ family of products – MailRecall™, PageRecall™ and NetRecall™ – provides users with dynamic, real-time control and protection for their e-mail, electronic documents and Web pages. Users can recall or expire their digital content at any time; establish whether recipients have the right to forward, print or copy information; and track the activity of information, including when and how often it is accessed and printed, throughout its lifecycle.

Headquartered in Waltham, MA, Authentica, Inc. is the premier provider of information security software that lets businesses and organizations protect intellectual property and sensitive information throughout its lifecycle. Based on the company's unique Active Rights Management™ (ARM) technology, Authentica's suite of enterprise-ready products - MailRecall™, PageRecall™ and NetRecall™ - lets users dynamically control and manage their recipients' "use rights" to information including the rights to view, print, copy, and forward information, no matter where it is located. One of Computerworld's "100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2001," Authentica provides its product suite to the pharmaceutical, legal, healthcare, financial, and manufacturing industries as well as government intelligence agencies. For additional information, please visit www.authentica.com or contact us at 1 (781) 487-2600.