[announce] OASIS Member News- Vordel to Provide Security for SoftwareGiant

[Scott McGrath <scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org>]

VORDEL TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR SOFTWARE GIANT'S WEB SERVICES SOLUTIONS
IN IBERIA

17 September, 2002 - Dublin, Ireland & Madrid, Spain - Vordel, the Web
Services security company, and Software AG, a leading worldwide
supplier of system software for data management and e-business, has
announced a partnership to provide secure Web Services solutions for
Software AG's customers in Spain and Portugal.  Software AG will
resell VordelSecure for an initial two-year period.

VordelSecure, Vordel's flagship product, will provide the necessary
third level of defence for Web Services, correcting the security
challenges that cannot be addressed by firewalls and SSL.  The product
will enhance existing security solutions by providing authentication,
authorisation, content inspection and routing of incoming and outgoing
Web Services communications, as well as keeping a secure log of all
actions.

Working cross-industry, the solution will combine VordelSecure's
leading security features with Software AG's Tamino XML Server, which
according to International Data Corporation has 47.5% share of the XML
database management systems market.  The solution will also be
combined with EntireX, the integration software.

"Web Services are an exciting technology, allowing swift integration
of old and new elements of an organisation's infrastructure," said
Christian Barrios, CEO at Software AG Spain.  "Our products embody
ease of integration, saving our customers time and money.
VordelSecure fits seamlessly into our Web Services structures and will
give our Iberian customers the security that they require."

"We're very pleased to announce the partnership.  There's definite
synchronicity between our companies' philosophies," said Derek
O'Carroll, CEO at Vordel.  "Like Software AG, we're committed to using
open standards over proprietary solutions, which makes for flexibility
and cross-platform interoperability.  VordelSecure's unique security,
combined with the reliability and scope of Software AG's web services
offerings, means that together we will give organisations peace of
mind in their deployments."

"We're also delighted that our solution is to make further inroads
into a market that, according to analysts, ZapThink, is growing by
300% every year, and is predicted to reach $4.4 billion in 2006,"
continued O'Carroll.

About Vordel
Vordel is the Web Services security company. VordelSecure provides the
required link between Web Services and security, providing
authentication, authorization, accounting and content validation for
XML based communications. Vordel is a privately held company
headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with offices in Boston, USA and
London, UK. Institutional investors in Vordel include Dresdner
Kleinwort Wasserstein, Elderstreet VC, ICC Venture Capital, the Intel
64 fund, and the Powerscourt Capital Technology Fund. Additional
information on Vordel is available at www.vordel.com.

About Software AG
Software AG is based in Darmstadt, Germany. Founded in 1969, Software
AG continues to be Europe's largest and a leading global provider of
system software and services enabling enterprise data integration and
management. Software AG has offices in over 70 countries and currently
employs a staff of 3,200. Software AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (MDAX, security id number 724264/SOWGn.F). Additional
information about Software AG Spain is available at
www.softwareag.com/spain.

For more information please contact:

Johnson King PR -
Martine Levene martinel@johnsonking.co.uk or
Charlie Vaughan-Griffith charlievg@johnsonking.co.uk,
+44 (0) 207 357 7799

Vordel -
Jim Whittle press-info@vordel.com
+353 (1) 215 3322