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KASTEN CHASE/BROCADE SUBMIT JOINT STORAGE SECURITY PAPER

Kasten Chase, a leading provider of high-assurance data security solutions, announced that they are working with Brocade, one of the world's leading providers of infrastructure for Storage Area Networks (SANs), presented their joint recommendations for management of security information in SAN fabrics, in a paper that was delivered to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) T-11 Committee's Security Working Group. This represents a collaborative effort to advance security solutions for networked storage environments.

The Security Working Group is charged with defining new standards for information security within the storage industry. The paper was presented at the ANSI T-11 Committee meeting that took place in Seattle, WA from August 5 - 9, 2002. Both Kasten Chase and Brocade anticipate that the recommendations will further their common objective -- to make high-assurance data security integral to SANs.

"We are excited to be collaborating with Brocade, provider of the industry's leading intelligent platform for networking storage, to propose innovative security solutions for the storage industry," stated Hari Venkatacharya, senior vice president, Secure Networked Storage at Kasten Chase. "Each of us will leverage our core strengths to help the industry define new storage security standards and promote comprehensive, end-to-end security for SANs."

"We are pleased to work with Kasten Chase to propose this architecture for distribution of security information in SANs to the American National Standards Institute Security Working Group," said Jay Kidd, Brocade vice president of product marketing. "We look forward to working with the industry to introduce new SAN security solutions that bring increased levels of trust to the storage environment."

"With the increased need to secure business-critical IT infrastructure and information assets, our collaboration with Brocade is very timely," said Paul Hyde, Chief Executive Officer of Kasten Chase. "Relationships with industry leaders such as Brocade provide strong testament to the value of security in the SAN."

About ANSI

Founded in 1918 and with headquarters in Washington, DC the American National Standards Institute is a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. The Institute's mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of business and quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assess systems, and safeguarding their integrity.

About Kasten Chase

Kasten Chase, a leader in high-assurance data security, builds trust and confidence in the connected world. Certified by the U.S. National Security Agency and pre-approved by the Canadian Communications Security Establishment, the company's RASP Data Security portfolio protects some of the most sensitive information in the world. Assurency, Kasten Chase's portfolio of commercial market solutions mitigates risk in the sharing and storage of sensitive information and enables business-critical applications and IT infrastructure for enterprise customers in government, financial services and health care.

On April 15, 2002, Kasten Chase acquired Karthika Technologies, a pioneer in security solutions for networked data storage. Kasten Chase achieved ISO-9001 certification in 1995.

Contact: John Carlesso, Investor Relations at Kasten Chase, 905-238-6900 x3315, e-mail j.carlesso@kastenchase.com.