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Press Release: To: The Editor From: The Marketing Communications Department DataLinks (Europe) Ltd Subject: NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT GUARDIAN V5.0 Security Suite available for LINUX on IBM Mainframe O/S 390. A newly released version provides Mainframe users running LINUX complete user authentication, user account management administration facilities as well as password synchronization options which substantial improve the security and deployability of LINUX on O/S390. Until now Mainframe user had to rely upon basic LINUX account and password management which often vary by the type of LINUX machine in use (IBM AIX, HP 10.2 and 11 etc.) and is often woefully inadequate. The alternative of using RACF under VM to authenticate access has many overheads associated with it. Now with GUARDIAN Mainframe users have a single easy to use yet highly secure method, which eliminates UNIX differences, providing the cross platform and multiple domain management required to enforce security. The GUARDIAN Security Suite supports most aspects of the IBM environment; interfacing with RACF and ACF/2 on OS/390, SMIT in the AIX environment and the Tivoli framework while maintaining true platform and operating system independence. The GUARDIAN Security Suite permits full integration and allows you to harness the power of your existing investments in IBM technology while building a secure interoperability infrastructure for the future. The GUARDIAN Security Suite delivers unparalleled performance, secure deployment and plug compatibility across the environment while reducing the total cost of ownership for enterprise wide security. GUARDIAN for LINUX O/S390 is available for selected customers with planned General Release in September 2001. Company Profile: DataLynx, Inc. is one of the industry leaders in the provision of security solutions for commercial, government and educational customers. DataLynx has over 400 customers with solutions installed in over 25 different countries. DataLinks (Europe) Ltd is the Sales and Support company serving the UK and Europe Contact Information: The Marketing Communications Department DataLinks (Europe) Ltd 6 Kingfisher Court Farnham Road Slough SL12 1JF Tel: +44 (0) 870 0106006 Fax: +44 (0) 870 0106016 URL: www.dlesecurity.com E-mail: sales@dlesecurity.com