CALNET and OpenNetwork Technologies to Deliver E-Business Solutions to Public Sector

May 10, 2001

CLEARWATER, FL and VIENNA, VA, May 10, 2001—OpenNetwork Technologies® (www.opennetwork.com), a developer of e-business security software, today announced it has entered into a reseller and services agreement with CALNET Inc., a leading e-business integration services company to government and private organizations.

Under the terms of the agreement, CALNET's e-business services organization will implement and incorporate OpenNetwork's flagship product, DirectorySmart, into its commerce, portal, security and digital media e-business framework solutions. DirectorySmart defines and enforces online security policies and secures and manages user access to protected Web applications. The partnership will focus on helping government organizations deliver secure mission-critical information and services to their respective constituents. CALNET's e-security framework of infrastructure, application and transaction provides a secure Web environment and helps organizations identify misuse and abuse of services and IT resources. DirectorySmart enhances CALNET's offerings because of its LDAP, single sign-on and platform-independent architecture among other benefits.

"We're pleased to work with CALNET to deliver and expand our presence in the public sector," said Rick Sullivan, OpenNetwork's director of channel sales. "More and more government organizations are finding the Internet to be an ideal vehicle for accessing, managing and processing public information. With the increasing regulatory pressures for protecting constituent's information, the demand for Web security is growing and has become a critical part of e-business."

Kaleem Shah, CALNET's president, added, "We've established strong relationships around our comprehensive product management and systems integration services for the public sector. As state and federal organizations move to improve and secure their information infrastructures, we're pleased to offer DirectorySmart as a necessary component and deliver innovative and cost-effective e-security solutions in complex environments."

About CALNET, Inc.
CALNET delivers telecommunications and information technology solutions to many of the largest corporate, government, telecommunications, education and Internet organizations in the world. CALNET is using its consultancy, system development and integration, software applications and outsourcing offerings to build reliable infrastructures, which organizations require for their electronic business and mobile commerce requirements. For more information, please visit CALNET's Web site at www.CALNET.com or contact CALNET's eBusiness Integration Group at (703) 903-6800.

About OpenNetwork Technologies
OpenNetwork Technologies® develops, markets and sells security infrastructure software to businesses with increasingly large numbers of online users. The company's flagship product, DirectorySmart, is a proven platform for securing Web applications and defining, enforcing and delegating e-business security policies across complex relationships of users. By integrating privilege management, Web access control and delegated authority into one comprehensive and easy-to-deploy product, DirectorySmart enables companies to bring their e-business initiatives to market quickly and scale to millions of users without incremental costs.

Headquarterd in Clearwater, Fla, OpenNetwork has offices across the United States and partners with e-business service providers, such as BEA, IBM, Microsoft, Vignette, iPlanet and RSA.