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Rainbow Technologies announces 2001 expansion; company creates new Core Business Units

New Business Units - IVEA Technologies and Digital Rights Management Group - join Spectria and Mykotronx; Senior Management Responsibilities Expand to manage growth
Johannesburg, 05 Dec 2000

Rainbow Technologies, Inc. today announced an aggressive growth strategy, commencing in January 2001, which places Rainbow`s core competencies into four business units. This move includes the creation of IVEA Technologies for products in eCommerce acceleration and performance enhancement, and the Rights Management Group that focuses on hardware and software authentication and products.

According to Rainbow President and CEO Walt Straub, the new plan is designed to maximize the company`s business opportunities to match Rainbow`s 40 percent revenue growth year to date. The new IVEA Technologies will focus on the development and marketing of the CryptoSwift eCommerce acceleration products. Rainbow`s Chief Technology Officer Shawn Abbott was named president of IVEA and Rainbow Executive Vice President Norm Denton will serve as chief operating officer. The new Digital Rights Management group will focus on the development and marketing of the iKey authentication tokens, Sentinel software tokens and software security solutions. Rainbow`s Chief Operating Officer Dr. Avi Margalith will serve as COO to the new Digital Rights Management group and Rainbow Mykotronx. Laurie Casey, vice president of strategic marketing, was named acting president of Spectria.

"Our shareholders, the board of directors and executive management team believe that the way to enhance shareholder value is to further delineate our business segments to give each business unit stronger focus," said Walt Straub, president and chief executive officer, Rainbow Technologies. "Rainbow has been profitable since 1986 and has grown every year since its inception. We have a solid balance sheet with a good cash position that will allow for further growth. We have an opportunity to grow even faster by segmenting our business units. We believe this is a positive change for Rainbow and its shareholders."

Rainbow anticipates creating as many as 100 new positions within these business units under the Rainbow corporate umbrella.

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Rainbow Technologies

Founded in 1984, Rainbow Technologies is a leading provider of security solutions for the Internet and eCommerce. Rainbow applies its core technology to a variety of Internet applications-from securing software, to the acceleration of secure communication for eCommerce and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Rainbow`s products include secure Web server and VPN acceleration boards; anti-piracy and Internet software distribution solutions; PKI security solutions; voice, data and satellite security systems; and USB-based authentication tokens. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, and maintains offices throughout the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, China, India, The Netherlands, Russia, and Taiwan. A network of nearly 80 authorized distributors sells Rainbow products worldwide. For more information, visit our Web site at www.rainbow.com.