AU-System and Diversinet Partner to Secure WAP Devices

Press Release from AU-System For immediate release AU-System and Diversinet Partner to Secure WAP Devices Stockholm, Sweden - June 28, 2001 - AU-System and Diversinet today announced that they have entered into a license agreement to embed Diversinet's WTLS Root Certificate into the AUS WAP Browser. The co- operation will enable mobile operators and content providers to provide the level of security required for high-value transactions. "At AU System, we believe that to make wireless successful, you must be flexible to your customer's needs," said Jonas Brandén, Business Unit Manager at AU-System. "Incorporating Diversinet's PKI security into our WAP browser gives our customers added value and greater choice in security options." AU-System's latest mobile Internet browser, AUS WAP Browser 2.0, was previewed at CommunicAsia earlier this month. The new browser is compatible with both existing and future WAP protocols, including fixed Internet protocols, HTTP and TCP/IP. Media Contacts: Jonas Brandén, Business Shannon Murphy Unit Manager AU-System Diversinet Corp. Tel: +46 70 269 32 99 Tel: +44 207 484 8523 E-mail: Email: jonas.branden@ausystem.com smurphy@dvnet.com About AU-System and WAP AU-System is an active member in the WAP Forum and has participated in the development of the WAP browser used by Ericsson in its terminals. The AUS WAP Browser has also been licensed to more than 40 other suppliers of communication devices and the client list includes companies like Motorola, Samsung, Compaq and LG Electronics. The browser is compliant with the latest specifications from the WAP Forum. Apart from software licences, AU-System also offers consultancy services such as service development for mobile operators, solutions development, e.g. secure mobile banking and stock trading, and adaptation of the AUS WAP browser to various environments. About AU-System AU-System is a leading Mobile Internet consultancy. Through the subsidiary SandbergTrygg, the company also offers integrated services for marketing communications. Major clients include Ericsson, Telia, Scania, Nordea Nordbanken and Singapore Telecom. AU-System was established in 1974 and currently employs more than 1,000 staff in offices in Sweden, the U.K., Italy, U.S.A., Thailand and Singapore. AU- System is listed on Attract40 of the OM Stockholm Exchange, under the symbol AUS. For more information, please visit www.ausystem.com. About Diversinet Corp. Diversinet is enabling mobile e-commerce (m-commerce) services with its wireless security infrastructure solutions. The company has recently been confirmed by the Yankee Group (reference; The Yankee Group Report: Wireless/Mobile Technologies, Vol. 1, No. 7, September 2000, by Emily Williams and David Berndt), as having the leading product technology for the delivery of end-to-end wireless security infrastructure solutions to wireless device makers, ASPs and operators, application software developers and network infrastructure providers. For more information on Diversinet, visit the company's web site at www.dvnet.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/06/28/20010628BIT01200/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/06/28/20010628BIT01200/bit0001.pdf