Press Release

SignaCert Names Frank Tycksen as Vice President of Engineering

Jul 25, 2006

PORTLAND, Ore. — SignaCert President and CEO Wyatt Starnes announced today that Frank Tycksen has joined SignaCert as the Vice President of Engineering.

Frank has over 21 years of experience in software development, management, and technical leadership with a focus on trust and security systems. Prior to SignaCert, he was the Research Engineering Manager in the Trusted Platforms Lab involved in leading Intel's research efforts in the areas of trust and security.

"We are pleased to have such a highly qualified individual as Frank to lead our Engineering efforts." Said Starnes "His background in trust-management technologies and experience bringing innovative products to market are strong assets for SignaCert."

Before joining Intel, Frank was CTO of Swan Island Networks and the security architect for the associated non-profit organization RAINS (Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security). At Swan Island Networks, he oversaw the development of information sharing tools targeted for all levels of government to facilitate the flow of sensitive but unclassified materials.

Prior to that Swan Island Networks, Frank was a founder and CTO of Portland Software, which later merged and became Preview Systems, a company in the digital rights management arena. He was involved from Portland Software's pre-financing stage to a public corporation listed on the NASDAQ exchange. Under his technical leadership, Preview's software was licensed by a number of global companies including Adobe, Real Networks, Matsushita, Sony and Symantec.

Frank was instrumental in the success of several other companies including Second Nature Software, a non-profit company dedicated to donating all profits to The Nature Conservancy with $2.5 million donated to date, and Central Point Software. At Central Point, he was one of the creators of the top selling PC Tools software utility package and later became the manager of the data recovery product line. Central Point was later acquired by Symantec.

About SignaCert

SignaCert is the leading provider of end-to-end and partner-based IT compliance solutions based on known-provenance whitelist technology. These methods allow SignaCert's direct customers to rapidly achieve and prove continuous compliance for the systems that deliver critical business services. The SignaCert architecture is designed to seamlessly integrate with existing change processes and continuously monitor critical business services without disruption.

Additionally, SignaCert's OEM and ISV Partners can supply to, or license content from, the SignaCert Global Trust Repository (GTR), adding new and important capabilities to their product offerings. All use cases are supported by a rich repository of vendor-independent software measurements. These "white" or "allow" list methods enable SignaCert's patented technology to be quickly deployed and provide immediate visibility into the actual state of IT infrastructure.

Founded in 2004 by 34-year IT security and compliance industry veteran Wyatt Starnes, SignaCert has assembled a world class team of industry leaders with hands-on IT experience for its executive team, board of directors, and advisory board.

SignaCert's end-customers span a wide variety of industries, including financial services, government, and healthcare.