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SafeNet Security Chips Are Now RoHS Compliant; Compliance With EU Directive in Time for July 1 Deadline Ensures Environmentally Friendly Security Solutions for Networking OEMs

Posted on: Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 12:00 CDT

SafeNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFNT), setting the standard for information security, today announced that its SafeXcel security semiconductor products for networking OEMs are free of hazardous materials and meet compliance standards defined by the Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) European Union (EU) Directive 2002/95/EG. Effective July 1, 2006, electronic equipment vendors must comply with RoHS in order to manufacture and sell networking equipment within the EU.

The RoHS directive will ban the sale of new electronic equipment in the European Union that contains more than the specified levels of hazardous materials, including lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, PBB, and PBDE.

"SafeNet is a leader in providing security products that comply with applicable industry standards," said Henk Pruim, vice president and general manager of SafeNet's OEM Networking Division. "With RoHS compliant security products, SafeNet OEM customers can integrate robust security systems that not only provide the best value for high-performance standards-based security systems but furthermore ensure compliance with the European RoHS directive to offer environmentally responsible products."

Other countries are adopting legislation modeled after RoHS, including China's Regulation for Pollution Control of Electronic Products (RPCEP) and Japan's environmental procurement practices (JPSSI). Taiwan, Korea, Canada and Australia are initiating country-specific versions of the RoHS directive. The state of California has adopted the Electronic Waste Recycling Act, scheduled to take effect in 2007, and 20 other US states have bills pending for RoHS-like regulations.

SafeNet OEM Security Solutions

SafeNet's comprehensive security systems are deployed by the world's leading networking & communications OEMs, including AMCC, AMD, Cisco Systems, Hitachi, HP, Juniper Networks, Lucent Technologies, PMC-Sierra, Samsung, Siemens, and Texas Instruments, to name a few. SafeNet is the only vendor that provides complete and proven embedded security systems, including QuickSec VPN security software, SafeXcel security processors, and silicon-proven semiconductor IP - delivering superior protection while reducing cost and time to market for networking OEMs. To accelerate processing speeds of time-critical security algorithms and protocols, SafeNet offers security processors such as the SafeXcel-51x0 - a unique inline security SoC that processes IP packets faster and more efficiently than conventional look-aside security co-processors.

For more information about SafeNet's OEM security solutions, please visit http://www.safenet-inc.com/OEM.

About SafeNet, Inc.

SafeNet is a global leader in information security. Founded more than 20 years ago, the company provides complete security utilizing its encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products including hardware, software, and chips. UBS, Nokia, Fujitsu, Hitachi, ARM, Bank of America, NetGear, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, Adobe, Samsung, Texas Instruments, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and scores of other customers entrust their security needs to SafeNet. For more information, visit www.safenet-inc.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

The statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are subject to uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are included but are not limited to those listed in SafeNet's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update information concerning its expectations.

Editor's Note: SafeNet is a registered trademark of SafeNet, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Source: Business Wire

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