VASCO Adds SSL-VPN Service to aXs GUARD Authentication Appliance

Released on = March 29, 2007, 1:49 am

Press Release Author = VASCO Data Security - Jochem Binst - Director of Corporate
Communications

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = Important Addition to Over 20 Different aXs GUARD Service
Based on VACMAN Core Authentication Platform; Combination Authentication & SSL-VPN
Killer Application for both Large Corporations and SME's; Product Showcased at
Infosecurity UK

Press Release Body = OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., and BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 29, 2007 -
VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (Nasdaq: VDSI) (www.vasco.com), the leading
software security company specializing in authentication products, today announced
that it has added SSL-VPN functionality to its award winning aXs GUARD
Authentication Appliance. The company added that it will showcase this product at
Infosecurity UK (London, UK, 24-26 April, www.infosecurity.co.uk ), the leading
information security trade show.

aXs GUARD (www.axsguard.com) is VASCO's authentication appliance product line. Based
on VASCO's renowned VACMAN authentication platform, aXs GUARD combines Digipass
strong user authentication with a range of over 20 Internet communication services.

aXs GUARD's key markets are the global Enterprise Security market, for both SME's
and larger corporations + the small and middle sized banking sector.
aXs GUARD services include:
. Firewall
. Content scanner & filter (web & mail)
. Anti-virus (Trend Micro)
. Anti-spam
. Anti spyware
. Anti phishing
. Intrusion detection & prevention
. Active system attack monitoring
. Reverse http & ftp proxy
. ...
SSL-VPN stands for Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network. This is a web-based
encrypted network that uses a public network (the Internet) to simulate a private
workspace (the company's internal network). An SSL-VPN can be compared with a secure
tunnel through the Internet that securely connects a remote worker with the
corporate network. It is a necessity to secure the access to the tunnel too. Strong
authentication is a flexible, versatile and easy to use tool to lock the SSL-VPN
from unwanted visitors.

Currently, "traditional" VPN is already embedded in aXs GUARD. By introducing
SSL-VPN as an add-on, VASCO offers companies a secure growth path to the next phase
in their evolution. Whereas traditional VPN only works on controlled environments
such as corporate PC's, SSL-VPN allows employees to use work stations that are not
controlled by their employer, such as hotel or cyber bar PC's.

"By reinforcing our aXs GUARD product offerings, we state our claim to be the
leading software company, specializing in authentication products," said Jan Valcke,
VASCO's President and COO. "Thanks to aXs GUARD, companies don't need to invest in a
multitude of locally hosted e-security and e-communication software. The centrally
managed aXs GUARD product range offers enterprises, regardless their size and
occupation, a smooth growth path, without having to feed an army of IT-engineers to
update and protect the corporate network."

VASCO is the number one supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutions
and services.
VASCO has established itself as the world's leading software company specialized in
Internet Security, with a customer base of over 4,250 companies in more than 100
countries, including close to 650 international financial institutions. VASCO's
prime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and
e-government.\"

Forward Looking Statements
Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or
performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as
"believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar words, is
forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based
on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from
the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.

Reference is made to the Company\'s public filings with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its
operations.

For more information contact:
Jochem Binst, +32 2 609 97 40, jbinst@vasco.com





Web Site = http://www.vasco.com

Contact Details = VASCO Data Security
Koningin Astrilaan 164, 1780 Wemmel, Belgium
Phone +32 2 609 97 00
Fax +32 2 609 97 09
pr@vasco.com

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