Futurex Announces Excrypt™ SSP9000, World’s Fastest Payment Hardware Security Module

BULVERDE, Texas — December 01, 2009

Futurex, an innovator in data encryption security solutions, today announced the Excrypt™ System Security Processor SSP9000 Hardware Security Module (HSM). The Excrypt™ SSP9000 includes enhanced cryptographic hardware designed to meet both current and future requirements for data security in the financial and retail markets. The Excrypt™ SSP9000 operates at an industry-leading 2,250 transactions per second, calculated using Triple-DES PIN translation commands with industry-standard key blocking measures, and includes the Excrypt™ Manager, the industry’s first graphical user interface which allows both local and remote configuration via TCP/IP.

100% backward compatibility with prior Futurex HSMs is maintained, and the Excrypt™ SSP9000 includes a number of new features to prepare organizations for future developments in the field of data security and cryptography. The Excrypt™ SSP9000 is RSA, EMV, AES and ECC-ready, and is compliant with Payment Card Industry (PCI), International Standards Organization (ISO), and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) requirements. The device is also designed as a FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Tamper-Resistant Security Module.

The Excrypt™ SSP9000 can be configured with any combination of up to two gigabit Ethernet ports, four RS232 serial ports, and one USB 2.0 port. It also allows an industry-leading 1000 socket connections with integrated load balancing between applications, allowing organizations to operate multiple applications with a single HSM.

“The payments industry is poised to grow exponentially in the coming years,” said Brett Smith, CEO and President of Futurex, “and the Excrypt™ SSP9000 represents Futurex’s preparation for this growth and continued presence as the industry leader in data encryption and security technology. The Excrypt™ SSP9000 will stand out as the cornerstone of our solutions suite of proven technology for the payment processing and key management marketplaces.”

For additional information on the Excrypt™ SSP9000 payment HSM, please visit: www.futurex.com

About Futurex (www.futurex.com)

Headquartered in Bulverde, Texas, Futurex has provided data encryption and security solutions to more than 15,000 financial institutions, retailers, terminal manufacturers, merchant service providers, and others on a global basis for more than 28 years. The company’s innovative Hardware Security Modules and Key Management Servers provide market leading technology for transaction based encryption, general purpose data encryption, as well as remote key management systems for both Point of Sale (POS) terminals and ATMs.