PentaSafe, Inc. Expands European Presence / Plans for

Aggressive Expansion in the European Security and Auditing Market Houston (PROTEXT) - PentaSafe, Inc. a leading supplier ofauditing and security software for AS/400, UNIX and DEC/VMSsystems today announced the appointment of Nils Petersen as VicePresident of European Sales. The appointment marks an aggressivepush by PentaSafe to strengthen the Company's presence in Europeand compliments the Company's recent acquisition of PentaSafe UKLtd., the Company's UK distributor. Mr. Petersen has fifteen years of experience in the softwareand sales industry in Europe and the United States. Prior tojoining PentaSafe, Mr. Petersen was the County Manager ofPeregrine Systems A/S in Copenhagen, Denmark where he developedand managed Peregrine's sales strategy in Denmark, Finland,Norway and Sweden. Previously, Mr. Petersen also built successfulsales divisions in Europe and the Unites States for BMC Nordic, asubsidiary of BMC Software, Inc. and Maersk Data, Inc. "Mr. Petersen has an impressive track record of buildingsuccessful sales channels, particularly in Europe," said DouglasJ. Erwin, President and CEO of PentaSafe, Inc. "He hasdemonstrated his ability to successfully design and implement asales plan in a European market that is rapidly expanding andthat is again his focus at PentaSafe. Mr. Petersen's skills willhelp PentaSafe expand our presence in the fast growing IBM AS/400install base in Europe and meet the increasing demand forPentaSafe's security solutions in that market." "I am very impressed with PentaSafe's strong commitment to theEuropean market," said Nils Petersen. "The market for PentaSafe'sauditing and security solutions is growing incredibly fastworldwide and especially in Europe. More and more medium to largesize organizations in Europe are relying on the AS/400 and UNIXplatforms to run various mission critical applications -- forwhich security is of ultimate importance. With this in mind, I'mlooking forward to building a prosperous sales division forPentaSafe." Initially, Mr. Petersen will aggressively pursue indirectsales channels, such as distributorships and partnerships, andwill expand marketing activity to penetrate the AS/400 and UNIXauditing and security markets in France, Germany, Italy andSpain. Mr. Petersen will be located in Copenhagen, Denmark. About PentaSafe, Inc. PentaSafe, Inc. specializes in the development of auditing andsecurity solutions for AS/400, UNIX and DEC/VMS systems.PentaSafe's software is used by auditing and securityprofessionals worldwide, including 4 of the "Big 5" auditingfirms and many of the Fortune 1000, as a defacto standard insecurity auditing. PentaSafe will automate security reviews,control system access, streamline systems management and send analert if a potential threat is detected -- helping to securemission critical systems and corporate data from unauthorizedaccess, corruption or deletion. PentaSafe was recently chosen asthe "Pick of 1998" by Secure Computing Magazine and won the "BestAS/400 Auditing Product" in the AS/400 Technology ShowcaseAwards. PentaSafe is a privately held company with corporateheadquarters located in Houston, Texas with offices in the UK andDenmark. ots Original Text Service: PentaSafe, Inc. Internet:http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Janette Deyhle of PentaSafe,Inc. (USA) 713-523-1992 Web site: http://www.pentasafe.com

Subscribers please note that material bearing the slug"PROTEXT" is not part of CTK's news service and is not to bepublished under the "CTK" slug. Protext is a commercial serviceproviding distribution of press releases from clients, who areidentified in the text of Protext reports and who bear fullresponsibility for their contents.

PROTEXT