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`Ancora Online™
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`American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) and Ancora Technologies
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`Announce Strategic Alliance to Offer BIOS Based Security Products
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`ATLANTA, GA and IRVINE, CA, February 14, 2005 - BIOS pioneer American. Megatrends Inc. (AMD
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`and Ancora Technologies Inc. announce strategic alliance to offer BIOS based security products utilizing
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`Ancora’s Platform Security Anchor ™ (PSA) technology (as described in US Patent 6,411,941). The first
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`offering, Ancora Online™,
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`scheduled to be released in Q2 2005, provides “consumer strong
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`authentication” for online service providers such as online bariks, online retailers and ISPs.
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`The recent “phishing attacks” on online banking accounts highlight the need for an effective yet convenient
`25 factor authentication in addition to a password. Ancora Online™ provides “consumer strong
`authentication” that balances consumer convenience with effectiveness and cost. Ancora Online™ enables
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`consumers to designate which computer or computers may access their online account. Stealing passwords
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`becomes useless as the hacker will not be able to use a stolen password to access the consumier’s account
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`without physical possession of the consumer’s computer.
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`PSA™is a security technology that embeds encryption keys in the core of the PC, its motherboard. This
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`approach achieves a higher level of reliability and security than software-based technologies and a higher
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`level of convenience than hardware-based ones (i.e.
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`tokens and smart cards).
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`“The strategic alliance with Ancora allows us to enter the security field and leverage our BIOS expertise
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`and knowledge”, said S. Shankar, AMI president. “We see great value for consumers in BIOS based
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`security products.”
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`“The BIOS is the core of the computer and is the only component that enables the highest level of
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`reliability and convenience. These attributes are critical for widespread consumer acceptance of security
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`technologies”, said Miki Mullor, CEO of Ancora. “We are very pleased to have AMIas a strategic ally.
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`AMI’s knowledge and credibility accelerated our product development efforts and ensures that Ancora
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`ptoduets will always be compatible with the latest PC platformtechnologies”
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`“Our first product, Ancora Online, offers a solution to the online ID theft. problem caused by “phishing
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`attacks”, stated Ancora President Al Saavedra. “When we designed the product, it was imporiant for us to
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`build a product that consumers want, making usability, convenience and cost high priority design goals”
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`The following key differentiators highlight Ancora Online’s strong position in the consumer authentication
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`Convenience and “ease of use”: Ancora Online is fully transparent to the consumer and requires no
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`changes to the current user experience and behavior.
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`Reliability: Being based in the PC BIOS, Ancora Online is isolated from usability problemsrelated to
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`user activities, hard drive problems and malicious viruses and spyware.
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`Cost: zero variable cost related to acquisition and deployment.
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`Practical: fits all real world usage scenarios. Allows consumers to self-managetheir designated
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`computers, puts no restrictions on current usage models of online services.
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`e Web deployment: deployed electronically over the web, compatible with all popular browsers.
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`Industry backing: Ancora Online is co-developed with American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), maker of
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`AMIBIOS™ and a dominant technology company with over 20 years experience in the BIOS space.
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`Instant Compatibility: Ancora Online is compatible with 100% of the PC marketinstall base.
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`A demoofthe product is available at the company’s web site: www.AncoraTech.com
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`About American Megatrends Inc.
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`Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs,
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`resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. Privately held, AMI is best
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`known for its BIOS,but it also supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software and utilities to over 55 percent
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`oftoday's high-tech manufacturers. AMI offers high-density motherboards, disk subsystems and innovative
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`storage solutions and is a voting memberof the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA).
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`Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI haslocations in the U.S. and throughout the world including Chennai,
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`Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve its customers.
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`For more information on AMI,its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI orvisit www.ami.com.
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`About Ancora Technologies Inc.
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`Founded in 2004, Ancora TechnologiesInc., is focused on developmentand licensing of security products
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`based on its patented Platform Security Anchor™ technology. For more information on Ancora, visit
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`www.AncoraTech.com , contact Ancora at press@AncoraTech.com or by calling 1-888-335-0874.
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