Secure Content Management Takes Center Stage At RSA Conference 2002

REDWOOD CITY, CA - (BUSINESS WIRE) - February 14, 2002 - Tumbleweed Communications Corp.

• Tumbleweed Provides the Platform for VeriSign's New SecureExpress Service



• New Product Announcements and Demonstrations of Tumbleweed Secure Guardian Planned



• Tumbleweed Fellow Randy Shoup Presenting Session on Secure Interconnectivity for e-Business

Tumbleweed® Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:TMWD - news), a leading provider of secure content management solutions for enabling the business Internet, today announced that it will be participating in the RSA Conference 2002, which runs from Monday, February 18 through Thursday, February 21 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. Visitors to the Tumbleweed exhibit (booth #1625) can learn about new product announcements expected from the company during the conference and view live software demonstrations of Tumbleweed Secure Guardian solutions.

"We are pleased that Tumbleweed can use the RSA Conference, one of the leading security-focused venues, to demonstrate our leadership in information security" said Jeff Smith, Tumbleweed CEO. "Security is the number one priority of CIOs worldwide. Our next-generation solutions, which empower organizations to safely and securely communicate, are key to enabling those CIOs to leverage the Internet for their businesses"

Highlights

• Tumbleweed's Secure Guardian staging server software platform has been chosen by VeriSign and service provider Slam Dunk Networks to power VeriSign's newly-launched SecureExpress secure messaging service (See today's separate announcement on "Verisign Announces SecureExpress as Newest Addition to its Suite of Online Secure Messaging Services").



• Tumbleweed Fellow Randy Shoup will be presenting on "Secure Interconnectivity for e-Business" on Tuesday, February 19 at 2:00 p.m.

About Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed is a leading provider of solutions for managing secure communication and collaboration to enable the business Internet. Tumbleweed's robust policy-based framework empowers organizations to safely share and protect critical information, increase customer loyalty and privacy and dramatically reduce costs. Tumbleweed is trusted by 1,000 blue-chip customers including American Express, Chevron, Datek Online, the European Union's Joint Research Council, First Union Wachovia, John Deere, Merrill Lynch, Nike, Northern Trust, NTT, Salomon Smith Barney, Travelers and US Food and Drug Administration. One hundred of the Fortune 500 are Tumbleweed customers. Tumbleweed Communications was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., with offices around the world.

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