AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – July 31, 2003 – Symark, the leader in UNIX and Linux security solutions, today announced it has signed a partnership agreement with SSA Sistemas, a leading solutions provider for enterprise corporations in Panama.

“We are pleased to have SSA Sistemas join Symark, “ remarked Mr. Acuña, Director of Latin America. “As a leading Sun Microsystems distributor, SSA Sistemas has the knowledge and experience to manage UNIX systems in a large networked environment. With Symark solutions, SSA Sistemas can secure their customers’ UNIX/Linux systems with stronger login/password management as well as delegation of root and other administrative privileges.”

Manuel Spiegel, Gerente Comercial, SSA Sistemas: “Many of our customers have a large number of UNIX systems in their data center running mission critical applications such as ERP and financial management. With Symark’s solutions, we will be able to provide our customers with a high degree of security that is otherwise not possible under native UNIX/Linux.”

About Symark 

Founded in 1985, Symark is the leading provider of security solutions for Global 2000 businesses that protect UNIX and Linux resources with superior access control and privilege management. Symark PowerBroker® enables granular delegation of administrative privileges while restricting root account access. Symark PowerPassword® provides login and password policy management with stronger passwords, aging and history. Both products offer the broadest range of UNIX/Linux flavors, central administration and detailed audit logs. Symark’s products strike the perfect balance between protection and productivity by preventing damage or abuse by trusted users, whether intentional or not. For more information, visit us at www.symark.com.

Founded over 45 years ago, SSA Sistemas is part of Sonitel dedicated to providing mission critical solutions to leading banks, telecommunication companies, other private companies and the government. SSA Sistemas is a distributor of Sun Microsystems, StorageTek, BMC Software, and Veritas solutions. In addition to offering enterprise class solutions, SSA Sistemas also provides services for implementation and maintenance. Some of SSA Sistemas customers include Banco General, Banco del Istmo, Bladex, Credicorp Bank, The Panama Canal (ACP), Asociacion Panameńa de Credito, Cable & Wireless Panama, BellSouth Panama, Edemed Edechi, Etesa. For more information, visit http://www.ssasis.com.