AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – December 3, 2003 – Symark, the leader in UNIX and Linux security solutions, today announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Tecnologias Avanzadas de Telecomunicacion (TAT), a leading solutions provider for enterprise corporations in Spain.

“We are pleased to have TAT join Symark to assist us with our expansion into Spain,” remarked Mr. Acuna, Director General of Ibero América. “TAT has broad experience in networking, telecommunications and information security and will be able to provide Spanish companies with strong, local support on behalf of Symark. With Symark solutions, PowerBroker® and PowerPassword®, TAT can secure their customers’ UNIX/Linux systems with stronger login/password management as well as delegation of root and other administrative privileges.”

“Symark represents for TAT a very interesting application portfolio,” remarked Pedro Arellano, TAT Director. “Symark’s products address critical vulnerabilities in the UNIX and Linux security environment. With a large installed base of UNIX and Linux systems in Spain, we believe we will be extremely successful with PowerPassword and PowerBroker. These solutions match perfectly with TAT’s information security strategy. Symark is one of our main bets for 2004. We also believe this is a good opportunity for Symark as many large Spanish companies have a strong presence in Latin America.”

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 in 1988, Tecnologias Avanzadas de Telecomunicacion (TAT) mission is to assist foreign technology companies to successfully expand into the Spanish information technology market. TAT provides a range of consulting services including the establishment of a local office for its foreign clients and the development of channel partners. Alternatively, TAT is able to act as a distributor and VAR for technology companies who do not seek to establish their own local office. TAT representatives have previously worked for major corporations including Digital Equipment, Bull, Marconi, ECI Telecom, and Stratus Computer. TAT has strong ties with major telecomm operators in Spain and Latin America. TAT also has broad experience in the public sector, banking and insurance market segments.