Cryptzone announces partnership with Optimus Solutions, the technology solutions arm of Softchoice Corporation



Gothenburg 2 December 2008 - Cryptzone, a leading Data Leak
Prevention provider, today announced Atlanta-based Optimus Solutions
as its latest channel partner in North America. Optimus Solutions was
acquired in January by Softchoice Corporation, one of North America's
fastest growing technology solutions and services provider; within
Softchoice, Optimus maintains its expertise in providing information
technology solutions specializing in the delivery of unified
communications, workload consolidation, and data
backup/recovery/archive solutions. The strategic agreement with
Softchoice/Optimus Solutions will continue the expansion of Cryptzone
solutions across a broad range of markets in the US.

Cryptzone's encryption products will be marketed through Optimus
Solutions' nation-wide presence. Cryptzone's award-winning technology
protects confidential data, manages the identities of people and
applications accessing that information, and includes policy-based
encryption modules to secure USB flash drives, hard drives, emails,
and files/folders, as well as portable device and port control
management."Cryptzone recognizes the increased value our customers place on
information security - whether the information is being stored or
shared. Our partner network is evolving to support these national
business demands," said Peter Davin, CEO of Cryptzone "The addition
of Optimus Solutions further extends our footprint in the US business
marketplace. Our growing partner network positions us to effectively
strive in our goal as the leading provider of data leak prevention.""Cryptzone made channel development a top priority which included
partnering with well respected value add resellers. Optimus Solutions
has an excellent reputation for their strong information security
focus and first class technical services, which makes us confident
that this partnership will allow us to greatly expand our market
share in North America" said Jeff Sherwood, VP North America. "They
are a very successful IT solutions provider to the financial,
healthcare, corporate and government markets, and has the proven
expertise and experience that makes them perfectly suited to become a
Cryptzone partner."

Optimus Solutions provides comprehensive IT solutions designed to
streamline business processes and improve communication in the
workplace. These solutions are enhanced with a range of integration
and consulting services, as well as hardware, software and storage
product offerings. Their experienced account managers and certified
technical teams work with clients to deliver innovative solutions to
the most demanding business and IT challenges."Optimus is dedicated to bring best-of-breed security solutions to
our client base. Cryptzone's solutions will be a welcome enhancement
to our offering. We are confident that the inclusion of Cryptzone's
data leak prevention solutions into our product range will deliver a
new level of support for our client base and business sector," said
Jay Moore, Director of Operations, Softchoice dba Optimus Solutions.

For more information:
Jeff Sherwood, Vice President, North America
Email: jeff.sherwood@cryptzone.com
Phone: +1 949.279.6177

Peter Davin, CEO Cryptzone
Email: peter.davin@cryptzone.com
Phone: +46 701 839 199

Eric Gardner, Manager of Communications, Optimus Solutions
Email: eric.gardner@softchoice.com
Phone: 416.588.9002 Ext: 2358

About Cryptzone:
Cryptzone is a recognized leader in data leak prevention solutions
that secure data at rest and in transit by applying the industry
strength Simple Encryption Platform (SEP). Cryptzone provides
security solutions that people and companies actually can and will
use, thereby increasing the overall data protection and minimizing
data leaks. Cryptzone secures email, files, folders, disks, USB
sticks and mobile terminals without forcing users to change the way
they work, while giving IT departments' central control of user
rights. The company has offices in Gothenburg, Sweden, New York, US,
and Munich, Germany. For more information about Cryptzone and the
company's portfolio of data leak prevention and encryption solutions,
visit www.cryptzone.com.

Cryptzone is listed and trading on First North. First North is an
alternative market, operated by the different exchanges within NASDAQ
OMX. Certified Adviser on First North: Thenberg & Kinde
Fondkommission AB, Phone: +46 (0) 31-745 50 00

About Optimus Solutions:
Optimus Solutions, which was acquired in January 2008 by Softchoice
Corporation, provides comprehensive IT solutions designed to
streamline and integrate business processes across the enterprise.
Optimus is a trusted advisor of information technology solutions
specializing in the delivery of unified communications, workload
consolidation, and data backup/recovery/archive solutions. The
company has earned the confidence of customers across a wide range of
industries by helping them reduce cost and risk, improve productivity
and optimize the performance of their enterprise.

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