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SSP-Litronic and Adobe Team to Help Government Protect Critical Information

Monday March 22, 9:15 am ET

Companies Work Together to Secure the Exchange of Sensitive Documents

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Mar 22, 2004 -- SSP Solutions, Inc. (NasdaqNM:SSPX - News), dba SSP-Litronic, a leading provider of identity and information assurance products and services, today announced it is teaming with Adobe Systems Incorporated (NasdaqNM:ADBE - News) to safeguard the exchange of online information for the enterprise. The combined solution, initially targeted for the government market, integrates SSP's NetSign® CAC smart card middleware with Adobe® Acrobat® 6.0 software and Adobe® Reader® 6.0 to provide electronic document security, giving customers strong assurance for electronic document exchange.
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Currently deployed by the U.S. Armed Services and various DoD Agencies throughout the world, NetSign CAC provides network and desktop security for over 500,000 Common Access Card holders in the DoD. NetSign CAC helps the Department of Defense manage access to critical resources by enabling the use of the CAC smart ID for strong authentication to applications, websites, and network services. DoD users also use NetSign CAC functionality to secure communications -- digitally signing and encrypting email communications with their digital credentials. Compatibility with Acrobat and Adobe Reader provides government users higher assurance regarding the authenticity, integrity, and non-repudiation of electronic documents. NetSign CAC extends PKI functionality to seamlessly allow CAC users to digitally sign, encrypt, send, and view electronic forms and documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) using Acrobat.

"Sharing electronic documents is fundamental to the way enterprises operate, and the government is no different in this regard. In fact, there are more stringent requirements for protecting information in the government and the Department of Defense because of national security concerns and consequences of improper disclosure," stated John Landwehr, group manager, Security Solutions and Services at Adobe. "By working closely with SSP-Litronic, we are able to offer a comprehensive security solution that leverages our complementary product strengths to help meet the higher assurance needs of one of the most critical enterprises around."

The combined NetSign CAC, Acrobat, and Adobe Reader solution will be shown next week, March 23-25, at the FOSE 2004 exhibition and conference. Functional demonstrations will occur in the Adobe booth (#2203) at the Washington DC Convention Center throughout the show.

"NetSign CAC, Acrobat, and Adobe Reader are powerful applications that greatly benefit all users of the DoD's CAC smart ID," according to Kris Shah, president SSP-Litronic. "Our plan is to expand the integration of the Adobe products into our entire family of NetSign products and offer all our enterprise customers, both government and commercial, a higher level of trust to build from."

Product Pricing and Availability

For information on pricing and availability of NetSign CAC, contact SSP-Litronic at [phone] or visit our web site: www.sspsolutions.com/solutions/government/.

About SSP-Litronic

SSP-Litronic designs and develops innovative data and communication security solutions for both corporate and government institutions. The Company provides network security, desktop protection, and high assurance messaging systems for many organizations of the U.S. Government. NetSign CAC is currently deployed by all U.S. Armed Services and various DoD Agencies. For more information, visit http://www.ssplitronic.com/ or call SSP-Litronic [phone]. SSP-Litronic is a trademark and dba of SSP Solutions, Inc. (NasdaqNM:SSPX - News).

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

With the exception of historical information, matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements involving a number of risks and uncertainties and may not be achieved due to factors beyond our control, including the ability of NetSign CAC to continue to meet the requirements of the DoD, the continued compatibility of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader with our NetSign family of products, our ability to sell and provide technical support for sales of NetSign CAC, changing regulatory and technological environments, our ability to obtain key components from suppliers, technological difficulties, increased competition, and changing customer demands. Other risks inherent in our business are described in Securities and Exchange Commission filings. SSP Solutions, Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.



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Source: SSP Solutions, Inc.