WISeKey announces plans to work with Microsoft to broadly accelerate the deployment of Digital Identities in government

Geneva, Switzerland, Brussels, 6th June 2006 -

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WISeKey SA announced today that it will work closely with
Microsoft(R) Corporation to educate, promote and deliver identity
management solutions to governments in Europe and around the world.
WISeKey, a leading global provider of security, identity and trust
solutions to the world's premier organizations, has been named a Lead
Partner for eID Solutions delivery by Microsoft. WISeKey has also
been named a Microsoft Certified Partner and has recently achieved
the Microsoft Independent Software Vendor (ISV)/Software Solutions
competency through the Microsoft Partner Program.

With the growing adoption of digital communication, the conveyance
of identity is also rapidly moving to a digital form. With WISeKey,
affordable and effective identification and authentication systems
now exist. These solutions meet the requirements of validating
identity as well as holding individuals accountable for their
actions. Governments around the world are looking to upgrade their
Identity Documents to be in line with higher security requirements to
protect and prevent against counterfeiting and criminal misuse of
information.

Integrating interoperable, easy-to-use, trustworthy, multipurpose
electronic Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology to manage
personal identification in the supply of electronic government
services has now become a cost affordable solution. Leveraging the
Microsoft Windows Server platform's built-in certificate management
capabilities, WISeKey enables organizations and governments to
leverage their current investment by adding functionalities of secure
electronic identities through the CertifyID infrastructure.

The Microsoft and WISeKey solution will be showcased at the new
Executive Briefing Center for European Innovation in the presence of
European and Belgian Government Officials, Industry Partners and
Media, opening today in Brussels. The solution will also be
promoted at Microsoft Technology Centers around the world and with
other infrastructure partners.

"Accelerating innovation can only happen through strong
partnerships between different parties in the private and public
sector," said Jean-Philippe Courtois, President Microsoft
International. "We showcase this collaboration at our Centre for
European Innovation by hosting innovative European companies like
WISeKey."

"Having worked with Microsoft since 2004 we are honored to have
been named Lead Partner for eID Solutions in recognition of our
Certified Partner and Microsoft ISV status together. This evolution
of our relationship augments the announcement at the Government
Leaders Forum Europe this year of the partnership between WISeKey and
Microsoft to enable the issuance of secure eID for citizens, ," said
Carlos Moreira, CoFounder and Chairman of WISeKey.. "This will help
WISeKey's European based innovation to benefit from Microsoft
assistance via its local representatives, increasing our potential as
ISV by sharing information and mobilizing people very quickly."

More information about WISeKey Solutions at:
http://www.wisekey.com/NR/rdonlyres/F4338B7C-E879-4716-83AD-579EBC8CC
4EB/0/PartnerBriefWisekeyFinal.pdf

Daniel Ybarra.
WISekey / VP Communications
Phone +41/79/235'62'35