IBM Spearheading Intellectual Property Protection Technology for
Information on the Internet

Cryptolope Containers Have Arrived

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 1 (Internet World, Booth # 1207) . . . IBM today
announced the commercial availability of Cryptolope* containers, secure
packaging for digital information, enabling Internet users to buy and sell
content securely over the Internet.

Cryptolope technology is a fundamental part of IBM's new infoMarket service
(http://www.infomarket.ibm.com), an important implementation of IBM's
network computing strategy. IBM infoMarket combines a sophisticated search
engine with an unmatched body of content, secure container technology and
IBM's expertise in transaction and billing management, to provide a
framework for secure electronic commerce.

"The Internet is a natural conduit for the transmission of information, but
publishers previously have been afraid to put their valuable content on
the 'Net for fear that it may be tampered with or that they will not
receive compensation for their works," said Jeff Crigler, vice president,
IBM infoMarket. "The IBM infoMarket service provides the technology to
address those needs."

IBM infoMarket also announced a number of new content providers today. With
a growing number of content and technology providers now aligned with the
service, including Reuters New Media, Jupiter Communications and CMP
Publications, IBM infoMarket is a leading provider of content on the
Internet. Users benefit from IBM infoMarket's ability to search through
commercial content -- some of which was previously unavailable on the
World Wide Web -- as well as USENET newsgroups and other leading content
sources, a capability unequaled by any other search engine in the market
today.

Once targeted information is found, commercial content will be delivered in
Cryptolope containers, accompanied by a content abstract that provides
users with the essential product knowledge they need to make a buying
decision. The content abstract may also include the content source,
summary, author, last update, size, and price, as well as any unique terms
of sale. Once the user has decided to open the contents of a Cryptolope
container, a transparent digital key is issued unlocking the material
contained within.

To view a free document, the user clicks on the article and the information
appears on the desktop. To view priced content, the user agrees to any
unique terms of the Cryptolope container that are prepared by the rights
holder and contained in the content abstract.

Users of IBM infoMarket will be able to retrieve and download Cryptolope
containers from the infoMarket service Web site using an IBM infoMarket
helper application, initially for Netscape** 1.1 or greater, and Windows**
3.1 or Windows 3.1.1. Windows 95, OS/2 and Mac/OS versions are planned.

Superdistribution Can Provide Incremental Revenue

A user can forward a Cryptolope container to others allowing content
providers to take advantage of "superdistribution", a new business model
that, if permitted by the publisher, allows the customer to send the
Cryptolope to others who may be interested in its contents, thus
facilitating the first phase of superdistribution. Publishers can now take
advantage of the Internet as a valuable business medium by which to sell
their information, over and over again.

The IBM infoMarket service has created a clearinghouse for commercial
content providers to track the payment, delivery and authenticity of
contents held within a Cryptolope.

The content provider sets marketing and pricing guidelines for the use of
commercial content or technology services. This allows the owners of this
valuable information to have greater control over distribution, appearance
and price of their content.

Wide-Area Search of Distributed Data

The search feature of the IBM infoMarket service can take a single search
request and simultaneously search multiple, disparate, and distributed
information sources returning relevance ranked results. IBM infoMarket's
powerful search capabilities allow users to simultaneously investigate the
broad scope of the Internet as well as authorized, private commercial
content. Keyword and Boolean search requests allow for more complex
information queries using OR, AND or NEAR connectors. These search
capabilities allow for manual selection of sources that will best contain
the desired information to meet users needs.

IBM infoMarket also provides a feature which enables users to search by
source. Users can pick an individual source, all or a group of sources in
a category, or select all sources. Additionally, search results can be
received in brief or with more details. Detailed results provide the user
with the content abstract, which may include source, author, excerpt,
date, size, and pricing information.

Rich News and Business Information

New content and technology providers for IBM infoMarket include the
following:

* CMP Publications** provides publishing, marketing, and information
services to the high-technology market

* Excalibur Technologies Corporation** provides the first set of tools for
creating retrieval solutions for text, images, and other forms of digital
data;

* International Services, Inc.** provides international trade leads,
language translation services, and international credit reports

* Jupiter Communications, LLC** research, consulting, and publishing
information emerging consumer online and interactive technologies

* M.A.I.D** established Profound, Inc., the New York-based subsidiary of
Market Analysis and Information Database, Inc.

* Market Guide** provides high quality, fundamental information on over
8,000 publicly traded companies to the professional brokerage,
institutional research and individual investor marketplaces.

* Online Inc.** publishes how-to magazines and books aimed at users of
online databases, CD-ROMs, multimedia, and the Internet

* Thunderstone Software** provides intelligent concept searching and
retrieval technologies

* Vickers Stock Research Corporation, Inc** provides information on exactly
what stocks insiders are buying and selling

IBM

IBM has been a pioneer in the development of the Internet. It designed
special hardware and software, and provided operations support for key
networks that make up today's Internet, including the Internet's primary
backbone, the NSFnet. IBM also helped form Advanced Network & Services
(ANS), the organization which had been responsible for managing and
servicing the NSFnet from its inception until the beginning of 1995.

IBM offers hardware, software, consulting and services to help customers
take advantage of the potential of the Internet. Whether addressing an
individual need or creating a total enterprise solution, IBM provides the
expertise required to plan, design, implement and operate an Internet
solution for businesses.

To learn more about IBM's Internet activities, visit the IBM Internet home
page at: http://www.internet.ibm.com or the IBM Corporation home page at
http://www.ibm.com.

Please Note: Questions about the content or currency of this press release
should be directed to your local IBM representative.
 
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