EION's Tidal Product Line Secured by Hifn Security Processor

EION's Tidal Product Line Featuring Hifn's HIPP III 8350 Security Processor communicates securely at wirespeed using IPsec/IKE at multiple gigabit rates

Los Gatos, Californis, October 26, 2004 - Network security and flow classification market leader Hifn (Nasdaq: HIFN) announced today that EION Inc. is integrating Hifn's HIPP III 8350 FlowThrough security processor in its Tidal line of broadband gateways.  The EION Tidal product line family is a robust, intelligent and highly scalable broadband gateways that provide an effective and flexible platform for interconnecting networking applications, network management services, as well as client/server systems.

Ideal for Wireless ISPs, LAN extensions, campus and hospital networking, oil/mining exploration and remote community networking, the EION Tidal family delivers robust, secure and reliable wireless access.  With increased network capacity, sercurity, IP Services and network/user management, the Tidal family has proven ROI for any customer.

"With the Hifn processor, EION has increased its wireless security offerings from the RF physical layer, through the IP services Layers 2&3, right through to the application layer.  IPsec VPN suport offers completely managed, encrypted and secure data movement.  End-to-end wireless security is now available.   This is critical for EION's tele-health, defense, and video surveillance solutions." Commented Harry Silverstone, Director of Business and Technology Development with EION.

"Hifn's 8350 security processor delivers a high-performance IPsec subsystem for EION's broadband gateway products," says Bob Doud, product line director of Hifn Inc.  "This security engine not only delivers multi-gigabit throughput, but also reduces EION's time-to-market due to its comprehensive implementation of the IPsec security protocol."

The HIPP III 8350 provides a complete IPsec security solutin, combining inbound and outbound Policy processing, SA (Security Association) lookup & context handling, and packet formatting within a single chip.  The 8350 supports all the leading cryptographic algorithms: DES/3DES-CBC, AES-CBC, AES-CTR, MD5, SHA-1, and XCBC MAC.  The 8350 is backed with comprehensive software suites, including the IPsec IKE stack.

IPsec processing is performed by the 8350 at 4Gbps, with one million packets per second performance with varying SAs.  In production today, the HIPP III 8350 is manufactured using the .13-micron process and utilizes 324 LBGA packaging