ONE MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS TO BE WON FROM MYSTERY TWISTER

Register now for the "Mystery Twister" worldwide competitiononline

Berlin 12.03.2003 (PROTEXT/ots) - Registrations are now beingaccepted for the Mystery Twister worldwide internet competitionwith over 1,000,000 US$ prize money at www.mysterytwister.com.At the same time, the planning team at Cadac GmbH and SecWare AGhave announced that the starting date for Mystery Twister is nowonly a few weeks away.

Mario Ahlberg, the project manager responsible for MysteryTwister, says: "These days nearly everybody is talking about ITsecurity, encryption and smart cards on the internet.Understandably, these concepts frighten many people away.Mystery Twister shows what lies behind these concepts and makesthem easier to understand." He also points out: "Until now,similar competitions were mainly designed for experts and weremore a sideline rather than anything else, Mystery Twister, onthe other hand, is aimed at all internet users: beginners as wellas experts, professionals as well as amateur surfers."

The competition consists of twelve puzzles to be solved, andseeks to make information on the history, current state of theart and news on the subject of "cryptology" entertaining. Thereare attractive prizes to be won at every stage of the game. Intotal there is 1,000,000 US$ prize money on offer. For eachindividual player, it costs 99 cents to take part in each stageof the game. Some of this revenue goes to a charity foundationfor supporting educational measures. The final of thecompetition is an attempt to decode a secret text which isencrypted by a procedure from SecWare Technologies. In this wayMystery Twister brings together science, education andentertainment in a spellbinding and fascinating way.

SecWare Technologies AG is the leading manufacturer anddeveloper of maximum security VPN gateways, ISDN encryptionsystems as well as designer of crypto chips, accelerator boardsand key management software. Cadac GmbH is one of the leadingsystem houses for integration of highly available IT solutionsbased on open, networked computer systems using maximum high-performance security products. More information can be found at:www.mysterytwister.com.

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Contact Mystery Twister: Soeren Heinze CommunicationsDirector Tel.: +49. (0)30. 246 30-509 Fax.:+49. (0)30. 246 30-246e-Mail: s.heinze@mysterytwister.com www.mysterytwister.com

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