TEXAR (AvalonWorks Corp.) SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH IMMIXTECHNOLOGY TO OFFER ITS POLICY-BASED SECURITY SOLUTION TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR December 20, 2001, Ottawa Ontario Texar (AvalonWorks Corp.), a leader in security software for policy-based authorization solutions, has signed an agreement with immixTechnology, Inc. to add the SecureRealms product-line to immixTechnology's GSA Schedule contract GS-35F-0330J. Under this agreement, immixTechnology will facilitate the sales of Texar's products to the public sector by helping to identify new opportunities, negotiate and structure deals and manage the procurement process. "We feel immixTechnology's specialized experience in providing contract expertise and business development support will be a key factor in helping us penetrate the public sector," said Jeff Watts, Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development of Texar. "Our ability to find a channel partner with real-world experience in selling in the information security market and in-depth knowledge of navigating the government buying process is crucial to being successful in this unique and highly competitive marketplace." Texar's (AvalonWorks Corp.) policy-based authorization solution offers government departments and agencies the ability to offer secure information sharing by controlling what people can do with highly valuable or critical data within and across their secure IT infrastructure. It addresses the emerging need for granular security, widespread enforcement, and the necessary controls for departments and agencies to manage their risk regardless of platform, server, application, or access channel. "With new privacy regulations requiring government organizations to apply complex security policies and rules to their sensitive information, SecureRealms is well positioned to leverage its experience in the policy-based security authorization market space," said Art Richer, Vice President at immixTechnology. "SecureRealms will ensure departments and agencies that confidential information is shared only with the right people both within and between the departments who have access to the information."