HERZLIA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2002-- Crystal Systems Solutions (Nasdaq:CRYS - News) announced today that its subsidiary, Mainsoft Corporation, the software porting company, publicized an agreement last week under which RSA Security Inc. (Nasdaq:RSAS - News) will be the preferred provider of security solutions for the Mainsoft application porting platform, Visual MainWin.

Thanks to this new strategic partnership, Visual Studio .NET developers relying on RSA BSAFE® encryption software to help secure their Windows C++ applications, can now expect a high level of integrated RSA security when porting their application code to Unix using Visual MainWin.

"Our strategic partnership with Mainsoft is significant to RSA Security because it helps enable the massive Microsoft Visual Studio development community to leverage their investment in our technology, on multiple Unix platforms," said Victor Chang, vice president of the Developer Solutions Division, RSA Security.

Industrial-strength security is essential for the safe deployment of business-critical applications and RSA Security has been providing developers with solutions to add that security for nearly two decades. Mainsoft's customers can now take advantage of the de-facto standard in security when deploying their Windows applications to Unix using Visual MainWin.

"Mainsoft is committed to providing our customers with the highest levels of security available," said Yaacov Cohen, president and CEO of Mainsoft Corporation. "That's why we have chosen the industry leader in cryptography, RSA Security, to be our security partner."

About Mainsoft
Mainsoft Corporation, the software porting company, enables businesses to develop applications once on Windows and deploy them rapidly to multiple Unix environments. Mainsoft is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and has offices in Chicago, London and Israel. The world's largest independent software vendors and Fortune 1000 IT departments have relied on Mainsoft technology and expertise to deploy more than $1 billion in software on Unix since 1993. Crystal Systems Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq:CRYS - News) is a major Mainsoft shareholder. For information and a free evaluation, visit www.mainsoft.com/rsa.

About Crystal Systems Solutions
Crystal Systems Solutions Ltd. is a global provider of software products and tools for the modernization of existing legacy applications. Crystal's solutions enhance the software functionality within the corporate environment while efficiently deploying updated business processes and technologies. Crystal Systems Solutions is a member of the Formula Group (Nasdaq:FORTY - News), the largest Israeli IT group. For more information, please visit www.crystal-sys.com.

Note to Editors: Mainsoft Corporation and "the software porting company" are trademarks, and Mainsoft and MainWin are registered trademarks of Mainsoft Corporation. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarked, registered, or copyrighted by their respective owners.

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