Icon Labs Releases V2.0 of its Iconfidant™ SSH Development Toolkit for VxWorks® and Embedded Linux

Software Provides Critical Security Capability for Networking Products

West Des Moines, IA  (August 27, 2004) – Icon Labs (www.icon-labs.com) a leading provider of embedded networking solutions, today announced the availability of Iconfidant™ SSH version 2.0 for VxWorks and embedded Linux. Updates for recent security vulnerabilities, better integration with VxWorks and smaller memory footprint are provided with this release.

“Embedded devices are increasingly connected, and therefore increasingly susceptible to security breaches”, said Alan Grau, president of Icon Labs.  “Iconfidant embedded SSH provides embedded software developers the capability to ensure the integrity of their devices and protect against growing security threats.”

Iconfidant embedded SSH is available now and supports VxWorks, embedded Linux and Solaris operating systems. Sample programs providing integration with WindManage™ CLI (formerly RapidControl CLI) and the VxWorks shell are provided. Iconfidant provides SSH client and server support along with support for SFTP.

About Icon Labs

Icon Labs provides a full set of network management tools and beginning-to-end development services to the growing embedded systems industry -- network management, telecommunications, industrial automation and consumer electronics. Icon Labs helps developers Move Faster. Founded in 1992, Icon Labs is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, visit www.icon-labs.com, send e-mail to info@icon-labs.com, or call 1.888.235.3443 (U.S. and Canada) or 515.226.3443 (International).