Company recognized for security innovation that helps prevent scourges of identity theft and spyware

CHICAGO, June 6, 2005, - Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALDN), the worldwide leader in Software Digital Rights Management (DRM) and a leading innovator in enterprise content security and strong authentication solutions, today announced it received two significant industry awards in April, recognizing the Aladdin eToken authentication and password management solution and Aladdin eSafe, an integrated content security and anti-virus solution for gateways.

"Best Authentication Solution" - Aladdin eToken
Annual Awards Dr. Dobb's Journal España

MKM Publications, publisher of Dr. Dobb's, BYTE and XB magazines in Spain, named Aladdin winner of its "Best Authentication Solution" award during its Annual Awards Dr. Dobb's Journal España event held in Madrid on April 13th. The annual awards recognize the best products, services and solutions for development and IT over the past year. A repeat winner, Aladdin's eSafe product won the "Best Security Solution" in 2004.

"Best Corporate Solution" - Aladdin eSafe
Digital Week Highlight -- Ukraine

Aladdin eSafe solution received the "Best Corporate Solution" award during Digital Week Highlight - one of the largest industry events in Ukraine. Awarded during the 7th annual awards ceremony on April 7th at the Expoplaza Exhibition Center in Kiev, Ukraine, the Digital Week Highlight recognition is considered the country's top industry honor. Digital Week Highlight is the largest ICT event in Ukraine, comprising of the EnterEX, expoTEL and Enterprise Solutions annual exhibitions.

"Receiving ongoing recognition from around the world, Aladdin eToken and Aladdin eSafe stand out as superior, reliable security solutions," said John Gunn, vice president of global marketing for Aladdin Knowledge Systems. "Aladdin eToken provides unparalleled password management and protection against ID theft, while Aladdin eSafe serves as the most proactive, gateway-based content security solution. Awards from Digital Week Highlight 2005 and Annual Awards Dr. Dobb's Journal España underscore Aladdin's commitment to providing robust, reliable digital security solutions that address growing business challenges while providing much needed peace of mind."

About Aladdin eToken

Aladdin eToken provides cost-effective strong user authentication and password management solutions. It provides enhanced security and ensures safe information access; improved password and ID management; and secure mobility of digital credentials/certificates and keys.

About the size of an average house key, the award-winning Aladdin eToken is easy to use and highly portable, providing users with powerful authentication by requiring something they have, the tamper-proof eToken, and something they know, a PIN. It is used for secure network logon, secure VPN, Web Sign-On, Simple Sign-On, secure email, and numerous other applications. eToken is available in smart card and USB form factors featuring proximity capabilities and one-time password technology.

The Aladdin Token Management System (TMS) enables the deployment, provisioning and maintenance of security Tokens, Smartcards and ID Badges within an organization. In addition, TMS offers seamless, and reliable management for Enterprise security services combining both PKI and non-PKI systems. For more information, visit http://www.Aladdin.com/eToken.

About Aladdin eSafe

Aladdin's eSafe features high-performance, proactive content inspection that stops threats and increases employee productivity while reducing the load on corporate bandwidth. eSafe features the Proactive Security Engine (PSE). Using multiple technologies, the PSE enables eSafe to even block most zero-day malicious code. Performance is essential to content security - slow, inefficient solutions cannot be tolerated in today's fast-paced networks. eSafe's NitroInspection™ provides a high-speed solution that efficiently combines operation of all core technologies at the gateway to the organization. Aladdin's eSafe product suite includes eSafe Gateway, eSafe Mail and eSafe Appliance. For more information on eSafe, and the entire family of eSafe content security and anti-spam solutions, visit http://www.eSafe.com.

About Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Aladdin is a global provider of software digital rights management (DRM) and enterprise security. Aladdin products include: the HASP® family of hardware and software-based products that flexibly protect, license and distribute software and intellectual property; the USB-based eToken™ device for strong user authentication and e-commerce security; and the eSafe® line of integrated content security solutions that protect networks against malicious, inappropriate and nonproductive Internet-borne content. Visit the Aladdin Web site at http://www.Aladdin.com.

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