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Hayward, Calif., February 24, 2000 – Certicom, a leading provider of mobile e-business security, and Dynamical Systems Research Ltd. (DSR), a leader in mobile messaging and data systems, today announced a licensing agreement whereby DSR will license Certicom’s WTLS Plus™ technology to provide advanced encryption for the Catapult WAP Gateway™. The DSR Catapult WAP Gateway supports secure wireless applications for mobile phones, ranging from Internet email and messaging to mobile banking, stocktrading and other mobile commerce ("m-commerce") services.

"DSR’s WAP Catapult Gateway enables a core part of the intrinsically secure capabilities of our own WAPHUB", says DSR Managing Director Janko Mrsic-Flogel. "Thanks to Certicom’s industry-leading encryption technology we can offer all our WAPHUB customers a safe, secure environment to host and deliver their own m-commerce services to WAP phone users everywhere."

DSR provides research, development and consulting services to blue chip clients in the UK and overseas. The company is currently helping its clients to develop client/server mobile solutions, communications interfaces and software applications for mobile computing and telecommunications. Certicom's encryption technology provides DSR with significant performance and size advantages. The small code size of the WTLS Plus toolkit and straightforward interface also enables rapid development and seamless integration with DSR's complete WAP development product line. DSR's WAP products include a robust WAP Developer Toolkit and WAP browser software.

"DSR offers wireless network developers a rich portfolio of WAP solutions for their wireless needs," said Richard Depew, executive vice president of field operations, Certicom. "The WAP market continues to accelerate on a global scale, and our partnership with DSR furthers Certicom’s expansion into international markets."

About WTLS Plus
WTLS Plus combines Certicom’s ECC, SSL, and embedded platform expertise to offer a highly efficient security solution designed specifically for wireless environments. The toolkit provides for plug-and-play integration, enabling WAP developers to add WTLS functionality rapidly and with confidence to their servers and constrained devices. It reduces cost by substantially shortening development schedules and helps ensure that sensitive applications achieve the highest industry standards for security. Certicom provides both – client and server – software required for an interoperable WAP security solution. WTLS Plus is compliant with the WTLS 1.1 specification developed by the WAP Forum.

About Catapult WAP Gateway
DSR’s Catapult WAP Gateway offers unrivaled WML and WMLScript compilers with an efficient Core Gateway Architecture aimed at performance and scalability. With dual Java and C implementation, DSR can offer embedded gateways for most embedded systems, in addition to HP U/X, Solaris and Linux.

About Dynamical Systems Research
Dynamical Systems Research Ltd. (DSR) is a London based software and systems development company specializing in telecommunications systems and mobile computing. Established in 1993, it has become a leader and pioneer in mobile messaging and data systems with products and services such as SMSgate, Airmail and Airmail Pro. Over the past five years, DSR has provided technology and services to companies and organizations including Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Philips, Cellnet, Orange and many others. DSRs WAP product protofolio includes the WAR WAP Browser, Catapult WAP Gateway, WAP over-the-air provisioning and WAP developer toolkit. For more information, visit DSR's Web site at http://www.dynamical.com/.

About Certicom
Certicom is a leading provider of mobile e-business security technology used to build strong, fast, and efficient security solutions. Major computing and communications companies, such as BellSouth Wireless Data, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com Company, Pitney Bowes, QUALCOMM and VeriFone, incorporate Certicom’s technology into electronic commerce software, wireless messaging applications, and smart cards. Certicom is a leading source for a complete range of OEM security products and services, including cryptographic toolkits, custom implementations, and security integration services and consulting. Certicom’s worldwide sales and marketing operations are based in Hayward, California, with cryptographic research and product development in Toronto, Canada. Certicom shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "CIC." For more information, visit Certicom’s Web site at http://www.certicom.com.

Certicom and WTLS Plus are registered trademarks of Certicom Corp. All other companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to Certicom’s encryption technology. All statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements including among other things, statements regarding Certicom’s expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. Our actual results could differ significantly from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of the risks identified in the documents that we file with the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities regulatory authorities from time to time including our current Annual Information Form.

For further information, please contact:

David Krane
Director of Corporate Marketing
Certicom Corp.
(510) 780-5420
dkrane@certicom.com

Chris Solbé
Public Relations Manager
Dynamical Systems Research Limited
+44 956 388798
chris@dsres.com