For Immediate Release                     Contact: Kent Briggs
February 4, 1999                                   


                 NEW SECURITY TOOL FOR ONLINE MERCHANTS

Houston, TX -- Briggs Softworks announces the release of Order Maven
1.0, the latest security tool for online merchants who need to collect
credit card orders over the Internet.  Order Maven provides a secure
alternative for merchants who do not have access to expensive SSL web
servers and eliminates the hassle of requiring customers to install
cumbersome third-party encryption software.

Order Maven creates customized order forms in a standalone Windows "exe"
format that can be distributed royalty-free. Customers download and run
the forms with no special installation required. As they choose product
options, payment method, shipping address, etc., an internal report is
built and e-mailed back to the merchant with a push of a button, using
the built-in public key encryption function and SMTP support.

Order Maven uses export-approved 56-bit symmetric encryption with a 512-
bit Diffie-Hellman key exchange mechanism.  Forms are built visually by
dropping standard Windows components on a blank form.  Properties of
individual components are set by right-clicking the mouse button.  The
script editor is used to develop simple scripts for interacting with the
user and building an output report.  The application can be compiled and
run directly from the development environment for immediate testing.

Order Maven is available for the Windows 95/98/NT platforms with a
single-user license fee of $29 plus S&H.  Visit the Briggs Softworks web
site at http://www.briggsoft.com to download an evaluation copy, view
screen shots, and read more about the program.

Briggs Softworks is an independent software developer, producing Windows
utilities in the areas of encryption, graphics, file management, and
calendar printing.

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