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Date:       1998-09-26 9:35:17
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Sentry Begins Alpha Testing of Voice Verification for Internet and
E-Commerce Security
06:45 a.m. Sep 25, 1998 Eastern

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentry Systems, Inc., formed to
deliver new solutions for Internet and e-commerce security, announced
today its progress in the Alpha testing of the Sentry Internet voice
verification product. 

Sentry's product began Alpha testing on August 17, 1998. It is designed to
precisely verify the identity of any Internet user through the use of a
personally-selected voice password -- any spoken password in any language.
This exact user verification will secure Internet transactions and access
to network-delivered information or resources. Sentry's product uses
existing hardware -- the user's voice password is spoken directly into the
desktop PC's standard microphone and is fully functional using the most
commonly available sound cards. 

"Test results are even better than we had hoped," said Al Forbes, Sentry's
CEO. "We're enrolling user voice prints on a TCP/IP network and verifying
the users across a LAN. The next step is moving the test to the Internet.
The key to successfully using voice verification on the Internet is how
easy and intuitive it is for the users. Allowing users to choose any
password in any language -- including their own names -- is as intuitive
as it gets. Sentry will deliver the first product that does this." 

The Alpha Test software will be moved to a live Sentry Internet site in
October where users can enroll and verify their voices from PCs in their
offices and homes, Forbes said. "This initial Web-enabled test will
demonstrate the strength of our technology," Forbes said. "Sentry's
software development and Internet expertise, combined with the T-NETIX(TM) 
SpeakEZ Voice Print(SM) verification engine, will create a new class of
user authentication solutions for electronic commerce. This is the first
truly Internet-based consumer application of voice verification
technology." 

Tom Huzjak, CEO and Chairman of T-NETIX (Nasdaq: TNTX), an equity partner
in Sentry, stated, "We have been impressed with Sentry's progress in
developing a comprehensive, scalable Internet security product in such a
short period of time. Our customers, who are realizing the value of
SpeakEZ Voice PrintSM for securing customer and employee access to call
center resources, have been asking for a complete voice verification-based
electronic commerce solution.  We're pleased to see Sentry's progress in
meeting this demand with an off-the-shelf software strategy. We expect
this market will quickly evolve. In the not too distant future, voice
print verification to access certain Internet sites and resources will be
commonplace." 

Sentry's voice verification product will include a robust policy engine
when it's commercially released in March 1999. "In addition to strong
security, we'll have the first policy-based Internet security product for
the consumer market," Forbes said. Beta testing is planned to begin in
November, 1998, with several major financial service providers already
committed. 

Dr. Derrin Smith, Chief Economist of CeBourn, Ltd. has joined the
Technical Advisory Board for Sentry Systems.  CeBourn is the investment
banker managing the capital formation for Sentry Systems. Investor
inquiries may be directed to CeBourn at (303) 832-8220 or
derrin@cebourn.com

Sentry Systems, Englewood, Colorado, is a privately held Internet security
company formed in November 1997, to enable wider uses of electronic
commerce applications. Technology and product inquiries may be directed to
Mr. "Skip" Raimer at (303) 792-3726 or sraimer@sentry-systems.com. 

T-NETIX, Inc., based in Englewood, Colorado, offers a suite of fraud
prevention applications based on its SpeakEZ Voice Print(SM) speaker
verification technology. SpeakEZ Voice Print(SM) is based on patented
(U.S. Patent 5,522,012) and patent pending technologies. 

T-NETIX notes that actual results may differ from the forward-looking
statements made above which involve risks and uncertainties including
customer acceptance, competitive forces and other factors, discussed more
completely in the T-NETIX, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K and the
T-NETIX, Inc. Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. 

Note: News releases and other information on T-NETIX can be accessed at no
charge at www.ctaonline.com/ir/tnetix.htm or www.T-NETIX.com on the
Internet.  SOURCE Sentry Systems, Inc. 

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