VirnetX Gabriel User Expands Usage to Clients and Vendors

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev., March 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (NYSE MKT: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that Gabriel Secure Communications user, Schmid Tool and Engineering, is expanding its Gabriel Secure Communications usage to include clients and vendors. Currently, Schmid Tool and Engineering's employees use Gabriel for all internal communications, including file transfers of sensitive military Technical Data Packages under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Schmid Tool and Engineering was initially part of Gabriel's pilot programs.

"We currently use the Gabriel secure platform for all internal communications," said Eric Schmid, Schmid Tool and Engineering Vice President. "Schmid Tool serves the firearms industry, both military and commercial. We employ 170 people and work in the fast-paced world of manufacturing, where all of our and our customers' Technical Data Packages (TDP) need to be kept secure. Working in the Department of Defense (DOD) arena we are always in possession of Military TDPs and have a responsibility to be ITAR compliant. Gabriel assists us in our compliance with ITAR as well as securing our internal communications. Our engineering team uses Gabriel to create project groups to easily manage data and keep the group and project up to date and informed. We will soon be using Gabriel to share information on our customer and vendor portals. These portals are essentially a drive that our customers and vendors will have access to through Gabriel. Sharing these drives, we will be able to transfer files with our customers and vendors securely."

About Schmid Tool and Engineering

Schmid Tool and Engineering is a third generation, woman owned, family business. Established in 1943 in the Chicago area it operates a clean modern facility and has 170 employees. Having started as a tool and die shop, Schmid Tool and Engineering developed over time into a full-service computer numeric controlled contract machine shop that primarily services the Firearms industry both Military and commercial. Schmid Tool and Engineering is a first and second tier supplier to the Department of Defense.

About VirnetX Gabriel

The Gabriel Collaboration Suite™ is a set of easy to use, essential applications, that allow businesses and users to communicate and collaborate with their peers in a secure, end-to-end encrypted environment. The essential applications include, Secure Mail, Secure Messaging, Secure Voice Call, Secure Video Call, Secure Share & Sync and Secure Gateway Service, all accessible through an integrated and easy to use interface on mobile or desktop devices. VirnetX's Gabriel Secure Gateway Service allows users to configure and remotely access all their private network services, e.g. web cameras, home security monitoring systems, or personal data storage (movies, photographs, etc.), without disclosing private network information or opening special ports that can make them vulnerable to malicious hacking or attacks.

Built on top of the Gabriel Secure Communication Platform™, it uses VirnetX's patented Gabriel Connection Technology™ to automatically perform user authentication, cryptographic peer device authentication and security policy enforcement over an 'invisible network' created by using a unique virtual encrypted secure communications infrastructure. For more information, please visit www.gabrielsecure.com

About VirnetX

VirnetX Holding Corporation is an Internet security software and technology company with patented technology for secure communications including 4G LTE security. The Company's software and technology solutions, including its secure domain name registry and Gabriel Connection Technology™, are designed to facilitate secure communications and to create a secure environment for real-time communication applications such as instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones, eReaders and video conferencing. The Company's patent portfolio includes over 115 U.S. and international patents and over 50 pending applications. For more information, please visit www.virnetx.com

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