NEXLAND, INC. HAS APPLIED FOR PATENT PROTECTION ON THE MULTISESSION IPsec "PASS-THRU" TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THEIR "ISB" (INTERNET SHARING BOX) PRODUCT LINE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MIAMI, FL, May 17, 2000. -- As previously disclosed in form S-1 filed with the SEC on 05-04-2000, Nexland, Inc. (OTC-BB:XLND), creator of Internet sharing boxes, has applied for a patent on the Multisession IPsec "Pass-Thru" technology behind their firewall/gateway security product line. The application was filed on 03-03-2000. Nexland's gateway products allow networked computers (a LAN) to share a common Internet connection while protecting them with a firewall that supports encrypted communication such as IPsec.

IPsec is a secure way to transmit data across the Internet because the packets of information are encrypted and unreadable to others. Virtual Private Networking switches (VPNs) by Nortel, Cisco and Assured Digital, among others, create a type of handshaking across the Internet where the parties communicating are using encrypted protocols like IPsec. Nexland's gateways enable those using VPNs to put their remote office LANs behind a firewall while still allowing IPsec to "Pass-Thru" and thus provide complete protection of data from point A to point B.

Nexland's technology uses what it believes to be the impenetrable hardware NAT/PAT method (Network Address Translation/Port Address Translation) of protecting a LAN while still allowing multiple clients (users) to communicate with IPsec. Previously, NAT and multisession IPsec were not compatible technologies.

The use of the Internet as a transmission medium, without any sacrifice in security, provides an enterprise flexibility and savings over leasing private T-1 lines or other alternatives for secure data transmission.

Inexpensive firewall/gateways incorporating multi-session IPsec "Pass-Thru" are currently available from Nexland, Inc. Their products support existing analog telephone lines, ISDN, and emerging access technologies such as xDSL, cable modems, and wireless connections. In addition, their products also support the pass-through of other VPN protocols such as PPTP and L2TP.

Nexland competes in the low-cost Internet infrastructure market against companies such as Ramp Networks, SonicWall,Watchguard Technologies and Netopia.

Forward-looking statements in the release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of l995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.