NW_20000801_en_VASCO Joins Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indexes

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois – August 1, 2000 – VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ & EASDAQ: VDSI; www.vasco.com), a global provider of enterprise-wide security solutions, announced today that effective July 1, 2000, it has been added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes. Russell is a provider of global investment performance measurement products and portfolio analysis tools.


The Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes, along with the Russell midcap and growth style indexes, are part of a family of US market benchmarks that measure the leading 3000 securities listed in the US equity market, and are extensively used by investment managers as key investing benchmarks. Today, more than $177 billion is invested in funds that use Russell’s US stock indexes as their model. New official membership lists for the broad market Russell 3000® index, small cap Russell 2000® Index, and large cap Russell 1000® Index, were recently posted as a result of the annual adjustment of the US stock indexes.


“Joining the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes represents another important step in VASCO’s continued growth as a leading provider of security from the mainframe to the Internet,” observed Mario Houthooft, President and CEO of VASCO. “Our 500 customers worldwide, including numerous members of the Fortune 500, have placed their trust in our SnareWorks and Digipass products to secure their enterprise as well as their e-business and e-commerce initiatives. We look forward to the increased financial visibility and options opened up by VASCO’s addition to these key investment indexes.”


About VASCO
VASCO secures the enterprise from the mainframe to the Internet with infrastructure solutions that enable secure e-business and e-commerce, protect sensitive information, and safeguard the identity of users. The company’s family of Digipass™, VACMAN®, and SnareWorks™ products offers end-to-end security through true Single Sign-On, access control and advanced entitlements, web portal security, strong user authentication, and PKI enablement, while sharply reducing the time and effort required to deploy and manage security. VASCO’s customers include hundreds of financial institutions, blue-chip corporations, and government agencies in more than 50 countries, among them John Hancock, ABN AMRO Bank, Shell, 3M, Ericsson, Rabobank, SEB, First Union, Liberty Mutual, Cable and Wireless, Nokia, DaimlerChrysler, Volvo, European Commission, US Coast Guard, University of Groningen, and Duke University. VASCO’s partners include Ubizen, Intel, Computer Associates, Lernout & Hauspie, Check Point Software Technologies, and Novell. More information is available at www.vasco.com.


About Frank Russell Company
Frank Russell Company offers investment-planning services and diversified funds to individual and institutional investors in 35 countries. Russell advises clients on the investment of more than US$1 trillion in assets, and serves over 1300 organizations and millions of individuals through its investment management business. Today, US$60 billion is invested in Russell funds globally.


Forward Looking Statements
Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” and similar words, is forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.


Reference is made to the Company’s public filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its operations.


For more information please contact:

Americas:
Media: Kerry Roche, Bridgeman Communications, +1 617 742 7270, [email protected]
Investor Relations: Todd Fromer, KCSA Public Relations Worldwide, +1 212 682 6300, [email protected]
VASCO: Mike Lange, +1 630 932 8844, [email protected]

Europe/Asia:
Media (Benelux): Bob Pieters, Anthonissen & Associates, +32 3 286 7777, [email protected]
Media (Europe/Asia): Sven Kersten, HBI, +49 89 99 38 87 33, [email protected]
Investor Relations: Annemieke Blondeel, LBConsult, +44 208 308 7080, [email protected]
VASCO: Ariane Bosmans, +32 2 456 9810, [email protected]