Azlan-Tech Data To Distribute VASCO`s Digipass Pack Range in EMEA Region

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., and ZURICH, Switzerland, September 4,2007 - VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (Nasdaq: VDSI) (www.vasco.com ), theleading software security company specializing in authentication products, todayannounced that it has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Azlan-TechData, a leading ICT distributor in Europe and the Middle East. Azlan-Tech Data hasa pan-European network of over 8,500 resellers, which means that Digipass Packsmight soon appear in the computer store around the corner.The partnership boosts the availability of VASCO s award winning Digipass Packproduct bundles in EMEA s most important geographical markets. Together withAzlan-Tech Data, VASCO broadens the reach of its best-of-breed authenticationproducts. VASCO s products have initially been developed to secure the assets ofretail and corporate customers of financial institutions. VASCO broughtbanking-level security to other vertical markets, by bundling its renowned Digipassand VACMAN Middleware strong authentication products into handy, plug-and-playDigipass Packs. Any company, regardless its size and occupation, is a potentialDigipass Pack customer. Digipass Packs are available for 5 users onwards and aresolely distributed via VASCO s channel partners. To learn more about VASCO sDigipass Packs, please visit www.digipasspack.com . We believe that the combination of VASCO s best-of-breed authentication technologyand Azlan-Tech Data s extensive network and leverage power will bring Digipass Packinto the reach of hundreds of thousands small and medium sized enterprises, saidJan Valcke, VASCO s President and COO. Every organization faces security threats.Together with Azlan-Tech Data, we offer flexible, effective and affordable solutionsto counter hacking, fraud and identity theft. Security is today one of the most important issues for all organizations, JanIversen, Director Software and Security at Azlan Europe continues. Good security isa must and all businesses must take adequate steps to address these issues. Manycompanies face increasing needs to open up their IT infrastructure not only tomobile and remote workers, but also to contractors, partners and customers.Resellers need to know that they can trust the solutions that they recommend totheir customers entirely. With VASCO s products and expertise they have thatreassurance and are able to meet the authentication needs of both enterprise and SMEcustomers.

Azlan will be working with Vasco to enable value-added resellers meeting theever-increasing requirements of IT Users. In particular, Azlan plans to broaden thescope of available solutions and services for resellers through the Azlan BusinessProtection Solutions initiative. This scheme helps VARs to develop and retainbusiness by bringing together partners with complementary skills.

Resellers interested in becoming a Vasco partner, should contact Azlan for moreinformation at www.azlan.com .

About VASCOVASCO is the number one supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutionsand services. VASCO has established itself as the world s leading software company specialized inInternet Security, with a customer base of over 5,300 companies in more than 100countries, including close to 850 international financial institutions. VASCO sprime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce ande-government.

About Azlan: Azlan, Tech Data Corporation s Enterprise business unit in Europe, is one of theregion s leading value-added distributor of networking, communications and midrangesolutions. In addition to enabling fast, cost-effective pan-European distribution ofproducts & solutions for major manufacturers and publishers including Cisco Systems,HP and IBM, Azlan provides a variety of other value creating services includingmarketing & sales support, extensive vendor training and certification programs.Azlan continues to build on its history of excellence over the past two decades, nowas part of Tech Data, which acquired Azlan in March 2003. Tech Data Corporationgenerated $19.8 billion in sales for its most recent fiscal year ended January 31,2005. Founded in 1974, Tech Data (NASDAQ:TECD) is a leading distributor of ITproducts, with more than 90,000 customers in over 100 countries.

Forward Looking Statements Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events orperformances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as believes, anticipates, plans, expects, and similar words, isforward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are basedon current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially fromthe expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements.

Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities andExchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and itsoperations.

For more information contact:Jochem Binst, +32 2 609 97 40, jbinst@vasco.com

Source: Express-Press-Release.com

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