TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 25, 2011) - Route1 Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ROI) a security and identity management company, today announced that it has recently been informed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that its DEFIMNET has received an Authority To Operate (ATO) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). With this ATO, Route1 can now provide its highly secure remote access and identity management solution to employees and contractors of DHS.

In April 2009 CBP acquired and Route1 installed a DEFIMNET at one of the DHS data centers. The Route1 DEFIMNET is an identity and entitlement management platform originally developed to support the requirements of the military defense users, but also able to operate within all levels of classified and unclassified networks. This is the first Route1 DEFIMNET that has received an ATO from the U.S. government. CBP has approximately 8,150 paid, active TruOFFICE subscribers attached to the CBP DEFIMNET.

"We look forward to working with CBP and other DHS components with our current platform, as well as helping to evolve the Route1 technology so remote access can continue to be an effective, progressive solution that provides the necessary high security, the required user functionality and a tool to reduce capital and operating costs for government users," said Tony Busseri, CEO of Route1. "We also understand very clearly the responsibility a relationship with CBP and DHS entails."

ABOUT ROUTE1, INC.

Route1 delivers industry-leading security and identity management solutions to enterprises worldwide, such as businesses, government and military, which need universal, secure access to all digital resources and sensitive data. These customers depend on The Power of MobiNET - Route1's communications and service delivery platform. MobiNET provides identity assurance and individualized access to networks and data. Route1's patented solutions are based on FIPS 140-2 cryptographic modules, and simplify the process of meeting increasingly stringent regulatory requirements for privacy and security. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Route1 is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

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This news release, required by applicable Canadian laws, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

© Route1 Inc., 2011. All rights reserved. Route1, the Route1 and shield design Logo, SECURING THE DIGITAL WORLD, Mobi, MobiSecure, Route1 MobiKEY, Route1 MobiVDI, MobiKEY, MobiKEY IBAD, DEFIMNET, MobiNET, Route1 MobiNET, TruOFFICE, TruFLASH, TruOFFICE VDI, MobiKEY Fusion, EnterpriseLIVE, EnterpriseLIVE VO, MobiNET Agent and MobiKEY Classic, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Route1 Inc. in the United States and or Canada. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. The DEFIMNET and MobiNET platforms and the MobiKEY, MobiKEY Classic and MobiKEY Fusion devices are protected by U.S. Patents 7,814,216 and 7,739,726, and other patents pending.