Entrust Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Results

* Total Revenues of $24.6 million - an increase of 16% year-over-year * Product revenues of $9.1 million - an increase of 39% year-over-year * Emerging Growth Products revenues of $2.3 million - an increase of 138% year-over-year * Total Transactions grew to a record 113 - an increase of 5% quarter- over-quarter * Deferred Revenue of $28.3 million - an increase of $4.9 million year- over-year

Entrust Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Results

DALLAS, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTU) , a world leader in securing digital identities and information, today announced financial results for its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007.

Revenue for the first quarter was $24.6 million, an increase of 16% from $21.1 million in Q1, 2006. Revenue in the first quarter was driven by product revenue, which increased 39% from Q1, 2006. Deferred revenue in the first quarter increased to $28.3 million, a record high driven by an increase of $2.0 million in subscription product bookings and $2.9 million in professional services and support and maintenance renewals from Q1, 2006.

"I am pleased with our Q1 performance toward meeting our first half financial and operating commitments," said Bill Conner, Entrust chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Specifically, we grew total revenue 16 percent year-over-year and product revenue 39 percent year-over-year, achieved record product transactions of 113 and increased deferred revenue by $2.0 million in subscription product bookings and $2.9 million in professional services and support and maintenance renewals."

Conner added, "As a result of our continued focus on cost management, we have also been able to successfully reduce our total quarterly cost basis to approximately $25.5 million. Our reduced expense profile will now allow us to reach the low end of our earnings target for the first half on $52.0 million in revenue. I also am pleased with our fast start to this quarter as we have already achieved approximately $3.0 million in product revenue, which puts us in a good position to attain our planned fifty percent product growth for the first half."

Entrust recorded a Q1, 2007 net loss, calculated in accordance with GAAP, of $2.4 million, or $0.04 per share, compared to Q1, 2006 net loss of $9.2 million, or $0.15 per share. On a non-GAAP basis the company recorded a loss of $0.8 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to Q1, 2006 loss of $2.7 million, or $0.04 per share. The non-GAAP figures exclude amortization of purchased intangibles and stock-option based compensation expense. See the financial table below reconciling these non-GAAP figures to GAAP.

The company ended Q1, 2007 with approximately $20.8 million in cash and marketable securities and no debt.

Financial Outlook:

Entrust continues to target a first half 2007 net loss in accordance with GAAP of between $0.02 and $0.04 per share. On a non-GAAP basis the company continues to target a profit of $0.02 to $0.04 per share for the first half of 2007. The company's Q2, 2007, total expenses are expected to be approximately $25.5 million.

Entrust also continues to target a full year 2007 net income in accordance with GAAP of between breakeven or $0.00 per share to a net income of $0.04 per share. On a non-GAAP basis the company continues to target a profit of $0.11 to $0.15 per share for the full year 2007. See the financial table below reconciling the non-GAAP figures to GAAP.

The following charges for the first half of 2007 and full year 2007, reconcile the GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share:

   *  A stock-based compensation charge in accordance with SFAS 123R of
      approximately $2.2 million, or $(0.04) per share for the first half of
      2007 and $4.4 million, or $(0.07) per share for the full year 2007
   *  Amortization charges of intangible assets primarily associated with
      the acquisition of Business Signatures, Orion and AmikaNow of
      approximately $1.2 million, or $(0.02) per share for the first half of
      2007 and $2.4 million, or $(0.04) per share for the full year 2007.

  Q1 Business and Financial Metrics:

   *  Revenue of $24.6 million consisted of 37% product revenue ($9.1
      million) and 63% services and maintenance revenue ($15.4 million). The
      top five product transactions accounted for 11% of Q1, 2007 revenues.
      There was one product transaction of over $1 million in Q1, 2007.
   *  Emerging growth products (Entrust IdentityGuard, Boundary Messaging
      and Fraud Detection) accounted for $2.3 million, or 25% of product
      revenue, up 138% from $954,000 in Q1, 2006.  Entrust IdentityGuard
      transactions increased to 34 this quarter, up from 15 in Q1, 2006. In
      the quarter, Entrust added three new fraud detection customers in the
      financial services vertical.
   *  Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) products accounted for $6.4 million,
      or 70% of product revenue, up 24% from $5.2 million in Q1, 2006.
      Entrust certificate services increased 20 percent year-over-year and
      accounted for $1.6 million of product revenue in Q1, 2007.
   *  Single Sign-on (SSO) products accounted for $484,000, or 5% of product
      revenue, up 3% from $470,000 in Q1, 2006.
   *  Product revenue for the quarter was 60% Extended Government and 40%
      Extended Enterprise. The financial services vertical continued to be
      strong, increasing 37% over Q1, 2006 and accounting for approximately
      18% of product revenue in Q1, 2007.
   *  The average purchase size in the first quarter was $61,000, a decrease
      from $85,000 in Q1, 2006. Total transactions in Q1, 2007 reached 113,
      which is up from 59 in Q1, 2006 and is up from 108 in Q4, 2006.
      Twenty-three, or 20% of the transactions were from new customers.
   *  Deferred revenue of $28.3 million increased $4.9 million from Q1, 2006
      and increased $4.7 from Q4, 2006. The deferred revenue increase from a
      year ago was made up of $2.0 million in subscription bookings and $2.9
      million in professional services and support and maintenance renewals.

  Technology and Industry Highlights:

   *  Entrust introduced the industry-first $5 one-time-passcode (OTP)
      security token. The low price point of the Entrust IdentityGuard Token
      is produced in conjunction with partner ActivIdentity.  Expedia will
      be the first customer for the Entrust IdentityGuard Token, which
      leverages Entrust's versatile authentication platform. In addition to
      the OTP token, Entrust IdentityGuard customers enjoy a range of
      authentication methods from a single platform. This provides
      unprecedented flexibility and choice customers currently do not have
      with existing OTP token vendors.

   *  In effort to promote the collaboration of security-conscious
      organizations, Entrust announced the first open, standards-based fraud
      intelligence network, the Entrust Open Fraud Intelligence Network
      (OFIN). OFIN is an information sharing service designed to help combat
      online fraud by consolidating and sharing key fraud behavior patterns
      and data among network participants. It is focused on providing
      participating members the latest fraud behaviors and tactics as well
      as key data for helping to detect and combat fraud as it evolves. OFIN
      is a key component of Entrust's layered security architecture.

   *  Another industry first, Entrust launched Entrust Entelligence Group
      Share, a leading edge information protection solution that helps
      organizations secure data stored on corporate networks in a manner
      that is automatic and transparent to the end-user. With zero-touch
      folder administration, Entrust Entelligence Group Share offers
      unprecedented management that allows the ability to change permissions
      on a shared folder without having to modify the folder or re-encrypt
      data.  Entrust Entelligence Group Share also provides detailed
      auditing and reporting capabilities to track who is accessing
      protected information on the network.  Furthermore Entrust
      Entelligence Group Share can use certificates issued from any
      certificate authority, or use no Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) at
      all.

   *  As another key element of the layered consumer security strategy,
      Entrust announced the availability of Extended Validation (EV) SSL
      Certificates for use with the next-generation of EV-aware browsers and
      was the first SSL vendor to activate EV SSL Certificates for Windows
      XP users with Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer 7. Entrust Extended
      Validation SSL Certificates - commonly referred to as "EV"
      certificates - are an effective anti-phishing tool that helps maintain
      and improve consumer confidence in online transactions by enabling
      strong visual cues that notify a user that a site is secure. The new
      technology displays prominent and consistent trust indicators in a
      browser's address bar, actually turning the URL address bar green.

   *  In collaboration with key industry leaders including Microsoft,
      Entrust announced the availability of Entrust Unified Communications
      Certificates, which secure and authenticate communication between mail
      servers, internally between the Exchange servers, and between
      Microsoft(R) Exchange servers and other mail servers. In addition,
      administrators can enable the new Auto Discover provisioning feature
      provided by Microsoft Office Outlook(R) 2007 and Outlook Web Access
      through Microsoft Exchange Server. The technology serves as a
      versatile management system that affords users the ability to track
      and respond to a range of communication options including e-mail,
      voicemail, instant message and facsimile.

   *  In December 2006, Entrust made the General Services Administration
      (GSA) list of approved shared service providers for PKI. Just six
      weeks later, Entrust completed the next step in this process by
      receiving a full Authority to Operate (ATO) - an accomplishment that
      has traditionally taken some providers a full year to accomplish. The
      ATO is the result of an extensive certification and accreditation
      review process that the GSA conducts on shared service providers. The
      ATO also placed the Entrust Shared Service Provider on the HSPD12
      Approved Product List. Entrust remains the provider with the largest
      footprint within U.S. federal civilian agencies.

   *  The Norwegian Ministry of Defense selected Entrust as the preferred
      vendor to help secure their communication infrastructure via strong
      versatile authentication and smart cards, while also providing
      application security, secure VPN and e-mail capabilities. The deal,
      which was facilitated by Entrust in conjunction with Hewlett Packard,
      included the purchase of Entrust Authority(TM) Security Manager and a
      host of more than 10 additional security components.

   *  The Department of State used their embedded PKI from Entrust to comply
      with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). Entrust
      designed and deployed the Department of State's current PKI solution,
      which gives State employees critical IT security capabilities
      including secure messaging, digital signatures, encryption and
      authentication to key resources. At present, the deployment of PKI
      technology and credentials to the Department of State's end-user
      community has reached more than 32,000 people - both inside the
      country and overseas.

   *  The State of Illinois turned to Entrust for deployment of Entrust
      Authority infrastructure and a suite of interoperable security
      products that help deliver valuable secure services to its citizens.
      The project - titled the Digital Signature/Public Key Infrastructure
      Project - provides a standardized way for state agencies to manage
      authentication, encryption and digital signatures to avoid having to
      purchase, build or manage similar solutions for individual
      applications. As one of the leading states to implement a large-scale,
      enterprise public key infrastructure, the State of Illinois issued its
      100,000th digital certificate on Jan. 3, 2007, a major milestone for
      one of the country's leading e-Government initiatives.

Entrust will host a live teleconference and Webcast on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern), featuring Chairman, President and CEO Bill Conner and Chief Financial Officer David Wagner to discuss the company's fiscal first quarter results and 2007 outlook. The conference call audio will be available live via dial-in at 1-800-732-9307 and via the Internet at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=73119&s=wm&e=1522410. Please log on approximately 15 minutes before the Webcast begins in order to register and to download and install any necessary audio software. An archive of the Webcast will be available for 90 days at the above Internet address.

For those unable to attend the live conference call, an audio replay will be available beginning at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern), Tuesday, April 24, 2007 through Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern). The North American replay number is 1- 877-289-8525 and the International replay number is 416-640-1917. Both numbers have a pass code of 21226356#.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the financial results that are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, Entrust's management prepares and uses non-GAAP financial measures for many of its internal financial, operating and planning reports. The company's management believes that by excluding charges such as the purchased intangibles amortization in cost of goods sold, the amortization of purchased intangible assets in operating expenses, stock compensation expense, restructuring charges and write down of strategic investments from its GAAP- based results, these non-GAAP financial measures are more likely to facilitate investors' understanding of the company's ongoing business operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate comparisons to the operating results of the company's competitors and provide investors with greater transparency with respect to the supplemental information used by management in its operational and financial decision making.

The non-GAAP measures are included to provide investors with supplemental information to facilitate their understanding of Entrust's operating results and future prospects. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to assess its success in reducing the company's cost structure, to measure its ongoing cash operating costs, and to establish budgets and operational goals. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial and operating results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, as non-GAAP measures are susceptible to varying calculations and they may not be comparable, as presented, to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to Entrust's projected net income and net loss per share and non-GAAP income per share for the first half of 2007 and full year ending 2007. Such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are unforeseen operating expenses, unconverted customer opportunities, issues associated with revenue recognition, issues raised in connection with the review of quarterly financial results, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Entrust's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation Entrust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. While Entrust may elect to update forward-looking statements in the future, Entrust specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, even if its estimates change.

About Entrust

Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTU) is a world leader in securing digital identities and information. Over 1,650 enterprises and government agencies in more than 50 countries use Entrust solutions to help secure the digital lives of their citizens, customers, employees and partners. Our proven software and services can help customers in achieving regulatory and corporate compliance, while helping to turn security challenges such as identity theft and email security into business opportunities. For more information on how Entrust can help secure your digital life, please visit: http://www.entrust.com/

Entrust is a registered trademark of Entrust, Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. In Canada, Entrust is a registered trademark of Entrust Limited. All Entrust product names are trademarks of Entrust. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

                                ENTRUST, INC.
          UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (in thousands, except per share data)


                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                        March 31st,
                                                   2007              2006

  Revenues:
        Product                                    9,144            $6,578
        Services and maintenance                  15,419            14,521
  Total revenues                                  24,563            21,099

  Cost of revenues:
        Product                                    1,808             1,944
        Services and maintenance                   7,448             7,041
        Amortization of purchased product rights     332               207
  Total cost of revenues                           9,588             9,192

  Total gross profit                              14,975            11,907

  Operating expenses:
        Sales and marketing                        9,093             7,513
        Research and development                   5,349             4,240
        General and administrative                 3,260             3,675
        Restructuring charges and adjustments        ---             2,895
  Total operating expenses                        17,702            18,323

  Loss from operations                            (2,727)           (6,416)

  Other income (expense):
        Interest income                              180               742
        Foreign exchange gain (loss)                 247              (208)
        Loss from equity investments                 (77)             (171)
        Writedown of long-term
         strategic and equity investments            ---            (3,016)
  Total other income (expense)                       350            (2,653)

  Loss before income taxes                        (2,377)           (9,069)

  Provision for income taxes                          52                99

  Net loss                                       $(2,429)          $(9,168)

  Weighted average common shares used
        Basic                                     60,387            59,895
        Diluted                                   60,387            59,895

  Net loss per share
        Basic                                     ($0.04)           ($0.15)
        Diluted                                   ($0.04)           ($0.15)



                                ENTRUST, INC.
               UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (in thousands)


                                                March 31,           Dec. 31,
                                                   2007               2006

  ASSETS

    Cash and marketable investments              $20,789            $22,527
    Accounts receivable, net of
     allowance for doubtful accounts              21,282             21,117
    Other current assets                           3,058              2,904
    Property and equipment, net                    2,106              2,721
    Purchased product rights and other
     purchased intangible assets, net             13,254             13,843
    Goodwill                                      60,214             60,214
    Long-term strategic and equity investments        91                169
    Other long-term assets, net                    4,290              4,321

       Total assets                             $125,084           $127,816


  LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Accounts payable and accruals                $14,738            $20,268
    Accrued restructuring charges                 23,280             24,518
    Deferred revenue                              28,279             23,575
    Long-term liabilities                            218                231

       Total liabilities                          66,515             68,592

    Shareholders' equity                          58,569             59,224

       Total liabilities and
        shareholders' equity                    $125,084           $127,816


The following supplemental tables provide non-GAAP financial measures used by the company's management to evaluate operational results. The company believes this information may be useful to investors. In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company's earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the income statement effects of share-based compensation, amortization of purchase product rights, non recurring restructuring and impairment charges. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements should be carefully evaluated. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Set forth below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

For additional information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures, see the Form 8-K dated April 25, 2007 that Entrust has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                ENTRUST, INC.
                                SUPPLEMENTAL
                RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
                    (in thousands, except per share data)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                         March 31st,
                                                   2007              2006


  Reconciliation of net loss per GAAP
   to Non-GAAP loss:
  GAAP net loss                                  $(2,429)          $(9,168)
     Adjustments for share-based
      compensation expense:
         Cost of revenues                             67                57
         Sales and marketing                         289               170
         Research and development                    197                60
         General and administrative                  441               330
     Amortization of other purchased intangibles:
         Cost of revenues                             38               ---
         Sales and marketing                         228                17
     Amortization of purchased product rights        332               207
     Restructuring charges and adjustments           ---             2,895
     Write-down of long-term strategic and equity
      investments                                    ---             3,016
     Tax effect on Non-GAAP adjustments              ---              (252)

  Non-GAAP loss                                    $(837)          $(2,668)


  Reconciliation of net loss per diluted share according to GAAP to
  Non-GAAP loss per diluted share:

  GAAP net loss per diluted share                 ($0.04)           ($0.15)

     Adjustments for share-based
      compensation expense                          0.02              0.01
     Amortization of other purchased intangibles:    ---               ---
     Amortization of purchased product rights       0.01               ---
     Restructuring charges and adjustments           ---              0.05
     Write-down of long-term strategic and equity
      investments                                    ---              0.05
     Tax effect on Non-GAAP adjustments              ---               ---
                                                    0.03              0.11

  Non-GAAP loss per diluted share                 ($0.01)           ($0.04)

  Weighted average common shares used             60,387            59,895



                             Forward Looking Guidance
                             Earnings Per Share Range

                                            First Half         Full Year
                                               2007              2007
   U.S. GAAP measure                    ($0.04)   ($0.02)   $0.00    $0.04

   Adjustments to exclude the
    effects of amortization of
    purchased intangible assets          $0.02     $0.02    $0.04    $0.04

   Adjustments to exclude the
    effects of expenses related
    to stock-based compensation          $0.04     $0.04    $0.07    $0.07

   Non-GAAP figures                      $0.02     $0.04    $0.11    $0.15



                              Forward Looking Guidance
                               Total Quarterly Costs

                                                                2007
   U.S. GAAP measure                                           $27.2

   Adjustments to exclude the effects of
    amortization of purchased intangible assets                 $0.6

   Adjustments to exclude the effects of
    expenses related to stock-based compensation                $1.1

   Non-GAAP figures                                            $25.5
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