Spacenet Expands Satellite Communications Options for Government Organizations With...

Spacenet Expands Satellite Communications Options for Government Organizations
With New FIPS 140-2 Certified Encryption Solution

MCLEAN, Va., March 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) and one of the world's
leading providers of satellite networking solutions, introduced its new Cisco
integrated Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certified
encryption solution over satellite. The FIPS certified solution from Cisco and
Spacenet provides new satellite communications options to government customers,
including services for CONUS based Department of Defense agencies and backhaul
services between EMEA and the U.S. utilizing their existing Cisco
infrastructure.

"Spacenet has always been focused on meeting the network security requirements
of our customers and offers integrated government-grade AES/Rijndael
encryption," said Spacenet Vice President of Government Services Mike Mazza.
"The combination of Spacenet's fully managed service, with industry-leading
SLA's and Cisco's integrated FIPS 140-2 certified module delivers a whole new
level of flexibility to government agencies as well as the ability to utilize
their existing Cisco platform and investment. This ability to take advantage of
existing infrastructure should also reduce the training required by agencies to
deploy the service or to maintain it."

Spacenet offers the industry's foremost Cisco certified and integrated satellite
networking solution, the Cisco VSAT Network Module, enabling seamless
integration into select models of the Cisco series of Integrated Services
Routers (ISR). This platform helps enable easy deployment of fixed VSAT networks
in mission-critical applications; transportable solutions for rapid deployment
and disaster recovery; and continuity of operations planning (COOP)
connectivity. In addition, Spacenet offers comprehensive network management
services including 24 X 7 customer support, network design and implementation,
and program management. Spacenet services are available in North America and
select countries in Europe, the Middle East, South America and Africa.

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, a standard published by
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), defines the security
requirements that must be satisfied by a cryptographic module used in a security
system protecting unclassified information within IT systems. Spacenet's
integrated VSAT Cisco solution not only supports FIPS 140-2 but also supports
acceleration of the encrypted traffic without the need to install additional
devices at the remote location. The solution utilizes the Spacenet and Cisco
co-developed Integrated Acceleration and Encryption (ITAE) technology to provide
end-to-end accelerated FIPS 140-2 certified encryption over satellite. The FIPS
certified solution supports mission-critical disaster recovery, backup networks
and other on-demand applications that are integrated directly into an
organization's existing infrastructure.

About Spacenet

Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of
high-performance satellite and hybrid terrestrial networking solutions for U.S.
based enterprise, government and small office/small business customers. Spacenet
has a longstanding tradition of industry leadership and innovation, and today
has more than 100,000 operational network endpoints for customers including many
Fortune 500 companies and major government agencies. Spacenet's services include
its custom satellite and hybrid network solutions for enterprise and government;
Connexstar(tm) VSAT services for primary, backup and disaster recovery networks;
and StarBand(r) broadband Internet by satellite. Spacenet is based in McLean,
Virginia, and operates its own end-to-end services infrastructure including
network management, field services and teleport facilities in McLean, Virginia;
Atlanta, Georgia; and Chicago, Illinois. Spacenet is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT). Visit Spacenet at
www.spacenet.com.

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CONTACT: Spacenet Inc.
Media Contact:
Jon Douglas
(703) 848-1221
jon.douglas@spacenet.com