Lockheed Martin Forms Cyber Security Technology Alliance

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:30am EST

Partners Enable Rapid Innovation of Cyber Security Solutions Within NexGen
Cyber Innovation and Technology Center



GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE:
LMT) today announced the formation of a new cyber security technology alliance
with leading technology providers. The alliance members have agreed to
collaborate on solutions that can help provide early threat detection,
protection, and multi-layer autonomic self-healing capabilities to solve
customers' hard problems and meet future challenges. 

The Lockheed Martin Cyber Security alliance combines the strengths of market
leading companies' solutions and integrates their best practices, hardware,
software, and tools within a unique new research, development and
collaboration center called the NexGen Cyber Innovation and Technology Center.
The alliance companies include: APC by Schneider Electric, CA, Cisco, Dell,
EMC Corporation and its RSA security division, HP, Intel, Juniper Networks,
McAfee, Microsoft, NetApp, Symantec and VMware. 

Lockheed Martin also holds existing Strategic Alliance Agreements with Cisco,
EMC, HP, and Microsoft to offer customers better quality information
technology services and products. 

Speaking on behalf of the Cyber Security Alliance members at the NexGen
Dedication Ceremony today was Art Coviello, Executive Vice President, EMC and
President, RSA, the Security Division of EMC. "By bringing the combined
strengths of market leading technology companies to the NexGen Cyber
Innovation and Technology Center, we can accelerate development of solutions
without boundaries or limitations. Our adversaries operate in sophisticated
criminal ecosystems that enable and enhance their attacks. To defend against
such organized and purposeful opponents we need to build effective security
ecosystems based on collaboration, knowledge sharing and industry best
practices." 

The technology partners will be engaged in customer-focused test scenarios,
experiments, and end-to-end systems integration pilots. NexGen is also the
central site for Lockheed Martin's new global cyber innovation range that
enables safe attack and defense testing simulating customer environments,
enhancing the speed, security, and innovation of real world solutions
development.

"We face significant known and unknown threats to our critical
infrastructure," said Charles Croom, Vice President, Cyber Security Solutions,
Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services. "We not only need solid
defenses but also the right technologies to predict and prevent future
threats. Innovation and collaboration are key to ensuring mission resilience
and securing cyberspace."

The world-class NexGen Cyber Innovation and Technology Center will foster an
agile environment where alliance companies and customers can rapidly and
virtually collaborate and innovate new capabilities building on the foundation
of point solutions and Lockheed Martin proprietary solutions for seamless
end-to-end integration and defense.  The newly constructed center will serve
as a global security asset for innovation.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company
that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported
2008 sales of $42.7 billion.

For additional information, visit our websites:
http://www.lockheedmartin.com
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/isgs/capabilities/NexGen/



SOURCE  Lockheed Martin

Mary Phillips of Lockheed Martin, +1-240-252-9425, mary.phillips@lmco.com
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