NSA Certifies General Dynamics Sectera(R) Edge(TM) 'Smartphone' for Classified Voice...

NSA Certifies General Dynamics Sectera(R) Edge(TM) 'Smartphone' for Classified
Voice and Data Communication

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Security Agency
(NSA) has certified the wireless Sectera(R) Edge(TM) smartphone, a product of
General Dynamics C4 Systems, for voice communications classified up to the Top
Secret level and access to email and web-sites classified at the Secret level
and below. General Dynamics C4 Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics
(NYSE: GD).
"For the first time, authorized military and government personnel can now
wirelessly access both classified and unclassified voice and data
communications on the same device," said John Cole, vice president of
Information Assurance at General Dynamics C4 Systems. "The Sectera Edge is an
all-in-one communications solution allowing users to easily switch between
classified and unclassified information by pressing a single key."
Similar in form and function to a commercial cell phone/personal digital
assistant (PDA), the Sectera Edge is capable of synchronizing information with
a user's computer, enabling access to calendar, address book, calculator,
notepad and other PDA capabilities. The smartphone operates on existing Global
System for Mobile communications (GSM) and Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA) commercial cellular networks. Planned enhancements will provide
interoperability with wireless fidelity (WiFi) local area networks.
The smartphone interfaces with the U.S. Department of Defense Public Key
Infrastructure using the government's standard Common Access Card.
Information stored in the Sectera Edge is protected using data-at-rest
encryption.
Developed under the NSA Secure Mobile Environment/Portable Electronic
Device (SME PED) program, the Sectera Edge smartphone is compliant with the
Secure Communication Interoperability Protocol (SCIP), enabling secure
interoperability with SCIP devices including the Secure Telephone Equipment
(STE) and existing Sectera phones and terminals. The smartphone is also
compliant with the High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor Interoperability
Specification (HAIPE(R) IS) for secure interoperability with in-line
encryption devices, including TACLANE(R) encryptors, that secure information
on the U.S. Government's Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet).
General Dynamics C4 Systems is a leading integrator of secure
communication and information systems and technology. The company specializes
in command and control, communications networking, space systems, computing
and information assurance for defense, government and select commercial
customers in the United States and abroad. More information on Sectera Edge is
available on the Internet at http://www.gdc4s.com/secteraedge.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs
approximately 83,500 people worldwide and reported 2007 revenues of $27.2
billion. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and
expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine
systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the
company is available on the Internet at http://www.generaldynamics.com.
SOURCE General Dynamics C4 Systems

Fran Jacques of General Dynamics C4 Systems, +1-480-441-2885, Cell,
+1-480-586-1886, Fran.Jacques@gdc4s.com