DataPath to add KoolSpan’s TrustChip Voice and TrustCenter to provide customers in government and commercial mission-critical operations with an ultra-secure managed communications offering.
Duluth, Ga. and Bethesda, Md., March. 23, 2009 – DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of satellite and wireless communications networks around the world, and KoolSpan, Inc., developer of the TrustChip® family of secure connectivity solutions that seamlessly unite mission-critical network devices, today announced that they will team together to deliver innovative managed secure voice communications to government and commercial mission-critical operations.
DataPath specializes in providing reliable and secure communications solutions for military, government, media and telecom network operators. Under the agreement, KoolSpan’s TrustChip Voice will be deployed to enable secure voice communication, and TrustCenter will be added to DataPath’s world-class Network Operations Center (NOC) for ease of management and scale.
“TrustChip Voice and TrustCenter are excellent products that help us expand
our portfolio of managed secure voice services to both current and prospective
customers,” said Brian Symonds, DataPath’s vice president of Global Services.
“TrustChip Voice and TrustCenter will be especially critical in markets where
there is a clear need for secure mobile communications on existing cellular
infrastructure.”
KoolSpan’s TrustChip technology is designed to make use
of industry standard SD memory slots (micro, mini and full-size) available on
cell phones, computers and other devices. KoolSpan TrustChips feature a
streamlined device-to-device architecture, providing host devices strong mutual
authentication and fully encrypted network connectivity.
“We are pleased to
work with DataPath, one of the world’s leading managed communication services
providers,” said KoolSpan Area Director Mike Maurer. “DataPath’s
state-of-the-art NOC provides the ideal environment for TrustChip Voice
delivery.”
KoolSpan technology has been rigorously tested and reviewed
by top security research organizations in the United States government, as well
as many industry trade publications. KoolSpan is an Information Security
Magazine/TechTarget Readers Choice Award winner for Best Emerging Technology, a
category winner of the SC Award for Best Multi-Factor Authentication technology,
and was featured by the editors of Network World as one of the Top Ten "Security
Companies to Watch.”
About
KoolSpan, Inc.
Based in Bethesda, Md., KoolSpan is the leading
innovator of simple secure connectivity solutions that seamlessly unite
mission-critical network devices. From smartphones to servers, KoolSpan’s
TrustChip® crypto engine creates secure and trusted connections between any two
points independent of network boundaries. KoolSpan delivers off-the-shelf
enterprise and developer-friendly embeddable solutions, enabling a flexible,
cost-effective approach to device security that can drop in, operate
automatically and self-manage in a wide range of platforms. To learn more, visit
www.koolspan.com or call
240.880.4400.
About DataPath,
Inc.
DataPath is a global leader in creating satellite-based network
solutions that solve customers’ toughest communications challenges. We
specialize in enabling highly complex, video-intensive communications networks
that are critical to the operations of military, civilian government and
commercial organizations. Even in the most urgent time frames and extreme
conditions, we establish and maintain communications anywhere and deliver total
network control through our communications solutions, MaxView® network control
software and comprehensive services. SWE DISH Satellite Systems AB, a
Stockholm-based, global leader in the design and manufacture of mobile satellite
communications systems, is a wholly owned subsidiary. DataPath is headquartered
in Duluth, Ga., U.S.A. and operates via more than two dozen offices and
distributor locations around the world. For more information, visit www.datapath.com.
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