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Nevion appoints Geir Bryn-Jensen CEO

Sandefjord, Norway and Oxnard, California, December 15, 2011 – Nevion chairman Per Otto Dyb has announced the appointment of technology and business development veteran Geir Bryn-Jensen as Nevion CEO. Bryn-Jensen, who previously served as executive vice president of sales and marketing, joined Nevion in 2010.
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Route1 Answers the Call for Secure, Remote Access

Route1 Answers the Call for Secure, Remote AccessIf you were to ask Tony Busseri, CEO of Route1, on five separate occasions what is company’s mission is, his answer will never change.

“Route1’s philosophy on data security is simple: “Protect the Fortress. All data and internal files remain should remain safely within an organization’s confines, so they are not exposed to unauthorized access or unnecessary risk.”

Route1 (TSX V: ROI), a security and identity management company, is in a very unique position to help government agencies and private companies quickly and easily cope with the escalating need for secure remote access and identity management.

As Busseri will convincingly tell you, “Only Route1 solutions are founded on the principle of assuring the identity of an individual, not a PC, tablet, smartphone or other device.”

Without question, Route1’s track record is quite impressive; it has a diverse, distinguished customer base comprised of government more

Interop Technologies to Provide Hosted CMAS Solution to MetroPCS

Operator Chooses Affordable Compliance with CMSP Gateway

FORT MYERS, FL.—Nov. 17, 2011—Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, mobile device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that that MetroPCS Communications, Inc. has selected Interop’s hosted Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway. The Interop solution provides an affordable way for MetroPCS to deliver Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alert messages to subscribers with CMAS-compatible handsets.

Interop’s solution, which has been designated a Certified CMSP Gateway Host by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ensures compliance with CMAS standards in time for the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) implementation deadline of April 2012. Certification eliminates the need for operators to spend time and resources conducting testing with FEMA and ensures that they can deliver Presidential, Imminent Threat, and AMBER alerts as soon as they become available.

“Interop’s hosted CMSP Gateway minimizes the more

Route1 Advances its Security Features and Protocols

Route1 Inc. (TSX VENTURE: ROI), a security and identity management company, announced today from the ACFEA TechNet Asia-Pacific Conference and Expo the release of its TruOFFICE 3.5 software application.

One of the industry’s most comprehensive secure remote access solutions, TruOFFICE 3.5 comes with improved security features and protocols, including the following:
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— The TruOFFICE application software data sessions now utilize the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.1 protocol by default
— The TruOFFICE application software now includes enhanced protection mechanisms while operating in hostile environments
— The MobiKEY Fusion device now supports SHA-2 smart cards and data sessions to 64-bit Host computers
— Performance of the MobiKEY Fusion device’s communication with the smart card has been significantly improved.

“TruOFFICE 3.5 is another strong example of how Route1 continues to deliver secure remote access technology that provides government and enterprise personnel more

Route1 to Exhibit at AFCEA TECHNET Asia Pacific 2011

Route1 Incroute1_logolg.jpg. (TSXV: ROI), a security and identity management company, today announced that it will showcase its remote access and identity management solutions, including the MobiNET platform, MobiKEY device and TruOFFICE application software, from Booth# 515 at the upcoming Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s (AFCEA) TechNet Asia-Pacific 2011 Conference and Exposition in Honolulu, Hawaii.

“We are excited to once again be participating in AFCEA’s TechNet Asia-Pacific Conference 2011,” said Tony Busseri, Route1 CEO. “Route1’s success in providing leading-edge security and identity management solutions to military organizations worldwide, including the U.S. Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, makes AFCEA the perfect forum to not only showcase our solutions, but also to engage in high-level discussions and interact with other industry leaders on best practices in serving the armed forces community through technological innovation.”

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ROUTE1 LAUDS WHITE HOUSE DIRECTIVE ON COMPUTER SECURITY, CALLS FOR STRICTER ENFORCEMENT OF HSPD-12

Digital Security, Identity Management and Authentication Leader Supports Mandate for Stricter Policies and Controlled User Access

Route1 (www.Route1.com), a security and identity management company whose customers include the U.S. Navy, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, and the Federal Courts, today lauded President Obama’s executive order for stricter data security measures to be applied by government agencies. The White House Mandate defines specific rules that will protect data in order to prevent further breaches, in addition to detailing the creation of committees that will oversee the entire effort.

Tony Busseri, CEO of Route1route1_logolg.jpg, noted that, “With this most recent directive, the White House has reinforced its commitment to establishing, implementing and enforcing long overdue protocols to protect sensitive information and to prevent data from being leaked or accessed by unauthorized more

Centrify Suite First Active Directory Bridge Solution to Earn FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Certification

Centrify’s FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Compliance Ensures Government Agencies and Enterprises that Centrify’s Products Maintain Highest Levels of Security for Protecting Sensitive Information

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Sept. 26, 2011 — Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of security and compliance solutions that centrally control, secure and audit access to cross-platform systems and applications using Active Directory, today announced that its Centrify Suite security and compliance solution has been awarded the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 1 validation from the Cryptographic Module Validation Program, a joint effort between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) of the Government of Canada. It is the first Active Directory bridge solution to earn this important industry distinction.

Considered the benchmark for security within government departments and agencies, the FIPS 140-2 certification assures U.S. and Canadian government customers, systems integrators and resellers that Centrify products more

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Industry Executives and Corporate Sponsors Provide Broad Support for Oct. 10 Wireless Hall of Fame Event

Limited Number of Tickets Remain

AUSTIN, TX–Sept. 20, 2011–Executives from across the wireless industry have signed up for the 2011 Wireless Hall of Fame celebration, scheduled for the US Grant Hotel in San Diego on Oct. 10. The reception and dinner event has received strong sponsorship support from leading industry companies.

Dr. Irwin Jacobs, founder of Qualcomm and a Wireless Hall of Fame member, is serving as event chairman. Corporate sponsors include:

• Bandwidth level—AT&T, Eagle River Holdings, Qualcomm, and Verizon Communications

• Spectrum level—Ericsson, Personal Communications Devices, Sprint, Syniverse Technologies, T-Mobile, and Trilogy Partnership

• Frequencies level—Aloha Partners, BilltoMobile, Cenoplex, Cox Communications, Dyna LLC, Gemalto, Interop Technologies, Leap Wireless, Mobilitie, and Sybase 365.

CTIA, CommNexus, Coracle Group, and the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley also have provided communications support and assistance.

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Interop Techologies to Provide Hosted CMAS Solution to Inland Cellular and Thumb Cellular

Operators Choose Affordable Compliance For Delivery of Public Safety Alerts to Customers

FORT MYERS, FL.–Sept. 13, 2011–Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, mobile device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that two leading regional wireless operators, Inland Cellular and Thumb Cellular, have selected Interop’s hosted Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway to comply with the government’s new Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) initiative. Interop’s hosted CMAS solution enables the operators to transmit government-issued public safety and weather alert messages to their subscribers while avoiding the expense and complexity of an on-network system.

Inland Cellular serves Eastern Washington and North Central Idaho, and Thumb Cellular operates in the Eastern region of Michigan. By deploying Interop’s hosted CMSP Gateway, the operators ensure their subscribers have the protection and security of receiving CMAS notifications issued by public safety and governmental agencies. more

WYDOT Forgoes Fiber and Takes Giant Leap Forward With Actelis Networks’ ITS Solution Over Copper for Wyoming’s State Capital

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FREMONT, Calif., July 20, 2011Actelis Networks®, the leading global supplier of Ethernet over copper solutions that is accelerating everything for municipalities and government agencies, today announced that WYDOT (Wyoming Department of Transportation) has deployed the company’s Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) networking solution as part of a wide-scale revitalization of the state capital’s transportation network, which serves nearly 60,000 Cheyenne residents. Actelis’ML690 aggregation switches, ML622 and ML680 EADs were deployed across the city’s copper network to provide real-time troubleshooting and monitoring capabilities.

Actelis worked in tandem with WYDOT and the City of Cheyenne on upgrading the transportation network from a legacy system to a new centralized Ethernet-based ITS network that provides greater reliability as well as lowering the ongoing complexity of maintaining the network. In addition to upgrading the city-wide transportation network, WYDOT is using Actelis’ ITS solution to backhaul data more

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