November 7, 2001
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a leading supplier and integrator of highly reliable communications systems for government applications, today announced the development of its SecNet-11(TM), Secure Wireless Local Area Network (SWLAN) product for government applications. SecNet-11 has been accepted as part of the National Security Agency's (NSA) Commercial COMSEC Endorsement Program. SecNet-11, combined with the Cisco Aironet 350 series of Wi-Fi(TM) (IEEE 802.11b) compliant wireless local area networking products, will provide users with commercial, state-of-the-art, wireless technology in a secure environment.
"For the first time ever, our customers will have access to a complete wireless LAN solution that is Type 1 secure," said Bob Henry, president, Harris Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD). "Cisco is an innovator in networking, and we are very pleased to be working with them to provide the secure, network-centric solutions critical to the success of government communications capabilities."
SecNet-11 is a secure LAN interface card equipped with the Harris Sierra(TM) Encryption Module and Intersil's PRISM(TM) II chip set. Using the Cisco Aironet 350 Access Point architecture, the Harris-developed Type 1 radio encryption card will plug directly into the SecNet-11 Access Point (AP) and Wireless Bridge (WB), which serve as the communications hub for wireless clients and provides connectivity to a wired LAN. This collaboration will provide government customers with secure communications of data (COMSEC), and source and destination addresses (NETSEC) without the requirement of a hardwired network, enabling computers equipped with the card to freely exchange data with the assurance that the transmissions are secured with a Type 1 encryption algorithm. The complete system is scheduled to be available in the first half of 2002.
"This strategic relationship with Harris is an important market enabler that will allow the government to take full advantage of the value that secure wireless communications provide, significantly reducing the management of wired infrastructure concerns, space requirements during air lift, and critical time during deployment by maintaining connectivity during mobile operations," said Jim Massa, vice president of Cisco's new Global Defense and Space Group (GDSG). "Harris is a leader in the government communications sector, and we are very pleased to be working with them to the benefit of our mutual customers, providing each with the ability to rapidly deploy a secure voice, video, and data network anywhere in the world."
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