Fortress Wireless Security Controllers Earn FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Certification



TAMPA, Fla. -/November 15, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Fortress Technologies, a leading provider of secure wireless networking, announced that its FC-X Series of security controllers have been awarded a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 level 2 certificate (Cert. #718) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

In order to earn the FIPS certification, Fortress? FC-X Series of security controllers were put through rigorous testing by an accredited independent lab and reviewed by NIST, ensuring they satisfy the government?s high standards for use within agency networks.

?There is a significant demand in federal as well as state and local markets for certified secure wireless solutions,? said John Dow, Vice President, Business Development and Marketing, Fortress. ?Fortress is committed to providing our customers with products that meet or exceed their policy and certification requirements. We are pleased to offer our customers a certified platform that truly meets their enterprise demands.?

Fortress? FC-X Series of security controllers are capable of processing throughputs up to 1.9 Gigabits per second (Gbps), offering government customers a solution that meets the requirements for high-performance wireless optics links, as well as agency-wide wireless networking deployments. This enables large-scale organizations to secure communications from thousands of wireless users over high-bandwidth wireless links. FC-X Series security controllers work across all wireless transports ? including Wi-Fi (802.11), WiMAX (802.16), free space optics (FSO), Military RF and satellite.


?Having a FIPS-validated security controller that can handle almost 2 Gbps allows our customers to securely deploy a wide range of wireless or wired technologies,? said Patrick Guerin, CISSP-ISSEP, CWSP, President of Key Management Systems, Inc. (KMS). ?Fortress? security controllers enable government agencies to not only deploy tactical networks, but also allow for the scalability to an enterprise-level solution for secure and reliable communications in mission-critical environments.?

FIPS is a set of standards that describe document processing, provide standard algorithms for searching and provide other information processing standards for security modules used to protect government networks. For more information regarding NIST and FIPS visit: http://www.nist.gov.


Magued Barsoum, Fortress Technologies? Chief Technical Architect, will be speaking on the topic of another important government security initiative, Suite B, at the Certicom ECC Conference on November 14 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Canada. Suite B is a set of cryptographic algorithms specified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to provide standard, interoperable security for protecting both classified and sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information.


About Fortress Technologies

Fortress Technologies provides market leading solutions that help government and commercial customers worldwide implement wireless technologies confidently, securely and simply. Rigorously tested and proven for high security assurance, Fortress? interoperable solutions protect all wireless transports including Wi-Fi (802.11), WiMAX (802.16), free space optics (FSO), Military RF and satellite. Securing over 12,000 wireless government networks, Fortress specializes in deployable networking, mobile edge applications, fixed wireless and office wireless LANs. Fortress has won numerous awards including Federal Computer Week?s ?10 Hot Companies to Watch,? Venture Reporter?s ?20 Venture-backed Wireless Firms Most Likely to Succeed? and SC Magazine?s ?Reader?s Trust Award? two years in a row.

For more information, visit http://www.fortresstech.com or call 813-288-7388.