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Tenix America's Cross Domain Solution Receives Full Accreditation

Accreditation of Email Transfer and Data Forwarding Applications Results in Complete Turn-Key Cross Domain Solution

McLean, VA – September 10, 2007 - Tenix America, a developer of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) based Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) for government and commercial organizations, today announced that its Email Transfer Application (ETA) and Data Forwarding Application (DFA) have earned the Director of Central Intelligence Directives (DCID) 6/3 Controlled Interface accreditation with the help of third party Commercial-of-the-Shelf (COTS) products. These accreditations, the second and third the company has received, mark the full accreditation of Tenix America ’s 100MB Data Diode.

“Tenix America ’s Cross-Domain Solution has come full circle with these last two accreditations, resulting in a complete COTS technology,” said Ken Kellstrom, vice president and general manager of Tenix America . “End-users who face stringent security standards can confidently use Tenix’s solution to ensure their highly-sensitive information will be transmitted without compromise.”

Tenix’s 100MB Data Diode Email Transfer Application is used to send emails with attachments from a low security enclave to a high security enclave. In conjunction with Pinnacle CSI, Tenix’s Data Diode ETA can consolidate a user’s email from multiple security domains into a single inbox, authorizing the user to effectively monitor all email from one location. Tenix’s ETA is also an effective mechanism for transferring files between security domains, scanning attachments for malicious content.

The Data Diode Data Forwarding Application (DFA) was accredited under the DCID 6/3 Controlled Interface accreditation from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) together with Air Force Information Warfare Center (AFIWC) and Northrop Grumman. The DFA transferred multiple real-time data feeds from a low side network to a high side network simultaneously with almost negligible latency. 

Tenix’s Data Diode uses a systems architecture and solutions approach that allows military, intelligence and homeland security organizations to analyze and share data safely across classified and unclassified networks. The Data Diode’s ETA and DFA were evaluated on their ability to mitigate security threats in three areas-of concern: confidentiality, integrity and availability. 

Additionally, Pinnacle CSI, an IT security engineering firm, played a pivotal role in the successful accreditation process by engineering a cross-domain solution based on the Tenix Data Diode that was certified and accredited. 

“Our solution is based on the Tenix Email Transfer Agent that allows users to email information between networks of differing classifications across the Tenix Data Diode,” said Chris Wells, Manager of Business Development of Pinnacle CSI.  “Working closely with Tenix and government security offices, we engineered, delivered and implemented the system according to Director Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) 6/3 and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 security directives.”

In 2005, Tenix was the first and only company to be awarded a Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL)-7 certification for its cross-domain solution from the U.S. National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP), the highest in the world to date. Coupled with the DCID 6/3 Controlled Interface accreditation, Tenix is now one of only a handful of NIAP-certified vendors capable of solving the challenges of effective information sharing, collaboration and integration fundamental to effective performance across the defense and intelligence communities.

About Tenix America

Tenix America is the one of the leading authorities in providing cross-domain solutions to the most secure defense and intelligence networks worldwide.  The company's primary solution offering is the Interactive Link Suite (ILS) that enables enterprise cross-domain collaboration, browsing, and access to critical information & applications, while ensuring the industry’s highest level of assurance.  ILS has successfully completed the NIAP Evaluation at the EAL-7 level.  Tenix America has forged strategic global relationships with some of the world's leading security technology companies including Boeing, Clearswift, Cybersoft and Tripwire. For more information visit: www.tenixamerica.com.

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Julie Litzenberger (for Tenix America)
Sage Communications
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