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Tenix Datagate Receives First-Ever NIAP EAL-7 Certification In The World

McLean, VA – September 26, 2005 – Tenix Datagate, Inc., a developer of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) based Cross-Domain Connectivity Solutions (CDX) for government and commercial organizations, today announced the U.S. National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) awarded the company an EAL-7 certification for its Data Diode, the first designation of this level in the world to date. Additionally, NIAP awarded Tenix an EAL-5+ certification for its Keyboard Switch, which represents only the second certification at this level awarded.

The Data Diode and Keyboard Switch represent the core of Tenix’s cross-domain solution, a technology using 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 from one workstation. This addresses one of the most critical challenges facing government today, as classified and unclassified information must be communicated on separate and disparate networks as a security precaution. By centralizing and organizing the information-sharing process with Tenix’s cross-domain solution, organizations can analyze data with a high level of assurance, reduce unnecessary infrastructure investments, and increase productivity and accuracy.

“Tenix recently received the first Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL)-7 rating from the U.S. National Information Assurance Partnership,” said Audrey Dale, director of NIAP.  “This is the highest EAL rating a commercially developed Information Assurance (IA) product can obtain.”

NIAP is a U.S. Government initiative originated to meet the security testing needs of both information technology consumers and producers. A collaboration between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA), NIAP’s EAL certifications represent standards of assurance that balance security and cost-benefits for the intelligence and military communities. To receive a certification, products must perform well in a series of rigorous and extensive tests.

“The use of multiple workstations to access and collaborate data residing between classified and unclassified networks has represented a consistent inefficiency that directly impacts time-sensitive decision making” said Sam Maccherola, president of Tenix Datagate, Inc. “With the high level of assurance of EAL-7 certification, we are better enabled to solve the challenges of effective information sharing, collaboration and integration, which is fundamental to effective public sector performance.

About Tenix Datagate, Inc.
Tenix Datagate, Inc. is the leading authority 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 Datagate, Inc. has forged strategic global relationships with some of the world's leading technology companies including Bell Canada, Boeing, Citrix, Dell, HP, Maxim Systems, Trusted Computer Solutions, Merlin Technology Systems, Microsoft and Sun. For more information visit: www.tenixamerica.com.


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