TCS News

ICL and Trusted Computer Solutions to Provide Military-Grade Security Solutions to NATO

ICL to distribute security solutions from TCS hosted on Sun's Trusted Solaris to 19 European Countries including NATO

WASHINGTON, DC June 15, 1999 - AFCEA GovTechNet Symposium - International Computers, Ltd. (ICL), a global supplier of IT systems and services, and Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc. (TCS), a leader in the delivery of expert security solutions for the U.S. Government, today announced that ICL will distribute the TCSecure™ family of commercial Internet security solutions.

TCSecure™ is a new family of network security solutions from TCS that are designed to solve security issues associated with conducting business over the Internet using military-grade security. TCSecure™ is the only suite of ITSEC certified Trusted Solaris security solutions available on the market today and supports enterprise scalability using the Sun Microsystems' (NASDAQ:SUNW) UltraSPARC™ family (Ultra™ Workstations through the Ultra Enterprise™ 6500 Servers).

"TCS is delighted to have ICL as a Trusted Systems Provider delivering high quality security solutions to Government and commercial customers. We look forward to working with ICL in the future to jointly deliver innovative security solutions in Europe," said Michael K. Burgoon President of TCS. "ICL will serve a wide range of European customers including NATO, defense agencies and commercial organizations" said Mr. Burgoon.

Torben Michaels, of ICL Denmark operations, explains: "TCS recognizes ICL's ability to deliver consistent, quality security solutions to Government and commercial customers, ensuring complete protection of mission critical systems. ICL is committed to a successful partnership with TCS to offer next generation security solutions hosted on Sun Microsystems' Trusted Solaris™." Sun's Trusted Solaris™ is ITSEC certified at the E3/FB-1 and E3/FC-2 (Labeled Security Protection) level of assurance. This certification ensures that ICL customers have access to the most advanced secure solutions on the market.

Sun's Trusted Solaris™ operating system is revolutionizing the Internet security marketplace by providing military-grade protection that is rare among UNIX vendors. Trusted Solaris™ provides high-assurance security that is robust, flexible and completely interoperable with existing customer environments.

ICL will offer European Governments, defense agencies and commercial organizations specialized security solutions from TCS. Available TCSecure™ configurations include:
TCSecure:eGate™ - Secure Internet Gateway
TCSecure:eServer™ - Secure Web Application Server
TCSecure:eProxy™ - Secure Internet Proxy Gateway
TCSecure:eMilProxy™ - Secure US Military Proxy Gateway
TCSecure:eVPN™ - Secure Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
TCSecure:eFilter™ - Embedded IP Packet Filtering
TCSecure:AdminSuite™ - Secure System Configuration & Administration for Trusted Solaris

About ICL
Headquartered in the UK, ICL is a leading supplier of IT systems and services. Operating in over 70 countries and employing over 19,000 people, the Group's revenues for 1997 were £2,477.1 million generating a pre-tax profit of £30.0 million. The company implements IT systems for major projects and provides innovative services to a range of industries covering amongst others, retail, finance, travel, telecoms and utilities together with education, local and central government sectors. Its services include outsourcing, helpdesks, network services, inter/intranets, electronic commerce, interactive kiosks, smart card systems, digital cities and Websites. ICL plans to relist on the stock market in 2000.

About Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc.
Founded in 1994, Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS) is an industry leader in providing cross domain and cyber security solutions for both the private and public sectors. The Company’s portfolio of security products include the SecureOffice® Suite, a group of cross domain solutions that allow the secure transfer and sharing of information; Security Blanket™, an industry award-winning operating system lock down and security management tool; and CounterStorm™, a behavioral, statistical and content-based anomaly detection system that rapidly identifies targeted and zero day attacks. All TCS solutions are backed by the company’s Professional Services group, which consists of nationally recognized experts in security policy, architecture, planning, and implementation. TCS is headquartered in Herndon, Va., with offices in Champaign, Ill. and San Antonio, TX. For more information, visit www.TrustedCS.com

###

TCS, TCSecure and/or other Trusted Computer Solutions products referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks Trusted Computer Solutions in the U.S. and/or other countries. Sun, Sun Microsystems, Solaris, Trusted Solaris and/or other Sun products are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein might be the trademarks of their respective owners. Certain TCS products include software developed by the Apache Group for use in the Apache HTTP server project (http://www.apache.org/).