CMI-Services Selects V-ONE to Provide Secure Access for 'First Responders' in Support of Homeland Security.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2002 V-ONE Corporation (Nasdaq: VONE), a highly specialized company offering an industry-leading suite of network-based security products, announced today the company has been selected to provide VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. security for Consequence Management Interoperability (CMI (Computer-Managed Instruction) Using computers to organize and manage an instructional program for students. It helps create test materials, tracks the results and monitors student progress. ) Services (www.cmi-services.org.) CMI-Services is a congressionally funded project designed to support the efforts of government and first responder first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency agencies at the local, state and federal levels. The objective of CMI-Services is to provide an interactive portal to information supporting the prevention, planning, preparedness, response, and recovery from terrorist activities involving weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or . Developed by the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) is located at MCB Quantico. Mission Serve as the Commandant's principal agent for acquisition and sustainment of systems and equipment used by the operating forces to accomplish their warfighting mission. CSLE CSLE Combat Support and Logistics Equipment Marine/NBC to meet Presidential Decision Directives, its charter is to provide ways to counter terrorism and provide military support to domestic preparedness. CMI-Services' efforts are coordinated through the InterAgency Board (IAB (1) See Internet Architecture Board. (2) (Interactive Advertising Bureau, New York, www.iab.net) An industry association founded in 1996 to set standards and guidelines for interactive advertising and marketing. ) for Equipment Standardization and InterOperability. While CMI-Services is funded through the Department of Defense, its scope and stakeholders are nationwide. Stakeholders include first responders in municipalities, state governments and emergency organizations as well as defense and civil agencies of the Federal Government. "By its very nature (terrorist incident response), CMI-Services is a high visibility system that must work when needed," stated Margaret Grayson, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of V-ONE Corporation. "V-ONE's SmartGate VPN solution offers CMI-Services the non-intrusive, rapidly deployable security necessary to meet their large scale, nationwide rollout requirements. CMI-Services selected V-ONE in part because of the reputation for proactive support that V-ONE has established with other customers. Our proven success on other major Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States information sharing See data conferencing. networks, such as RISS RISS Reference Information Storage System (HP) RISS Regional Information Sharing System RISS Real-Time IR/EO Scene Simulator RISS Revised Injury Severity Score and LEO, factored heavily into CMI-Services' decision," Grayson continued. CMI-Services provides connectivity and information sharing via the Internet among the diverse participants and systems in the existing and evolving emergency management community. The service will be provided at no cost to registered and authenticated stakeholder operations. Defense Reform Initiative Directive 25 mandates establishment of a program to "coordinate and integrate DoD's capabilities to support local, state, and federal consequence management response to weapons of mass destruction events and enhance local, state and other federal agency access to military capabilities and expertise." About V-ONE Corporation Providing enterprise-level network security protection since 1993, V-ONE Corporation's flagship product is SmartGate(R), a client/server Virtual Private Network technology. Fortune 1000 corporations, healthcare organizations and sensitive government agencies worldwide use SmartGate for their integrated authentication, encryption and access control. With its patented client deployment and management capabilities, SmartGate is a compelling solution for remote access intranets and secure extranets for electronic business between trading partners, for both conventional and wireless networks. V-ONE is headquartered in Germantown, MD. Product and network security information, white papers and the company's latest news releases may be accessed via www.v-one.com. This release, other than historical financial information, may consist of forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ in a material way from actual future events. For instance, factors that could cause results to differ from future events include rapid rates of technological change and intense competition, extended sales cycles, rate at which results of marketing initiatives can be determined, and the level and timing of acceptance and implementation of the Company's products with existing customers, among others. Readers are also referred to the documents filed by V-ONE Corporation with the SEC, specifically the Company's latest report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , which identifies important risk factors for the Company. V-ONE, SmartGate, SmartGuard, SmartPass and "Security for a Connected World" are trademarks or registered trademarks of V-ONE Corporation. All product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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