Green Hills Software Introduces New INTEGRITY Security Products for Multilevel Secure PCs, Workstations, Thin Clients, and Servers.SALT LAKE CITY -- Support for Multiple Concurrent Security Levels on COTS Computers Enable Integration of Legacy Command and Control Systems Green Hills Software, Inc., the technology leader in operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and development tools for safe and secure systems, today introduced INTEGRITY Workstation, INTEGRITY Thin Client, and INTEGRITY Server, new products for network and enterprise use, that let applications running at different sensitivity levels run securely on a single commercial off-the-shelf Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) is a term for software or hardware, generally technology or computer products, that are ready-made and available for sale, lease, or license to the general public. (COTS) personal computer or server. Based on Green Hills Software's proven INTEGRITY operating system, these products enable secure integration of multiple legacy command and control systems and support the development of new, multilevel mul·ti·lev·el adj. Having several levels: a multilevel parking garage. Adj. 1. multilevel - of a building having more than one level secure (MLS See multilevel security. ) systems and cross-domain solutions (CDS). Additionally, they enable secure web services for communication on the Global Information Grid The globally interconnected, end-to-end set of information capabilities, associated processes and personnel for collecting,processing, storing, disseminating and managing information on demand to warfighters, policy makers, and support personnel. (GIG). Green Hills Software is demonstrating these new products at the Systems & Software Technology Conference in Salt Lake City, April 18-20, 2005, in booth #326. INTEGRITY Workstation, INTEGRITY Thin Client, and INTEGRITY Server significantly reduce hardware and administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. while improving users' access to information and applications by allowing functions that previously required multiple computers to be integrated into one. In the past, users of secure systems needed multiple computers to access information from multiple security domains or at multiple security levels -- for example Top Secret, Secret, and Unclassified un·clas·si·fied adj. 1. Not placed or included in a class or category: unclassified mail. 2. . Up to now, security required physical separation because traditional computer operating systems did not provide adequate security to ensure information with different sensitivity levels would remain segregated within a single computer. A Secure Foundation Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY operating system was designed specifically to provide the level of assurance required to support multilevel and cross-domain security on a single computer. INTEGRITY employs a layered, high-assurance Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) architecture with a small separation kernel at its core. INTEGRITY is now undergoing the most stringent security evaluation undertaken by any operating system, to Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level The Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL1 through EAL7) of an IT product or system is a numerical grade assigned following the completion of a Common Criteria security evaluation, an international standard in effect since 1999. 6+ (EAL EAL English as an Additional Language EAL Evaluation Assurance Level EAL Eastern Airlines EAL Emergency Action Level EAL Environmental Analysis Laboratory EAL Evidence Analysis Library (American Dietetic Association) 6+). On the seven-level assurance scale, no operating system has previously been certified beyond EAL5. (See related announcement, "Green Hills Software Selects SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. for EAL6+ Security Evaluation of the INTEGRITY Operating System.") Available since 1997, the INTEGRITY operating system has been selected for some of the United States' most security-critical and safety-critical systems, including the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS JTRS Joint Tactical Radio System JtRS Just The Right Shoe JTRS Just the Right Size JTRS Johnson Technical Reports Server JTRS Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship JTRS Jefferson Township Rescue Squad ), B-1B Bomber, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and Boeing X-45C Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle The Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) or "combat drones" is the name of a new class of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). They differ from ordinary UAVs, because they are designed to deliver weapons (attack targets) – possibly with a great degree of autonomy. (UCAV UCAV Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle UCAV Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicle UCAV Uninhabited Combat Aerial Vehicle ). Green Hills Software's new INTEGRITY security products, introduced today, deliver the security provided by the INTEGRITY operating systems to COTS PCs, workstations, thin clients, and servers. "Green Hills Software now provides a scalable security solution that addresses the full range of computing environments, from enterprise servers to small, resource constrained embedded systems," commented Dan O'Dowd, founder and chief executive officer of Green Hills Software. "For more than seven years, the INTEGRITY operating system has been used to fly planes, secure military radios, and make smarter medical devices -- among many other mission-critical applications. Now, users of COTS computers can take advantage of the well-established, unbreakable security and total reliability of INTEGRITY." New Security Products The new security products introduced today are: --INTEGRITY Thin Client -- Runs on COTS diskless PCs. INTEGRITY Thin Client is configured with secure client communication software that can be connected to remote servers or workstations running at different security levels. INTEGRITY Thin Client can be software-upgraded to INTEGRITY Diskless Workstation or hardware- and software-upgraded to INTEGRITY Workstation. --INTEGRITY Diskless Workstation -- Provides all thin client and workstation capabilities, including the ability to securely run Windows and Linux applications. Boots, loads applications, and stores data through the network rather than on a local hard drive. --INTEGRITY Workstation -- Provides all the software needed for a secure workstation, with support for securely running Windows and Linux applications on COTS PCs. --INTEGRITY Server -- Meets the need for high-performance, multilevel secure network servers. INTEGRITY Server can run multiple independent instances of Windows and Linux in addition to applications written to INTEGRITY and POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX) An IEEE 1003.1 standard that defines the language interface between application programs and the Unix operating system. interfaces. INTEGRITY Server applications can communicate with local users who use INTEGRITY Workstation or INTEGRITY Thin Client, or who use conventional workstations and thin clients. INTEGRITY Server includes a comprehensive set of secure systems services to help integrate legacy systems and managing network services on a multilevel secure network. New Middleware Components INTEGRITY Workstation, INTEGRITY Thin Client, and INTEGRITY Server include the INTEGRITY operating system, secure file system, multilevel network stack, and new middleware components, including: INTEGRITY Desktop The INTEGRITY Desktop manages the display of information at multiple security levels. The included INTEGRITY Window Manager provides secure, unforgeable window labels and also supports a multilevel secure, cross-domain information transfer "cut and paste To move an object from one location to another. When the operation is complete, there is nothing left in the original location. It may refer to relocating files from one folder to another or to relocating selected text or images from one document to another. " capability that can be customized to support application or system-specific security and re-grading policies. The INTEGRITY Window Manager provides secure login and authentication and supports smart cards and other access devices used in conjunction with login. INTEGRITY Device Manager The INTEGRITY Device Manager controls access to devices, such as the keyboard, mouse, and video screen, preventing the unauthorized flow of information across security domains. The INTEGRITY Device Manager and INTEGRITY Window Manager are synchronized so that devices communicate only with the currently active window. Padded Cell Secure Virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. for Windows and Linux Padded Cell secure virtualization allows Windows and Linux to run as "guest" operating systems within protected partitions of the INTEGRITY operating system. Guest operating systems run in a processor's user mode and have no direct access to hardware. Consequently, they cannot affect the security policies enforced by INTEGRITY. All input and output is virtualized by the Padded Cell software and carried out only in accordance with system security policies. Multiple instances of the same guest operating system can run concurrently, each operating on information at a different security level. (See related announcement, "Green Hills Software Extends INTEGRITY PC to Enable the Integration of Windows Applications into Secure Systems.") Availability Initial versions of INTEGRITY Workstation, INTEGRITY Thin Client, and INTEGRITY Server will be available in the second quarter of 2005. Pricing will be available at the time of release. About Green Hills Software Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software, Inc. is the technology leader for real-time operating systems and software development tools for 32- and 64-bit embedded systems. Our royalty-free INTEGRITY(R) RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. , velOSity(TM) microkernel (1) The part of an operating system that is specialized for the hardware it is running in. The other components of the OS interact with the microkernel in a message-based relationship and do not have to be rewritten when the OS is ported to a new platform. , compilers, MULTI MULTI Multiple (R) and AdaMULTI(TM) integrated development environments and TimeMachine(TM) debugger offer a complete development solution that addresses both deeply embedded and high-reliability applications. Green Hills Software is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, with European headquarters in the United Kingdom. Visit Green Hills Software on the web at www.ghs.com. Green Hills Software, the Green Hills logo, MULTI, INTEGRITY, velOSity, AdaMULTI, TimeMachine, and Padded Cell are trademarks or registered trademarks of Green Hills Software, Inc. in the U.S. and/or internationally. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Sales Contact: Green Hills Software, Inc., 30 West Sola Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, Tel: 805-965-6044, Fax: 805-965-6343, Email: sales@ghs.com. International Sales Contact: Green Hills Software Ltd., Dolphin House, St. Peter Street, Winchester Hampshire SO23 8BW, United Kingdom, Tel: +44 (0)1962 829820, Fax: +44 (0)1962 890300, Email: mktg-europe@ghs.com. |
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