Harris Computer Systems Corp. to partner with Novell Inc. to accelerate availability of B2 secure UNIX System through an evaluation by the National Computer Security Center's Trusted Product Evaluation Program.FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla./SUMMIT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1995--Harris Computer Systems Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NHWK) and Novell Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL NOVL Novell, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) Wednesday announced an agreement that will accelerate the availability of an evaluated B2-level trusted (secure) UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . As part of this agreement, Harris Computer Systems Corp. will assume leadership in a secure development and certification effort to bring to market a certified B2-level trusted system on Harris Computer Systems' leading edge PowerPC-based platforms. Novell is currently in formal National Computer Security Center (NCSC (National Computer Security Center) The arm of the U.S. National Security Agency that defines criteria for trusted computer products, which are embodied in the Orange Book and Red Book. ) evaluation with their System V Release 4.1 Enhanced Security (SVR Noun 1. SVR - Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and 4.1ES) UNIX on an AT&T 3B2 hardware platform. Harris Computer Systems will leverage this evaluation and accelerate the evaluation of their Secure/Power UNIX product which is built on the current UNIX SVR4.2 MP, which is the technology base for UnixWare 2.0. The product will be evaluated on Harris Computer Systems' Night Hawk PowerPC-based platform, and on other PowerPC-based platforms (to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. at a later date). The results of the Secure/Power UNIX evaluation will be provided to Novell and offered by Harris Computer Systems and/or Novell in their future UnixWare family of products. "Novell's decision to partner with Harris Computer Systems Corp. underlines our leadership position in secure computing and further demonstrates the technical strength of our Secure/Power UNIX offering," said Corky cork·y adj. cork·i·er, cork·i·est 1. Of or resembling cork. 2. Informal Lively; buoyant. cork Siegel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Harris Computer Systems Corp. "It is our strategy to make this operating system technology available across the broadest range of computer platforms. The agreement with Novell further adds to our secure software revenue and distribution channels; in 1994 we announced agreements to offer Secure/Power UNIX on IBM's RS/6000 and Bull's Escala computers." "Partnering with Harris Computer Systems is the right move for us and our customers. Working together we can provide a certified B2 secure platform based on today's hardware and software that answers the security needs of both government and private industry. This effort is part of our comprehensive approach to UNIX security, which also includes the security features available in UnixWare, the latest generation of Novell's UNIX OS," said Mike DeFazio, executive vice president and general manager of Novell's UNIX Systems Group. "The Novell/Harris Computer Systems partnership in the development and evaluation of a B2-level trusted UNIX product represents a significant alliance of experience and technical strength," said John Davis, director of the NCSC. "Leveraging the experience of Novell's UNIX System Group and its software technology should facilitate Harris Computer Systems Corp.'s effort to produce a secure B2 platform on available hardware using current software technology." Harris Computer Systems Corp. has significant experience in guiding its products through NCSC evaluation: its CX/SX operating system with integrated networking product (LAN/SX) has been evaluated by the NCSC at the B1-level of trust in the U.S. and in Europe. Secure/Power UNIX, based on Novell's UNIX SVR4.2MP is currently in NCSC evaluation at B2 and has also entered ITSEC See NCSC. evaluation in Europe. Harris Computer Systems plans to evaluate its Secure X Window Manager at the B1-level and its secure networking product at the B2-level. The B1- and B2-level requirements are defined in the NCSC's Trusted Computer Systems Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC See NCSC. ), also known as the "Orange Book," a U.S. government standard. On Nov. 29, 1994 Harris Computer Systems and Bull announced the availability of Secure/Power UNIX on Bull Information Systems' PowerPC-based Escala computers. On June 8, 1994 Harris Computer Systems Corp. and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) announced the availability of Secure/Power UNIX on select models of the RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. System/6000. Secure/Power UNIX has already been delivered to customers on the RISC System/6000 and Harris Computer Systems' Night Hawk computers. The secure computing base of UNIX System V Unix System V - System V Release 4.1 and Unix System V 4.2 MP are the technology underlying Novell's UnixWare family of operating systems. Building upon two decades of UNIX system development, the UnixWare family of operating systems offers a powerful platform for business critical applications. Harris Computer Systems Corp., a worldwide company with headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, is a leading supplier of real-time and secure computer solutions. The company manufactures the Night Hawk family of real-time computers for simulation, data acquisition and secure computing applications, and the CyberGuard Series of computers for network security. The NCSC, established in 1981, encourages the development of trusted computing system products, develops computer security standards and guidelines for interested users, and sponsors basic research in this robust field. To encourage the widespread availability of trusted systems, the NCSC has developed an industry-government relationship, called the Trusted Product Evaluation Program. This effort focuses on the technical protection capabilities of commercially produced and supported systems, based on the Department of Defense Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) is a United States Government Department of Defense (DoD) standard that sets basic requirements for assessing the effectiveness of computer security controls built into a computer system. (TCSEC). Three important interpretations are used to assist in this program: the Trusted Network Interpretation (TNI TNI Transnational Institute (Amsterdam, Netherlands) TNI Tentara Nasional Indonesia TNI Troponin I TNI Trusted Network Interpretation TNI The New Information TNI Telephone Network Interface ), the Computer Security Subsystem Interpretation (CSSI CSSI Critical Skills Shortage Initiative CSSI California Strategic Sourcing Initiative CSSI Computer Support Services, Inc. (Irving, TX, USA) CSSI Computer Security Subsystem Interpretation CSSI Computer Software & Services Industry ), and the Trusted Database Interpretation (TDI TDI - Transport Driver Interface ). The NCSC also promotes information security education and cooperates with NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. to provide computer security assistance to other government departments and agencies. The business of Novell Inc. is connecting people to other people and the information they need, enabling them to act on it any time, any place. Novell is the world's leading network software provider. The company's products provide the distributed infrastructure, network services, advanced network access and network applications required to make networked information and pervasive computing an integral part of everyone's daily life. -0- Note to Editors: CyberGuard, CyberGuard Series, CX/SX and LAN/SX are trademarks and Night Hawk is a registered trademark of Harris Computer Systems Corp. UNIX is a registered trademark licensed exclusively through X/Open Co. Ltd.; RS/6000 is a trademark and RISC System/6000 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines; Escala is a trademark of Bull Information Systems. CONTACT: Harris Computer Systems, Fort Lauderdale
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