InterNetwork Experts Launches IP HAWWC Mobile Converged Network Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Investment in 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 and Defense DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2004 InterNetwork Experts Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of I-Sector Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :ISR (Interrupt Service Routine) Software routine that is executed in response to an interrupt. ), announced today the launch of its Internet Protocol Hardened Wired/Wireless Communication platform (IP HAWWC(TM)). David Peoples, vice president federal business for InterNetwork Experts commented, "Our Group is seeing increasing demand for a wide variety of converged network solutions. The IP HAWWC(TM) platform is designed to provide rapid deployment of IP voice, data and video surveillance communications for military personnel in harsh field environments. Response to the IP HAWWC has already been very positive." The unit is designed for rugged deployment, encased en·case tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es To enclose in or as if in a case. en·case ment n. in a mil-spec hardened ballistic case and shock mounted for transportation. The IP HAWWC can be dropped into forward locations, and, within a few minutes, provide a full communications command center, with all systems powered up, and IP voice handsets, data devices and video surveillance equipment operational. The IP HAWWC is designed for HUMMVVI or military track vehicle transport and is powered directly from the vehicle using the included slave cable. Mil-spec connections and cables for both 110 and 220 are also included and user selectable. The IP HAWWC contains a high-performance Cisco router in a compact form factor ideally suited for integration in vehicles. It offers secure data, voice and video communications, seamless mobility and interoperability across both wired and wireless networks. The router extends the edge of the IP network to a new frontier of Networks-in-Motion, and facilitates new applications in the defense and homeland security markets. The embedded router offers the following benefits: -- Secure data, voice and video communications with seamless mobility across wireless networks, independent of location or movement -- High performance in a compact, rugged design for use in vehicles -- Advanced IP services and interoperability through Cisco IOS Software The IP HAWWC also includes a Cisco inline power 24-port 10/100 switch with 2 Gigabit Interface Ethernet ports, supporting voice, video surveillance and data applications. With integrated inline power, the IP HAWWC can power Cisco IP phones and the video surveillance cameras directly from external mil-spec connections. Whether wired or wireless -- powered or non-powered -- the IP HAWWC provides the necessary connectivity option. The IP HAWWC utilizes an integrated Cisco PIX firewall A family of network firewalls from Cisco. PIX units are high-performance, stand-alone devices that contain their own embedded operating systems and can support up to 64K simultaneous connections. for multilayer security defense, including stateful inspection fire walling, protocol and application inspection, virtual private networking (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. ), in-line intrusion protection, and rich multimedia and voice security. The state-of-the-art Cisco Adaptive Security Algorithm (ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and ) provides rich stateful inspection firewall services, tracking the state of all authorized network communications, and preventing unauthorized network access. Custom security policies can also be created for firewall traffic and predefined application security. IP HAWWC VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a Capabilities InterNetwork Experts worked closely with Cisco engineers to finalize the importation of the Cisco IP telephony call-processing software onto the router. Cisco CallManager is the software-based call-processing component of the Cisco IP telephony solution and extends telephony features and capabilities to packet telephony network devices such as IP phones. The IP HAWWC is delivered to the customer with a set of Cisco wireless IP 7920 phone handsets, wired 79XX handsets, or combination of both wired and wireless IP phone devices. IP HAWWC Wireless Networking The IP HAWWC provides wireless device access. An internal Cisco Aironet 1200 provides system compliance with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g standards. Support is provided for single or dual radio configurations for up to 54 Mbps connectivity in both the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. IP HAWWC boxes can be interconnected via encrypted wireless links. Utilizing the Cisco Aironet wireless bridge, high-speed long-range outdoor links between IP HAWWC units is created. Designed to connect two or more networks, the wireless bridge delivers high data rate throughput and can be configured for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint applications. Wireless bridges connect discrete sites, even when separated by obstacles such as freeways, railroads and bodies of water. The IP HAWWC has available a broad array of directional and omni-directional antennas that provide a complete solution for a wide variety of fixed wireless applications. These configurations allow a cluster of IP HAWWC units to share a single, high-speed connection. Wireless LAN security One issue with corporate wireless networks in general, and WLANs in particular, involves the need for security. Many early access points could not discern whether or not a particular user had authorization to access the network. is a primary concern, and the IP HAWWC uses the Cisco Wireless Security Suite. Based on the IEEE 802.1X standard for port-based network access, the Cisco Wireless Security Suite takes advantage of the Extensible Authentication Protocol Extensible Authentication Protocol, or EAP, is a universal authentication framework frequently used in wireless networks and Point-to-Point connections. It is defined by RFC 3748. (EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) A protocol that acts as a framework and transport for other authentication protocols. EAP uses its own start and end messages, but then carries any number of third-party messages between the client (supplicant) and access control ) framework for user-based authentication. This solution also supports Wi-Fi Protected Access (networking, security) Wi-Fi Protected Access - (WPA) A security scheme for wireless networks, developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). (WPA WPA: see Work Projects Administration. WPA in full Works Progress Administration later (1939–43) Work Projects Administration U.S. work program for the unemployed. ), the new Wi-Fi Alliance specification for interoperable, standards-based wireless security. IP HAWWC Video Surveillance The IP HAWWC can provide IP video surveillance technology as an optional component. The unit can provide a comprehensive multimedia surveillance and monitoring system which is adapted for transmitting MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). video streams, high resolution JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, audio signals, detected event data and other sensor and detector data using digital data transmission over both wired and wireless networks (LANs, WANs). Additional functions of facility access control, facility environmental monitoring and biographic database connectivity can be provided within one integrated system. This situational awareness system is based on standard networking and Internet technology. Both real-time and archived data may be viewed from a guard station or any authorized PC on the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network or the Internet. The archive application tracks and maintains all situational awareness information and provides high-speed random access for fast location of specific data relating to events. Automated notification of alarm conditions and other events is provided to response personnel, and can be provided using dial-up circuits to telephones, cellular phones and pagers; via e-mail; or via the Internet. IP HAWWC Encryption InterNetwork Experts can add Western DataCom encryption devices into the IP HAWWC box for secure mobile communications. Western DataCom introduces the IPE-2M PC/104 Plus High Assurance IP Encryptor. The first of its kind, IPE-2M is a hardware-based encryptor designed to secure all private/public IP internetworking environments (mobile, wireless, space and stationary). The premise behind the IPE-2M is Mobile Virtual Private Network using IPSec and with a migration path to HAIPIS HAIPIS High Assurance Internet Protocol Interoperability Specification (High Assurance Internet Protocol Interpretability Specification), the National Security Agency's specification for IPSec. All IP traffic traversing the trusted network is authenticated, monitored and encrypted by the IPE-2M. Security at the IP layer has a decisive advantage that, irrespective of the interpretability conditions of various software and hardware applications, all communications services are protected -- data, voice and video. Additional Product Information Additional detailed IP HAWWC product information and specifications are available on InterNetwork Experts' Web site at http://www.inetx.com/docs/HAWWC box.doc About InterNetwork Experts: InterNetwork Experts is a purpose-built end-to-end solutions provider focused on IP Communications. The company has a federal business unit based in Washington, DC, that provides products and services to a wide variety of Federal clients, such as the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , US Army, US Airforce, National Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Justice, Federal Reserve Bank and HUD Hud (h d), a pre-Qur'anic prophet of Islam. Hud unsuccessfully exhorted his South Arabian people, the Ad, to worship the One God. . The company will be presenting at the Investment in Homeland Security and Defense Conference in Washington on March 30, 2004. More information can be found at www.inetx.com. About I-Sector Corporation: I-Sector Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas (AMEX:ISR), owns and operates companies that are engaged in the area of information and communications technology, with a particular focus on Cisco-centric network infrastructure and IP telephony solutions. Additional information about I-Sector is available on the Internet at www.I-Sector.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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The actual results of the future events described in the forward-looking statements in this document could differ materially from those stated in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors including: -- Market and economic conditions, including capital expenditures by enterprises for communications products and services -- The Company's ability to manufacture and market its product to its targeted customers -- Risks associated with entry into new markets -- Risks associated with the Company's ability to successfully market its products to the defense sector -- Market acceptance of Cisco IP telephony products and technology -- Catastrophic events -- Uncertainties related to rapid changes in the information and communications technology industries -- Other risks and uncertainties set forth from time to time in the Company's public statements and its most recent Annual 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. 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