SSP Solutions Receives $1.4 Million in Orders for the DoD.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003 SSP (1) (Service Switching Point) The local exchange node in an SS7 telephone network. The SSP can be part of the voice switch or in a separate computer connected to it. Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:SSPX SSPX Society of Saint Pius X (international priestly society) SSPX Sustained Spheromak Physics Experiment (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) ), long-term provider of identity management solutions for corporate and government institutions, today announced that SSP-Litronic received over $1.4 million in orders for the Department of Defense (DoD). The orders were primarily for the Argus(R) family of PC card readers, but included orders for NetSign(R) CAC See Consumer Advisory Council. , software that provides network security and desktop protection for users of the Common Access Card (CAC). The DoD has requirements for two different levels of secure messaging needs and SSP-Litronic provides products for both. Defense Messaging System's (DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. ) High Grade Service, which provides a secure organizational messaging capability, uses the Argus family of PC Card readers. Argus readers are used with FORTEZZA(R) cards, the NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign approved Class 4 hardware tokens, to provide Public Key Infrastructure (PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of ) services with Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) technology. The second level of secure messaging, Medium Grade Service, which combines a secure individual messaging capability with commercial communication applications, also uses Argus readers. The Medium Grade Service uses the Common Access Cards, currently deployed to all DoD members, with many of their systems. SSP's NetSign CAC software is used by the DoD to help leverage PKI technology and allow users to digitally sign and encrypt email, and securely logon to their PCs, applications, and websites. About SSP Solutions, Inc. SSP Solutions, Inc. and SSP-Litronic design and develop innovative identity management solutions for corporate and government institutions. Our PKI solutions streamline the deployment, use, and management of digital identities across an organization, delivering strong authentication and access control. For more information, visit http://www.sspsolutions.com/ or call SSP Solutions, Inc. (949) 851-1085 or SSP-Litronic (703) 905-9700. 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. Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 With the exception of historical information, matters discussed in this news release including, in particular the reference to the future business potential and the ability to deliver product ordered for the Department of Defense, are forward-looking statements involving a number of risks and uncertainties and may not be achieved due to factors beyond our control, including changing regulatory and technological environments, our ability to obtain key components from suppliers, technological difficulties, increased competition, and changing customer demands. Other risks inherent in our business are described in Securities and Exchange Commission filings. SSP Solutions, Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. |
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