Kasten Chase and RIM provide wireless security for U.S. government

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http://www.telekomnet.com/writer_telekomnet/2-8-01_DOD_RIM.asp

By TelekomNet
Feb. 8, 2001

The Department of Defense will use BlackBerry email from RIM because
it has 'end-to-end encryptions.'

Kasten Chase and Research in Motion have joined forces to provide
secure wireless access to the U.S. government's Defense Message
System.

The two companies will use RIM's BlackBerry wireless email service and
Kasten Chase's RASP Data Security for wireless applications software.

There are 300,000 users of the message system within the U.S.
Department of Defense and allied countries.

"BlackBerry incorporates a fundamentally sound security model that
enables end-to-end encryptions," said Don Morrison, chief operating
officer of RIM "This end-to-end design is crucial for meeting the
security standards of most organizations."

Research In Motion [Nasdaq:RIMM], based in Waterloo, Ontario, provides
hardware, software and services for the mobile communications market.

Kasten Chase, based in Toronto, Ontario, provides technology and
services for data security, Internet access and wireless
communications.

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