First order of international Sectra Tiger

First order of international Sectra Tiger Sectra has received its first order for the international version of Sectra Tiger secure GSM telephone. The customer, a USA-based organization within the telecommunications business*, has ordered six telephones. Sectra Tiger will be used to secure the customers international business communications. "We regard the initial order as an important indicator of the market potential for secure mobile communications in the high-end corporate segment," says Per Unell, President of Sectra Communications. The international version of Sectra Tiger is due to be released in June this year, and is aimed at a corporate market outside of Sectra Communication's traditional defense segments. Sectra Tiger was developed initially for defense purposes. Sectra Tiger guarantees secure communication for the entire connection - from transmitter to receiver- in voice and data transfer as well as SMS text services. The phone works on existing GSM networks and can be used regardless of operator or intermediate carrier network. Sectra Tiger integrates advanced cryptography with GSM technology, making it user- friendly. The telephone is just as flexible, functional, and easy-to-use as today's cellular phones. *On customer' s request, the name of the company is not mentioned For further information, please contact: Sectra AB, Jan-Olof Brüer, President and CEO, +46 13 23 52 09, job@sectra.se Sectra Communications AB, Per Unell, President, +46 13 23 52 49, per.unell@sectra.se Welcome to visit our website http://www.sectra.se Sectra's operations Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of high-technology medical IT and telecommunications products. Today, the business includes products in medical imaging systems, secure communication systems and wireless information systems. The secure communications activities are conducted in the wholly owned subsidiary Sectra Communications AB. Sectra is located in Mjärdevi Science Park in Linköping, Sweden, and evolved from research done at Linköping University. Business is conducted in five countries with a total of 165 employees. Sales for the fiscal year May 1998-April 1999 reached SEK 183 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O list of the OM Stockholm Exchange. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/28/20000428BIT00880/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/28/20000428BIT00880/bit0002.pdf