US Defense Department unit purchases Swedish Tiger
US Defense Department unit purchases Swedish Tiger The IT and telecom company Sectra has received a strategically important order from the United State European Command (USEUCOM) for the secure mobile telephone Tiger. The order, which initially is for a small number of phones, is valued at SEK 1 million. "This order for the eavesdrop-secure GSM/DECT telephone Tiger is highly pleasing. The order was secured in competition with some of the world's largest telecom suppliers. This confirms our leading position as supplier of secure systems to the world's most demanding customers," says Per Unell, President of Sectra Communications AB. " Sectra Tiger was developed in cooperation with experts from the Swedish Defense. The Tiger system guarantees secure communications all the way from the transmitter to the receiver, for voice and data transmissions and SMS services. The telephone features integrated encryption and GSM technology, making it very user-friendly. The Tiger system operates with a standard subscription in the public GSM network and fixed-wire network. Through use of the fixed telenet, the telephone can be used in locations not reached by a GSM net. Unites States European Command Headquartered in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, the Unites States European Command (USEUCOM) is one of the nine Unified Combatant Commands in the United States Department of Defense. USEUCOM is responsible for all US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Special Operations activities in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. For futher information please contact: Jan-Olof Brüer President and CEO, Sectra AB, + 46 13-23 52 09, job@sectra.se Per Unell President, Sectra Communications AB, + 46 13-23 52 49, pu@sectra.se Welcome to visit our website http://www.sectra.se Sectra's operations Sectra has its roots in Linköping Technical University and is one of Sweden's fastest growing high-tech companies in the IT area. 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 business of Sectra is conducted in Sectra Communications AB, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sectra AB. Business is conducted in five countries with a total of 170 employees. Sales for the fiscal year May 1999-April 2000 reached SEK 192 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O list of the OM Stockholm Exchange. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/09/27/20000927BIT00270/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/09/27/20000927BIT00270/bit0002.pdf