SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 27, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Global Assets & Services (OTCBB:GAST) today announced, along with its teaming partner Cybrix Group, Inc. (formally Geosystems) and its U.S. licensee ARINC Engineering Services, LLC., the presentation of new software that can protect military, private and public networks, giving them virtually unbreakable security. The software was introduced to military information specialists at the annual AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association) West 2003 tradeshow in San Diego, California.
The Western Conference and Exposition (West 2003) is the largest event on the West Coast for communications, electronics, intelligence, information systems, imaging, military weapon systems, aviation, shipbuilding, and more. The West show attracts the military's most qualified technology professionals and industry leaders.
ARINC Engineering Services, LLC presented technical background materials and performance specifications of the Cybrix C4 Encryption Software suite. The Product contains a high-speed, 65,536-bit encryption engine that makes encrypted data highly resistant to decoding. For comparison, today's most widely used commercial encryption is based on 128-bit technology.
"We foresee an emerging demand for ultra-secure data, from military applications to the Internet and from wireless networking to teleconferencing," stated Michael Woiwode, ARINC marketing director.
The Cybrix C4 software suite also achieves very high encryption speeds -- at an average of 480 megabits per second -- by compressing data files before it encrypts them. It adds another level of security with an exclusive signal technology based on chaos-theory mathematics.
Cybrix C4 technology, based on Focus System's C4 engine, is a recent development from Japan and has been deployed on several private networks and public systems there.
"To have ARINC present the C4 software at the AFCEA show is an encouraging sign that that they have faith in the product and the resources to introduce it to government agencies and industry leaders," says Bert Cutler, Global President.
ARINC designs and maintains mission-critical networks for aviation, government agencies and a range of industry. The Cybrix C4 software can provide such users with highly secure connectivity across either public or private networks, including the Internet, and wireless and cellular networks. It actually offers a choice of encryption levels from 8- to 65,536-bit, allowing users to scale the system over time and match changing needs for information transmission and storage for years to come.
In addition to high speed, Cyrix C4 technology offers JAVA compatibility for use on multiple operating platforms including IBM mainframes, Windows(r) 95 through XP, Unix, Linux, Macintosh, Windows CE, and Palm operating systems. This open-systems approach and high speed translate to wide potential applications in broadband networks.
About Cybrix Group (Formally Geosystems, Inc.)
Cybrix Group, Inc. is an information technology company that sells voice and data networking focused on applications development for the U.S. market. The company has an experienced management team with extensive military backgrounds and expertise in government and commercial information technology and telecommunications. Website: http://www.cybrixgroup.com./
About ARINC
ARINC Incorporated is the world leader in transportation communications and systems engineering. The company develops and operates communications and information processing systems and provides systems engineering and integration solutions to five key industries: airports, aviation, defense, government, and surface transportation. Founded to provide reliable and efficient radio communications for the airlines, ARINC is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, with over 3,000 employees worldwide. ARINC is ISO 9001 certified. For more information, visit the ARINC web site at www.arinc.com
About Focus
Focus Systems Corporation (www.focus-s.com) is an independent software company founded in 1977 and publicly listed on the Tokyo JASDAQ Market (Code number: 4662). Focus is a leader in commissioned software development, systems maintenance and management, and recently encryption and security software. Focus Systems Corporation has been heavily involved in the development of software for the telecommunications field. This involvement has led to research into information security issues and the recent development of encryption systems. For more information, visit Focus's web site at www.focus-s.com
About Global Assets & Services
Global Assets & Services, Inc. (OTCBB:GAST) is a royalty-based technology transfer company that pursues cutting-edge proprietary technologies and emerging opportunities in the United States and internationally, with the goal of facilitating their marketing and development. For more information, visit Global Assets & Services, Inc. web site at www.globalaas.com.
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