SafeNet’s industry-proven QuickSec Toolkit enables developers to build robust IPsec client functionality into any mobile or client environment

Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley, SAN JOSE, CA, March 31, 2009 -- SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in information security, today announced the availability of it’s industry-proven IPsec VPN security solution, QuickSec/IPsec, for the Open Mobile Handset Alliance’s (OHA) Android platform. The integration of QuickSec’s proven VPN functionality into any environment, including Android, enables handset and device manufacturers to bring competitive, secure solutions to market quickly and cost effectively.

Developed by Google and fully endorsed by the OHA, Android is a complete, open source software platform and operating system for mobile devices. With QuickSec, developers building on the Android platform will now be able to quickly integrate complete IPsec cryptography, proven VPN functionality, IKE and IKEv2 policy managers, robust authentication features, and remote access support into their mobile handset and remote devices without compromising power, throughput, or battery life.

"SafeNet has always advocated the adoption of interoperability enabling technologies such as open mobile platforms. Implementation of an open mobile environment provides device manufacturers, application developers, and service providers with the ingredients necessary catapult consumer adoption of mobile features and services to the next level," said Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, managing director, embedded security solutions, SafeNet. "The company strives to drive open mobile platform adoption by developing best-in-class DRM, Mobile TV Protection, and VPN security solutions pre-integrated with the industry’s leading open platforms including Android."

With QuickSec, OEM developers will be able to build the most robust and current IPsec security standards, such as MOBIKE, into any Android-based mobile handset and remote networking device, while reducing cost and shortening time to market. The company also offers a complete suite of open standards-based Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Mobile TV protection solutions for the Android platform. By integrating with all existing and future Android applications, SafeNet enables device and handset manufacturers to extend the Android platform with advanced communications security and DRM features.

SafeNet will be showcasing its portfolio of embedded security solutions at the Embedded Systems Conference taking place in San Jose, California, March 30th – April 3rd at Booth 1024. Additionally, Steve Singer, worldwide systems engineering manager at SafeNet, will be presenting Secure Platform: The Future of Networking Securityon Wednesday, April 1st at 3:45 in Room C1.

About QuickSec/IPsec
QuickSec is the most broadly deployed carrier-grade IPsec security platform in the networking industry, delivering the advanced levels of protection, reliability, and performance mandated by OEM vendors and latest industry standards. QuickSec is fully integrated with SafeNet’s SafeXcel security processors to enable complete high-performance security systems. To learn more about the company’s industry-leading client and server IPsec VPN security toolkits, visit safenet-inc.com/products/swTK/index.asp.

Embedded Security Systems for OEMs
SafeNet is the only supplier of complete security solutions that enable OEM developers to integrate robust security into networking products, while reducing cost and time to market. SafeNet’s award-winning security solutions are deployed by leading global telecommunications, networking, and semiconductor vendors who trust SafeNet’s best-in-class security solutions for their next-generation networking products. SafeNet OEM customers include Nokia, Ericsson, NEC, AMCC, AMD, Azaire Networks, Cisco, Hitachi, HP, Juniper Networks, PMC-Sierra, Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel, Siemens, Samsung, and Texas Instruments. For more information about SafeNet’s embedded security systems, please visit safenet-inc.com/OEM.

About SafeNet, Inc.
SafeNet is a global leader in information security. Founded more than 25 years ago, the company provides complete security utilizing its encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property, and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products, including hardware, software, and chips. UBS, Nokia, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Bank of America, Adobe, Cisco, Microsoft, Samsung, Texas Instruments, the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and scores of other customers entrust their security needs to SafeNet. In 2007, SafeNet was acquired by Vector Capital, a $2 billion private equity firm specializing in the technology sector. For more information, visit safenet-inc.com.

Source: SafeNet, Inc.