SELEX Elsag and Senetas Corporation partner to develop and supply highly secure Ethernet encryption solutions

9 August 2011 – SELEX Elsag, a Finmeccanica company, and Senetas Corporation Limited, have signed an agreement to supply the UK communications market with advanced encryption solutions.

Under the agreement, the parties are to establish a strategic alliance which will see Senetas provide SELEX Elsag with CESG Assisted Products Scheme (CAPS) approved products for resale and distribution to SELEX Elsag UK Government customers.

SELEX Elsag will have the right to manufacture and rebadge Senetas products.  The two parties also agreed to jointly develop ab initio an enhanced-grade encryptor, which would be designed to protect classified communications for the UK Government.

Under the agreement, Senetas, through its Melbourne head office and its Senetas Europe subsidiary, will provide training and support, and will assist SELEX Elsag to actively market Senetas products into its customer base.

SELEX Elsag will propose Senetas products for UK Government network encryption opportunities, support the ongoing Senetas AES CAPS evaluation process and introduce Senetas to other businesses within Finmeccanica to identify additional opportunities for Senetas products.

Phil Robinson of SELEX Elsag says, “We look forward to working with Senetas to market a wide range of advanced and secure encryption products, expanding SELEX Elsag’s offering to our domestic customers”.

John DuBois of Senetas comments, “The UK and Europe represent major markets for our high speed network encryption solutions. Clearly, our market leadership and multiple product certifications in the Layer 2 sector have been recognised by SELEX Elsag. Together, these factors are the key drivers for this exciting partnership”.

About Senetas
Senetas Corporation Limited (ASX Code: SEN) is an Australian ASX-listed public company and is the world’s leading developer and supplier of high speed network encryption hardware products.  Senetas encryption technology has been independently tested and accredited by the world’s leading agencies and now offers the only multi-accredited encryption hardware - certified to both FIPS 140-2 Level 3 and Common Criteria EAL4+, while the Senetas CN Series high speed network encryptor is in the 'in evaluation' phase of CESG CAPS approval in United Kingdom.  Senetas is now represented in more than 40 countries. Customers include Government, military and law enforcement agencies in Australia, USA, Middle East, Asia, and the EU, plus leading financial and banking institutions.