BLUEARMOR 100 Secure Bluetooth Headset Approved by the Department of Defense for Android

    TIMONIUM, MD, February 17, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Biometric Associates, LP, (BAL) the leader in secure wireless communications, announced today that the BLUEARMOR 100 Secure Bluetooth Headset has been approved for use with Android smartphones and tablets by the US Department of Defense. The BLUEARMOR 100 is the first and only Bluetooth headset reader to pass all NSA and DISA required Bluetooth security tests for Android devices. DISA approval of the headset is documented in the DISA mobility Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/net_perimeter/wireless/smartphone.html published recently. This headset had been previously approved for Department of Defense use with BlackBerry devices.

The other required components in the Android STIG include: 1) baiMobile Security Monitor from BAL (security files installed on the Android device to enforce Bluetooth security policies), 2) Fixmo Sentinel from Fixmo, Inc. (a security and device integrity solution that provides tamper and compromise detection), and 3) a security apk provided by Dell, Inc. that enforces application white list policies.

"Today's CAC user needs secure access to mobile applications," noted Scott Johnson, BAL Executive Vice President and COO, "but sensitive information - both data and voice - must be protected from multiple points of attack. Imagine a doctor in a DoD hospital making his or her rounds with an Android tablet. This doctor needs CAC authenticated access to the hospital medical records database but also needs to be able to dictate notes into the patient's record over an encrypted Bluetooth link. We are proud to provide products to make this a reality."

Johnson continued saying, "Our BLUEARMOR secure Bluetooth firmware is actually independent of the particular headset model or style and may be loaded onto headsets from other manufacturers. We are exploring porting the secure firmware technology to police and military radios, for example."

"Employees of Federal agencies have access to extremely sensitive information, but like the rest of us, they want to be able to access that information from the device of their choice wherever they may be," said Rick Segal, CEO of Fixmo. "The new STIG brings together best-of-breed mobile security solutions from companies like Fixmo and Biometric Associates to enable Federal agencies to deploy Android devices while ensuring that their data stays protected and their devices are operating in a known trusted state without compromise."

"SteelCloud sees tremendous demand for the BAI secure Bluetooth headset," said Brian Hajost, SteelCloud, Inc. President and CEO. "There's already significant pent up demand for Android-based mobile devices within the Department of Defense and we expect these new users to rapidly embrace the productivity and safety advantages of the Biometric Associates BLUARMOR secure Bluetooth headset for Android, especially when used in conjunction with SteelCloud's MobileWorks STIG-ready appliance solutions for Good and Fixmo."

The BLUEARMOR 100 Secure Bluetooth Headset has a commercial list price of $199.95 and is available on GSAadvantage https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advantage/catalog/product_detail.do?contractNumber=GS-35F-4085D&itemNumber=BAL-BA100 from SteelCloud, Inc. http://www.steelcloud.com. More information is available at http://www.biometricassociates.com/products-baimobile/headset.html.

About Biometric Associates, LP
Biometric Associates, LP is a limited partnership with offices in Maine and the Washington, DC area. Products include baiMobile smart card middleware for mobile devices, Bluetooth smart card readers and the BLUEARMOR 100 Secure Bluetooth Headset. The company is a unique developer, manufacturer, and integrator of authentication and identity systems that have been specifically designed to provide a high level of security and privacy protection to make our world safer. BAL specializes in communications protocols, hardware design, smart cards and related cryptography, PKI and RFID implementations that can be integrated into logical and physical access control devices and applications. For additional information, go to www.baimobile.com or call (410) 252-7210.

About Fixmo
Fixmo's Mobile Risk Management (MRM) solutions continuously verify the integrity of mobile devices and apps, protect them from private data loss, monitor and track regulatory compliance and enable you to prove it through enterprise reporting and auditability. Fixmo helps you identify, mitigate and manage risk so you can be confident while enabling the full potential of mobility. For more information, visit www.fixmo.com.

About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. For more information, visit www.dell.com.

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