Security Device adds encryption to wireless SCADA network.

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Suited for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint links, SCADAcrypt provides solid security to device and/or host in wireless serial systems. Serial data encrypter includes AES-256 bit encryption and Ethernet management port password protection. When all units are installed, single command turns on system-wide encryption. Web-server based and password protected, user interface enables remote access to authorized personnel from any computer with Ethernet and web browser.



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MDS Offers Total Security Package with Introduction of Newest Security Device for Serial Data



DISTRIBUTECH 2006 CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, TAMPA (February 7, 2006) - Microwave Data Systems (MDS), a world leader in industrial, wireless, networking solutions with applications in the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), automation, telecommunications, public safety, and online transactional markets, today introduced the latest addition to the MDS Security Suite.

MDS SCADAcrypt adds state-of-the-art encryption to your wireless SCADA network. It can be used for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint links, and it provides solid security to the device and/or to the host in MDS wireless serial systems.

Features on this serial data encrypter include AES-256 bit encryption and Ethernet management port password protection. It is a compact device but built to the same industrial specifications as all MDS products and meant to work in brutal operating conditions, which include temperatures from -40- to +70-degrees Celsius.

When all units are installed, a single command from the master turns on system-wide encryption. The user interface is Web-server based and password protected enabling remote access to authorized personnel from any computer with Ethernet and a web browser.

About Microwave Data Systems
Microwave Data Systems provides organizations handling mission-critical communications with the best combination of range and speed for both fixed and mobile services--all on one infrastructure. Our secure, wireless, networking solutions for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint architectures support both serial and IP/Ethernet interfaces. Durable packaging, reliable links, quick system response times, and an extensive range of operating temperatures, makes MDS the leader for industrial wireless performance. Learn more about us at www.microwavedata.com.

Deanna Vincent
Marketing Writer
Microwave Data Systems
Rochester, NY 14620
P: 585.241.5539
F: 585.242.9620
dvincent@microwavedata.com

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