Trusted platforms and data authentication in embedded computing is goal of Green Hills/SafeNet alliance

Nov. 13, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., 13 Nov. 2011. Green Hills Software in Santa Barbara, Calif., and SafeNet Inc. in Belcamp, Md., are forming an alliance to create trusted platform solutions for embedded computing and mobile computing applications. The companies will concentrate on integrating SafeNet portable smart card-based devices with the Green Hills Integrity Multivisor software technology for secure communications, data protection, and authentication on embedded and mobile devices like smartphones, company officials say.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., 13 Nov. 2011. Green Hills Software in Santa Barbara, Calif., and SafeNet Inc. in Belcamp, Md., are forming an alliance to create trusted platform solutions for embedded computing and mobile computing applications. The companies will concentrate on integrating SafeNet portable smart card-based devices with the Green Hills Integrity Multivisor software technology for secure communications, data protection, and data authentication on embedded and mobile devices like smartphones, company officials say.Integrating SafeNet and Green Hills technologies should help solve challenging security problems such as Bring Your Own Device: a consumer handheld for the enterprise that guarantees enterprise data protection and consumer privacy.Integrity Multivisor combines the certified Integrity real-time microkernel technology with facilities to execute one or more guest operating systems. SafeNet focuses on protecting important information from the data center to the cloud.

For more information contact Green Hills Software online at www.ghs.com, or SafeNet at www.safenet-inc.com.

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