“Industrial strength information assurance for a broad market of security conscious customers” is how Wayne Philips, Microsoft’s Director Worldwide Defence Solutions describes Nexor Watchman for Microsoft’s Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG). This innovative new solution launches today at the Microsoft Global Summit in Atlanta. For further details contact Nexor at info [at] nexor [dot] com or view our on-line introduction.

Additional information is also available in our press release, solution paper and product datasheet.

Nexor will present a thought provoking session on the subject of cloud computing during a workshop at the European Defence Agency on 13^th July. By comparing previous computing models with the cloud model, the new and different challenges posed by cloud computing from an Information Assurance perspective will be explored. Please register your interest in discussing this topic with Nexor by clicking here.

Enjoying the sunshine and dodging a few rain showers, the Army, Royal Navy and RAF met up at Old Thorns on 8th June for their annual charity golf day, this year sponsored by Nexor. A 9-hole Texas Scramble in the morning was followed by Team Stableford in the afternoon during which the Army managed to retrieve the trophy from the RAF. £1,200 was raised during the day, which was donated to the Army Benevolent Fund.

Head of Research and Technology at Nexor, Andrew Kays, was invited to join a panel at the ISSD Conference on 20^th and 21^st May to share his personal experiences and the business benefits of CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional) certification. The conference and the certification programme are run by (ISC)². Andrew was one of the first people in the UK to qualify.

Nexor has recently received support and assistance from the University of Nottingham’s Environmental Technology Centre in developing a draft Environmental Policy which is specifically tailored to reflect Nexor’s business. The University provided information on what an environmental policy should contain and gave specific advice on developing a simple but effective framework on which performance can be monitored. Nexor is continuing to work on its Environmental Policy and is incorporating this into the wider context of a Corporate Responsibility Policy.

Click here to read our Spring Newsletter with all the latest information about cross-domain solutions, IA and Secure Messaging. Also, read about the latest Research and Innovation ideas and let us have your views.

As NATO and its allies unite against the terrorist threat, Nexor has enhanced its communications technology to allow support for email exchange between nations using the differing label formats from their national security labelling policies. To learn about the specific changes click here.

The UK’s South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has awarded the iGRC Consortium additional enabling funding for specialist information infrastructure protection sensor companies wanting to support the programme. Nexor is one of the SMEs contributing to the project. For more details click here.

Further to the launch of its revolutionary Virtual Military Message Handling System (VMMHS), the fast track approach to the provision of MMHS, Nexor is pleased to confirm successful implementation in several countries. Defence ministries, and also interior and justice departments who are starting to look for higher grade security within their messaging systems, have been able to install the VMMHS quickly and easily in order to assess and test the functionality within their own environment. For more details click here.

The Government-funded Technology Strategy Board and the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) are backing a £1.7m R&D project to develop an innovative model for integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance (iGRC) submitted in response to the Technology Strategy Board’s 2009 Information Infrastructure Protection funding competition. Nexor is contributing to standards definition and sensor technology. For more details click here.