Canadian Department of National Defence Military Message Handling System (excerpt from Motorola press release)

Motorola announced that the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has selected the Motorola Military Message Handling System (MMHS), an advanced commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology solution, to provide secure information networking services.

Motorola will provide the secure communications technology, large-scale systems integration and lead a team of world-class partners to build the $26 million (USD) network. Nexor Ltd, of Nottingham in the UK, will deliver the COTS military standards-based electronic messaging and directory components at the core of the solution.

The MMHS is a secure email system that will replace several legacy systems with newer, open-standard protocols permitting the interconnection of multiple domains at various security levels. The MMHS provides full military messaging capabilities and will enable Canadian defence forces to communicate between SECRET and protected domains.

By deploying this COTS-based solution, the DND will be able to keep pace with the latest advances in Information Technology (IT) and realise a significant cost reduction in terms of the overhead required to operate the system.

'This deal goes beyond a contract win,' said John Cole, Vice President and General Manager of the Motorola Information Security Systems and Products Division. 'This is the first international deployment of this powerful solution that provides customers with the security they need to conduct military business.'

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