HSMs are the industry best practice for protecting cryptographic keys and for performing encryption and digital signing. HSMs provide a cost-effective way to increase the security of software-based systems, enforcing access control and key management policies within a tamper-resistant security environment. All Thales HSMs are easily deployed to support a wide range of shared security infrastructure applications such as Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services and Rights Management Services, as well as Microsoft SQL Server.

"Thales is proud to offer the industry's first HSMs to be certified for Microsoft Windows

Server 2008 R2, which illustrates our continued commitment to meeting the needs of our customers, who deploy HSMs on Windows platforms," says Franck Greverie, Vice President, Managing Director for Thales's information systems security activities. "This certification and support for Windows Server 2008 R2 ensures that Thales customers can upgrade to Microsoft's latest platform immediately and all of their critical applications will remain protected by the industry's leading HSMs."

(1) Thales acquired nCipher in October 2008

Notes to editor

Thales nShield Connect is a network-attached appliance that acts as a highly scalable, centralized resource for managing keys and protecting sensitive data for as many as 100 servers, virtual machines or other application instances-ensuring that policies are consistently applied and operational costs are significantly reduced. nShield Connect is validated to FIPS 140-2 level 3, the most widely adopted security benchmark for cryptographic solutions in government and commercial enterprises.

More information on Thales HSMs is available athttp://iss.thalesgroup.com/Products/Hardware%20Security%20Modules.aspx

About Thales

Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace and Space, Defence, Security and Transportation markets. In 2008, the company generated revenues of 12.7 billion euros with 68,000 employees in 50 countries. With its 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design, develop and deploy equipment, systems and services that meet the most complex security requirements. Thales has an exceptional international footprint, with operations around the world working with customers as local partners.www.thalesgroup.com

Thales is one of the world leaders in the provision of Information and Communication Systems Security solutions for government, defence, critical infrastructure operators, enterprises and the finance industry. Thales's unique position in the market is due to its end-to-end security offering spanning the entire value chain in the security domain. The comprehensive offering includes architecture design, security and encryption product development, evaluation and certification preparation and through-life management services.

Thales has forty years of unrivalled track record in protecting information from Sensitive But Unclassified up to Top Secret and a comprehensive portfolio of security products and services, which includes network security products, application security products and secured telephony products.www.thalesgroup.com/iss

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About Spectrum Control

Spectrum Control, Inc. is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance custom electronic solutions for the defense, aerospace, communications, and medical industries worldwide.

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"The OverHorizon satellite order is the third time that Orbital and Thales Alenia Space have teamed since 2006 to provide a highly reliable and technically advanced satellite for our customers. Our previous joint satellite projects include the AMC-21 spacecraft for SES, which was launched in 2008, and the Koreasat 6 satellite for KT Corp., which is currently in the manufacturing and test phase at our Dulles, Virginia facility," said Michael Larkin, Orbital's Executive Vice President and General Manager of its Space Systems Group.

Larkin said, "Over the past two weeks, Orbital has booked three new orders for our GEO communications satellite product line, including the IS-23 satellite for Intelsat and the Hylas 2 satellite for Avanti Communications. We continue to see excellent customer adoption of our reliable STAR platform from both established customers like Intelsat and new customers such as OverHorizon and Avanti."

OverHorizon President James Gerow said, "We are very pleased to be working together with Orbital and Thales Alenia Space to provide this new satellite to meet the significant demand for true mobile broadband communication from government, media and NGO customers operating in areas with limited or no communications infrastructure. The combination of Orbital and Thales Alenia Space will provide a satellite design uniquely suited to deliver the best value in satellite services. Orbital's STAR platform is optimized for this size and type of mission, and is ideally suited to host the innovative and high-performance payload from Thales Alenia Space."

Emmanuel Grave, Telecommunications Executive Vice-President for Thales Alenia Space, said, "As a worldwide leader in satcom payloads, Thales is proud to contribute to OverHorizon with cutting-edge payload technologies to provide efficient, regenerative and transparent capacity. This innovative flexible payload, which relies on Thales Alenia Space in-orbit heritage and proven performance, will offer OverHorizon a position to be a decisive contender in the market with a highly versatile and adaptable mission, perfectly suited to their customers' expectation."

More Information:

www.ovzon.com

www.thalesaleniaspace.com

http://www.orbital.com

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"The OverHorizon satellite order is the third time that Orbital and Thales Alenia Space have teamed since 2006 to provide a highly reliable and technically advanced satellite for our customers. Our previous joint satellite projects include the AMC-21 spacecraft for SES, which was launched in 2008, and the Koreasat 6 satellite for KT Corp., which is currently in the manufacturing and test phase at our Dulles, Virginia facility," said Michael Larkin, Orbital's Executive Vice President and General Manager of its Space Systems Group.

Larkin said, "Over the past two weeks, Orbital has booked three new orders for our GEO communications satellite product line, including the IS-23 satellite for Intelsat and the Hylas 2 satellite for Avanti Communications. We continue to see excellent customer adoption of our reliable STAR platform from both established customers like Intelsat and new customers such as OverHorizon and Avanti."

OverHorizon President James Gerow said, "We are very pleased to be working together with Orbital and Thales Alenia Space to provide this new satellite to meet the significant demand for true mobile broadband communication from government, media and NGO customers operating in areas with limited or no communications infrastructure. The combination of Orbital and Thales Alenia Space will provide a satellite design uniquely suited to deliver the best value in satellite services. Orbital's STAR platform is optimized for this size and type of mission, and is ideally suited to host the innovative and high-performance payload from Thales Alenia Space."

Emmanuel Grave, Telecommunications Executive Vice-President for Thales Alenia Space, said, "As a worldwide leader in satcom payloads, Thales is proud to contribute to OverHorizon with cutting-edge payload technologies to provide efficient, regenerative and transparent capacity. This innovative flexible payload, which relies on Thales Alenia Space in-orbit heritage and proven performance, will offer OverHorizon a position to be a decisive contender in the market with a highly versatile and adaptable mission, perfectly suited to their customers' expectation."

More Information:

www.ovzon.com

www.thalesaleniaspace.com

http://www.orbital.com

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