[February 28, 2005] Bluefire Announces Government Reseller Agreements Tweet BALTIMORE, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its announcements of recently signed contracts to provide long-term mobile data security solutions for the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Coast Guard, Bluefire Security Technologies, Inc. today announced it will partner with five well-known reseller organizations to broaden its presence in the government sector. CDW-G, GTSI, immixGroup, Inc., Merlin Technical Solutions and Northrop Grumman will offer Bluefire's wireless security solutions to federal, state, and local government agencies. Government agencies' need to protect data stored on mobile device is growing rapidly amid increasing signs of a surge in viruses, intrusions, and other security threats directed at handheld devices, mobile phones and wireless networks (see full contact list at end of this release). "As agencies seek to improve their efficiency and service to constituents through the use of mobile applications and devices, agencies representing every level and sector in government are increasingly concerned about the integrity and safety of the information on those devices," said Philip D. Smith, Bluefire's Director of Sales. "By engaging with such known and respected government reseller organizations, Bluefire expects to be able to introduce and deploy our unique and comprehensive solutions to more agencies, more quickly," Smith continued. immixGroup, Inc., a government business consulting firm which offers a mix of services to help enterprise technology companies do business in the public sector and the carrier of Bluefire's GSA Schedule 70 contract, echoed Mr. Smith's position. "Demand for security software and services is growing strongly as government agencies deploy new infrastructure for dealing with emerging security threats, and the secure use of wireless and mobile devices is a key part of that infrastructure," said Dale Hazel, Vice President of Marketing & Sales with immixGroup, which also represents Symantec Corporation. "We at immixGroup are very pleased to partner with Bluefire to help bring their mobile and wireless security solutions to the government market." Bluefire begins its relationship with immixGroup and the other reseller organizations having already established a presence and reputation for itself in the federal government sector. In December 2004, following extensive testing by its Office of Cyber Security, the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard announced that Bluefire technology would become standard on all of its handheld devices holding security-related information. At the same time, the U.S. Bureau of the Census said it would use Bluefire solutions to protect handheld devices to be used in a 2006 Census Test -- a prelude to the 2010 Census. With an increase in the number and level of threats to wireless, mobile devices, demand for wireless data security products and services is continuing to grow rapidly among government agencies. IBM's recently released Global Business Security Index Report notes that "mobile devices such as PDAs and cell phones are the new frontier for viruses, spam and other potential security threats." The IBM Report adds, "Bluetooth and other wireless technologies that connect mobile devices pose new exposures for hackers to target." Bluefire Security Technologies - Government Resellers CDW Logistics 200 North Milwaukee Avenue Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 Contact: Ben Bourbon, Federal Sales Manager TEL: 847-968-9771 GTSI 3901 Stonecroft Blvd. Chantilly, VA 20151-1010 Contact: Colin Mitchell TEL: 703-502-2954 immixGroup, Inc. 8444 Westpark Drive Suite 200 McLean, VA 22102 Contact: Dale Hazel, VP of Marketing & Sales, GSA Schedule GS-35F-0330J TEL: 703-752-0622 Merlin Technical Solutions SBA Certified 8(a) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Company 8401 Greensboro Drive, Suite 350 McLean, VA 22102 Contact: Linda Somogyi TEL: 703-752-5471 Northrop Grumman 7501 Greenway Center Drive Greenbelt, MD 20770 Contact: Fred Chite, Sales Manager, GSA Schedule, GS-35F-0279J [email protected] Breil Worldwide Management, Inc. (BWM) 4600 Duke Street, Suite 326 Alexandria, VA 22304 Contact: Ezra Cummings, President TEL: 703-823-8233 About Bluefire Security Technologies Bluefire Security Technologies provides a complete security solution specifically designed for mobile handheld devices. The Bluefire Mobile Security(TM) Suite is the industry's only fully integrated security solution including authentication, encryption, integrity monitoring, firewall, VPN, logging and central management. Bluefire enables the secure deployment and use of handhelds across the enterprise by allowing handheld devices to be secured as part of the IT network infrastructure. Recent industry accolades for the Bluefire solution include the Mobile Village Award for Best Data Security, as well as achieving finalist status in both the 2004 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Codie Awards and the 2004 SC Magazine Awards for the "Best New Security Solution." For more information, visit http://www.bluefiresecurity.com/ or call 410-637-8160. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Bluefire Security Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Ray Weiss or Jessica Trzyna of Stanton Communications,+1-410-727-6855, for Bluefire Security Technologies, Inc. Web site: http://www.bluefiresecurity.com/ [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]