At SOFIC with Klas Telecom

I'm just returning from SOFIC 2010 (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2010) in sunny, hot Tampa Florida.  Oculis Labs was featured in Klas Telecom's booth at the show, where we demonstrated a new small version of Chameleon running on the Klas Telecom GRRIP secure mobile platform.

You can see the whole kit in this picture.  You're seeing a complete computer and TS/SCI communications package that fits in a 28lb "fly-away" case.  The GRRIP is sitting on its case in this picture, and the new small-form Chameleon sensor is sitting on top just under the monitor.   This Klas product is quite a serious achievement.  Special Operations uses them extensively in the most rugged field conditions to reach back and access SIPRNET and JWICS via the BGAN network.  In civilian-speak, this means the guys in the field can access highly classified networks from the mountains in Afghanistan.  Klas Telecom has been very successful in delivering thousands of these essential tools for remote computing.

 The obvious extension of the platform is to put Chameleon on it to protect the display against prying eyes.  There is a really great fit between Klas and Oculis Labs in this respect.  The customer goes to great lengths to ensure the security of their classified networks, but until now has not had the ability to protect the display from some pretty serious risks (think: translators, local liasions, even coalition forces). 

We had great interest at the show.  The first day was busy, the second a bit slower, and on the third day we got a lot of attention.  As is typical with Chameleon, people who had seen it earlier started bringing over their colleagues and management to take a look.  We're looking forward to working with Klas to see where this goes.