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Cellcrypt enables secure voice calls on BlackBerry

Cellcrypt Mobile, a secure mobile voice calling application, has launched for Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones.

Cellcrypt Mobile introduces end-to-end real-time encryption to prevent private conversations from being compromised, enabling individuals within corporations and governments to converse in a secure manner without the need for specialized equipment or the expense of new infrastructure.

"This is the first voice security product that has been approved for BlackBerry, and we've seen tremendous demand for it from government employees, police and the military," said Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO of Cellcrypt, London. "On top of that, there is increasing demand in the corporate space.

"We're finding that senior members of corporations are realizing the importance of securing their voice mailboxes in the same way they secure their data," he said. "People are putting a lot of effort into securing their data.

"People are excited about the idea of being able to do secure calling from a standard device, in this case a regular BlackBerry, instead of having to buy a specialized piece of hardware -- we're finding an extraordinary level of excitement from the customers that we've been talking to."

Cellcrypt's secure IP-based technologies address the need of enterprises and governments for privacy and voice encryption.

Cellcrypt's software secures voice calls from mobile phones and PBXs, using DH 2048 bit and AES 256 bit encryption, without degradation of call quality or affecting user experience.

Cellcrypt has had a voice security product on Windows Mobile and Nokia for the past 6 months.

The company uses the latest Internet technology to provide secure voice calls, international calling capability, reliability across wireless networks and real-time encryption to levels specified by the U.S. government.

Its technology is currently undergoing certification to the FIPS 140-2 standard approved by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. It operates on all major wireless networks, including 2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE), 3G (HSPA, CDMA/EV-DO) and Wi-Fi networks.

Cellcrypt operates with an intuitive interface on commercially available BlackBerry smartphones and does not require specialized equipment.

Users will benefit from the end-to-end security of their mobile voice calls, along with all the features of their BlackBerry smartphone.

Cellcrypt recently announced that it has opened a U.S. office in Palo Alto, CA, to meet the growing demand for encrypted voice solutions from its North American customers.

"Voice is the last unsecured data service," said Jeremy Green, mobile practice leader for industry analyst firm Ovum. "Security of mobile devices is a hot topic in the industry, and up until now, high-security voice calling has only been available using specialized military-specification equipment, but solutions from companies such as Cellcrypt make this easily accessible to all."