New Sectéra Edge for President Obama?

A controversy has been raging over President-elect Obama’s mobile e-mail solution of choice for the last few months.  Apparently surgically attached to his Blackberry, routing all his e-mail through Canada is probably not the best solution for American national security.

It appears Windows Mobile has the solution, with this $3500 device!

According to the General Dynamics site, the Sectéra Edge boasts the following:

• Secure and non-secure wireless phone, e-mail and web browsing
• Withstands rigors of both tactical and everyday environments
• Global roaming over GSM, CDMA or Wi-Fi* wireless networks
• Software upgradeable to VoIP
• Exchange secure e-mail with government personnel, including S/MIME BlackBerry® users
• IPv6 software upgradeable
• Familiar Microsoft® Windows® Platform
• Wireless desktop synchronization
• Separation of Classified and Unclassified applications
• One-touch switching between classified and unclassified PDA functions
• Advanced Security Features
• Secure wireless access to the SIPRNET and NIPRNET
• DoD PKI enabled Common Access Card (CAC) support
• Supports DoD 8100.2 requirements
• Type 1 encrypted storage of classified data
• Can be used inside closed areas with “SCIF-Friendly” feature

The site also mentions that it is “NSA-certified”

Windows Mobile has already proven to be powerful, but on the Mr Obama’s hip it will prove to be literally presidential!

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