US Defense Department unit purchases Swedish Tiger

9/27/2000 4:58 AM EST

The IT and telecom company Sectra has received a strategically important
order from the United State European Command (USEUCOM) for the secure
mobile telephone Tiger. The order, which initially is for a small number
of phones, is valued at SEK 1 million.

"This order for the eavesdrop-secure GSM/DECT telephone Tiger is highly
pleasing. The order was secured in competition with some of the world's
largest telecom suppliers. This confirms our leading position as supplier
of secure systems to the world's most demanding customers," says Per
Unell, President of Sectra Communications AB. "

Sectra Tiger was developed in cooperation with experts from the Swedish
Defense. The Tiger system guarantees secure communications all the way
from the transmitter to the receiver, for voice and data transmissions and
SMS services. The telephone features integrated encryption and GSM
technology, making it very user-friendly. The Tiger system operates with a
standard subscription in the public GSM network and fixed-wire network.
Through use of the fixed telenet, the telephone can be used in locations
not reached by a GSM net.

Unites States European Command
Headquartered in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, the Unites States European
Command (USEUCOM) is one of the nine Unified Combatant Commands in the
United States Department of Defense. USEUCOM is responsible for all US
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Special Operations activities in
Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

For futher information please contact:

Jan-Olof Brüer President and CEO, Sectra AB, + 46
13-23 52 09,  

Per Unell President, Sectra Communications AB, +
46 13-23 52 49,  

Welcome to visit our website http://www.sectra.se

Sectra's operations
Sectra has its roots in Linköping Technical University and is one of
Sweden's fastest growing high-tech companies in the IT area. Since the
mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of
high-technology medical IT and telecommunications products. Today, the
business includes products in medical imaging systems, secure
communication systems and wireless information systems. The secure
communications business of Sectra is conducted in Sectra Communications
AB, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sectra AB.

Business is conducted in five countries with a total of 170 employees.
Sales for the fiscal year May 1999-April 2000 reached SEK 192 million.
Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O list of the OM
Stockholm Exchange.