“Fortress is aggressively investing in our resources to support the increased demand and interest in our secure wireless solutions,” said Janet Kumpu, President, Fortress. “Our progress this year has resulted in revenue growth and maturity, partner expansion and depth, as well as greater visibility and penetration into large-scale strategic government programs.  Our success has generated significant momentum for the company and we will leverage the growth to support advanced technology initiatives, mission system designs, as well as leading edge secure wireless solutions for deployable and mobile communications.”

McLain joins Fortress from Sun Microsystems and brings an extensive executive background in business development, marketing, and strategic technology planning/implementation within the public sector. Celia comes to Fortress from NetMotion Wireless, where he provided business development and systems engineering support for the company’s federal partners, customers, and prospects. Vargas previously served as Director, Business Development at ATT Mobility. Otto served as Director, Product Marketing and Pricing at GN Netcom, responsible for full lifecycle management of a $250M product portfolio.

On the sales side, Ruvo joins Fortress from NetScout Systems, where he was responsible for driving product sales in the federal market. Cordaro comes from Watchfire Inc., similarly responsible for government sales and product consultation nationally.

“As the clear leader in tactical, deployable secure wireless systems, it is essential to continue investing in our resources to maintain our ownership of this space,” said Kumpu. “We are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for our company and welcome these six individuals to our staff.”

About General Dynamics C4 Systems Fortress Technologies Fortress Technologies, part of General Dynamics C4 Systems, delivers a high performance portfolio of COTS wireless and secure communications capabilities, based on industry-proven technology. Fortress products and technologies are enhanced with the highest levels of industry-standard encryption that conform to commercial and government security standards and meet stringent environmental standards to support tactical wireless communications in austere environments for global defense, critical infrastructure and enterprise users. Leveraging a self-forming, self-healing, path-optimizing mesh architecture, the Fortress advanced wireless network solution is optimized for rugged-outdoor, mobile, military, first responder and critical infrastructure environments, where reliable communications are a must. Fortress secure wireless networking products and embedded solutions are designed for ease of use, simple integration and technical insertion, enabling partners and customers to meet their most challenging wireless communications needs. For more information, visit www.gdfortress.com