Fortress Technologies Expands Certified Training Program

Release date: 5/12/2009
High Quality Educational Sessions Result in Demand for Additional Course Offerings
LANSDOWNE, Va. - May 12, 2009 - Fortress Technologies, a leading provider of secure wireless solutions for government, today announced that it has expanded its certified training program, which is aimed to better enable organizations to establish and manage secure wireless networks. Fortress Certified Training provides a comprehensive educational program that includes in-depth lectures, as well as hands-on lab work to practice the methods taught for creating secure wireless networks using Fortress products.

"Fortress Certified Training was originally launched in December 2008 as a two-day training course focused on properly establishing and managing secure wireless networks,” said Matt Collar, Professional Services Manager, Fortress. “The response to this training has been overwhelming, and attendees are now requesting additional educational opportunities that offer a deeper dive into other related topics. To meet this demand, we are expanding our training program to offer a total of four courses – all presented by our internal experts – that will provide additional value to both our partners and end users."

Fortress Technologies, a leading provider of secure wireless solutions for government, today announced that it has expanded its certified training program, which is aimed to better enable organizations to establish and manage secure wireless networks. Fortress Certified Training provides a comprehensive educational program that includes in-depth lectures, as well as hands-on lab work to practice the methods taught for creating secure wireless networks using Fortress products.

Fortress Certified Training provides an avenue to increase the technical depth of Fortress customers and partners in support of the growing demand for both indoor and outdoor secure wireless communications. The training includes intensive courses that require a general understanding of network technologies/topologies, the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model, network device functionality, and security concepts, as well as an intermediate knowledge of Wireless Local Area Networking (WLAN) and RF fundamentals. The training courses, designed specifically to meet the needs of administrators and engineers who plan to create secure wireless networks using Fortress products, include:
•           Wireless and Site Survey Fundamentals
•           Fortress Certified Administrator
•           Fortress Certified Engineer
•           Fortress Security Overlay
“As a participant in the original Fortress Certified Training program, I can verify the benefit that the session had on my ability to effectively establish and maintain secure wireless networks,” said Zac Grayner, RF Engineer, Northrop Grumman. “The training staff was extremely professional and, most importantly, experienced. I will definitely consider attending some of the newly developed educational courses in the future.”
Fortress Certified Training courses can be held at Fortress’ headquarters in Tampa, FL or at a customer/partner location. For more information on Fortress Certified Training or to register for an upcoming session, visit: http://www.fortresstech.com.
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