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NOTE to the person who sent this (if on the list) that I forwarded it to the list, you forgot the space after the colon on request-remailing-to. -- nowhere@bsu-cs.bsu.edu Here's some stuff I dug up on Mykotronyx. The are privately held (at least there are no SEC filings on the database). I also checked the patent database, but it came up empty. Note the discrepency in the first two entries: one lists sales of $252,900,000 and the other says $2,500,000. "Myko" apparently means "enchantress" in Japanese. Check out their company motto: "Securing the world of communications bit by bit" ---------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 1992 American Business Information Trinet America COMPANY DATABASE MYKOTRONX INC 357 VAN NESS WAY # 200 TORRANCE , CALIFORNIA 90501-1488 310-533-8100 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 25 EXECUTIVE: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: BOB GOTTFRIED NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS: 1 SALES INFORMATION: TOTAL SALES ( $ ): 252,900,000 SIC CODE-INFO: PRIMARY: 8731 COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL RES CODE INFORMATION: STATE CODE (FIPS): 06 COUNTY CODE (FIPS): 037 LOS ANGELES TRINET NUMBER: 808764096 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 1992 American Business Information Trinet America ESTABLISHMENT DATABASE MYKOTRONX INC 357 VAN NESS WAY # 200 TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA 90501 310-533-8100 SIC-CODES: PRIMARY SIC CODE: 8731 COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL RES SALES INFORMATION: SALES ( $ ): 2,500,000 SHARE OF MARKET (%): .09 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 25 EXECUTIVE: BOB GOTTFRIED OWNER CODE INFORMATION: STATE CODE (FIPS): 06 COUNTY CODE (FIPS): 037 LOS ANGELES MSA: 4480 PARENT COMPANY INFORMATION: MYKOTRONX INC 357 VAN NESS WAY # 200 TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA 90501 310-533-8100 STATE CODE (FIPS): 06 PRIVATE OWNED ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER: 808764096 ---------------------------------------------------------------- CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, SALES AND USE TAX INFORMATION NUMBER: AB127112520000 OWNER-NAME: MYKOTRONX INC. TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: CORPORATION MAILING-ADDRESS: 357 VAN NESS WAY,STE.200 TORRANCE, CA 90501 COUNTY: LOS ANGELES START-DATE: 04/1987 TYPE-OF-BUSINESS: PUBLISHERS, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND ALL OTHER PERMITTEES N.E.C. TAX-PROGRAM: REGULAR SALES TAX ---------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 1993 Business Wire, Inc. Business Wire April 19, 1993, Monday DISTRIBUTION: Business Editors & Computers/Electronics Writers LENGTH: 697 words HEADLINE: Mykotronx develops "Clipper" chip designed to ensure communications privacy DATELINE: TORRANCE, Calif. BODY: "Securing the world of communications bit by bit" is not only the motto but the guiding philosophy of Mykotronx Inc., a Torrance small business specializing in the design and manufacture of unique digital components and equipment. Mykotronx Monday announced the introduction of an electronic chip -- designated "Clipper" -- that it believes will ensure the protection of sensitive information transmitted via cellular or regular phones, computer networks or fax machines. This chip and follow-ons will also find application in many other systems, e.g., cable TV and personal computers. Leonard J. Baker, president of Mykotronx, said: "This chip is a good example of the transfer of military technology to the commercial and general government fields with handsome cost benefits. For 15 years we have been evolving this technology to protect government and commercial spacecraft from being tampered with and to protect the data transmitted by the spacecraft to its ground users. This technology should now pay big dividends to U.S. taxpayers." Economic data of incalculable value is transmitted each day over various telecommunications media, including telephones, facsimiles, telex, cable and other communications networks. Each message is vulnerable to interception through relatively simple techniques. Exploitation of illegally obtained information can do tremendous damage to the parties involved, ranging from embarrassment to the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars to a hacker who knows the specifics of a competitor's business plans. Said Baker: "Just as technology provides the means for communicating the data, it can now minimize the threat of its loss." It is in this arena that the chip developed by Mykotronx comes into play. It contains an ENCODE and DECODE capability using the government's recently announced new algorithm (more than 16 million times more keys than available on DES -- the existing system) to defeat hackers or eavesdroppers attempting to intercept voice or data messages. This first of a series of Mykotronx chips, developed by a team under the direction of Richard J. Takahashi, vice president of engineering, has been delivered to AT&T for use in its Telephone Security Device (TSD). This device, PAGE 3 Business Wire, April 19, 1993 placed between the handset and base of an ordinary telephone, allows the encryption and decryption of conversations so that eavesdropping cannot occur. This inexpensive capability will first be utilized by government agencies to protect sensitive conversations. A similar chip has been delivered to Motorola for use in its secure telephone products and digital radios. More advanced chips, those that protect other data transmissions, will be available in the coming months. These chips are manufactured by VLSI Technology Inc. of San Jose, Calif., using its unique FSB technology. VLSI was selected by Mykotronx based on its ability to develop high-performance semiconductor chips. Mykotronx, a.k.a. Myko, was founded by Robert E. Gottfried and Kikuo Ogawa to develop cryptographic units to protect the communication channels between spacecraft and ground stations. The company has delivered equipment to the Department of Defense, NASA and most aerospace companies. The strength of Mykotronx lies in its people and their unrelenting drive for excellence. Their "can-do" attitude has allowed the company to deliver high-quality products on very short time schedules. Mykotronx has received numerous commendations for its quality program and was recently named "Supplier of the Year" for the second consecutive year by IBM's Federal Systems Co. of Boulder, Colo. Sales of more than $5 million in 1992 are expected to double in 1993. Transferring this technology from spacecraft to everyday uses will allow the company to fulfill its ambitious motto of "Securing the world of communications bit by bit." For further information concerning these products, contact John C. Droge, vice president of program development, at 310/533-8100, or fax 310/533-0527. CONTACT: Mykotronx Inc., Torrance John Droge, 310/533-8100 (phone) 310/533-0527 (fax) ORGANIZATION: MYKOTRONX -INC GEOGRAPHIC: CALIFORNIA COLORADO INDUSTRY: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS PRODUCT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 1993 PR Newswire Association, Inc. PR Newswire April 16, 1993, Friday SECTION: Financial News DISTRIBUTION: TO BUSINESS EDITOR LENGTH: 742 words HEADLINE: AT&T TO INCORPORATE NEW 'CLIPPER' CHIP INTO SECURE COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCT LINE DATELINE: GREENSBORO, N.C., April 16 KEYWORD: bc-AT&T-Clipper-chip BODY: AT&T (NYSE: T) said today it is moving to improve the security and privacy of telephone communications by incorporating a just-announced new U.S. government technology for voice encryption into its secure communications product line. AT&T will use the Clipper chip, announced today by President Clinton as a new technology for voice encryption, in all of its secure telephone products except those specially designed for government classified customers. The Commerce Department has announced a six-month timetable for the final certification of Clipper. "AT&T is pleased to be the first company to publicly commit to adoption of the Clipper chip," said Ed Hickey, AT&T vice president, Secure Communications Systems. "We believe it will give our customers far greater protection in defeating hackers or eavesdroppers attempting to intercept a call. "And now all commercially available AT&T voice encryption products will be compatible with each other, a major step forward in bringing secure communications capabilities to the business community." In standardizing AT&T voice encryption products on the Clipper chip, AT&T will include the algorithm in the Telephone Security Device as well as in the Secure Voice/Data Terminal. The AT&T Telephone Security Device is a compact, lightweight unit that brings advance encryption technology to conventional land-line and cellular telephones. It provides a powerful, convenient and reliable way to protect the most sensitive telephone conversations. The device works with a conventional land-line or transportable/mobile cellular phone. It turns the phone's signal into a digital stream of encrypted information that is decrypted by a Telephone Security Device attached to the phone at the receiving end of the call. The AT&T Telephone Security Device connects easily to desk telephones or tranportable or mobile phones. It weighs 1.5 poun PAGE 5 PR Newswire, April 16, 1993 inches wide and 1.5 inches high. And it's as easy to use as it is portable. The AT&T Secure Voice/Data Terminals are desktop telephones that provide encryption for both telephone calls and data transmissions. These AT&T secure communications products use an enhanced voice encryption technique that provides very high voice quality. This technology allows calls placed with these products to approach the voice quality of normal calls. To further enhance interoperability, AT&T will consider licensing to other manufacturers its enabling technologies for interoperability. Interoperability of encryption devices requires common technology beyond the use of a common encryption algorithm, specifically common methods of digital voice encoding and signaling. AT&T has already performed integration tests with Clipper chips manufactured by the government's supplier, Mykotronx Inc., of Torrence, Calif., and is preparing to integrate the chip into the manufacturing of its secure products. AT&T's Clipper-equipped telephone security devices will be available to customers by the end of the second quarter. The federal government intends to adopt the Clipper chip as the standard for voice encryption to help protect proprietary information, protect the privacy of personal phone conversations and prevent unauthorized release of data transmitted electonically. At the same time, use of the Clipper chip will preserve the ability of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to intercept lawfully the phone conversations of criminals. "Adoption of Clipper will support both the government's efforts to protect the public and the public's right to privacy," Hickey said. AT&T Secure Communication Systems provides products to protect voice, data, fax, cellular and video communications. It also engineers and integrates secure communications applications. Its customers include the governments of the United States and other nations as well as major corporations around the world. AT&T Secure Communications Systems is headquartered in Greensboro. For more information about the AT&T Telephone Security Device 3600 and other AT&T Secure Communications Products, call David Arneke at 919-279-7680. CONTACT: David Arneke of AT&T Secure Communications Systems, 919-279-7680, or after hours, 919-273-5687, or Herb Linnen of AT&T Media Relations, 202-457-3933, or after hours, 202-333-9162 ORGANIZATION: AT&T TICKER-SYMBOL: T SUBJECT: New Products; Services GEOGRAPHIC: North Carolina INDUSTRY: Telecommunications CO: AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO INC; PR Newswire, April 16, 1993 TS: T (NYSE); IND: 111 COMMUNICATIONS; ----------------------------------------------------------------