LEESBURG, VA and WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – August 1, 2008 — Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products, and Arxan Defense Systems, Inc. a leading anti-tamper systems integrator, together announced that they will partner to develop leading-edge anti-tamper products to provide embedded system integrators with the tools they require to develop solutions for their unique Program Protection Plans. Working together, the two companies will enable embedded aerospace and federal customers to achieve compliance with US Department of Defense’s (DoD) Anti-Tamper policy. The rapidly growing demand for anti-tamper solutions in the Aerospace & Defense sector creates an exciting market opportunity for Curtiss-Wright and Arxan.

"Arxan's expertise and powerful anti-tamper platform, including its technology, EnforcIT®, combined with our many years as a leading supplier of rugged deployed systems, will enable our customers to get to market faster with the sophisticated anti-tamper measures required to meet the DoD’s stringent anti-tamper provisions included in Defense Acquisition Guidebook," said Lynn Patterson, Vice President and General Manager of Modular Solutions, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. "We will integrate Arxan’s best-of-breed anti-tamper platform and verification and validation processes to establish ourselves as an innovative vendor of anti-tamper "friendly' products. We look forward to working with our current customers and addressing new programs with this capability."

Arxan's EnforcIT platform provides advanced anti-tamper protection that dynamically prevents, detects and reacts against application attacks. This, coupled with professional engineering services, provides customers with end-to-end protection and support ranging from vulnerability assessments to anti-tamper plan development to custom protection designs.

"We are excited to be partnering with Curtiss-Wright to bring the most advanced anti-tamper platform to the embedded systems integration market," said Rich Earley, CEO and President of Arxan Defense Systems. "Protecting mission-critical programs against tampering demands a solution in many layers, including tamper detection and highly customizable reactions against attacks. Arxan's anti-tamper solution provides seamless, durable and comprehensive protection without adversely affecting application performance or end user experience."

For editorial information regarding Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing products or services, contact John Wranovics, director of public relations, Curtiss-Wright, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email. jwranovics@curtisswright.com. Web site: www.cwcembedded.com.