Oh, I love my old, geeky friends.

One of the people who went to school with Cliff dropped me an email this morning.



Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED)
One-touch switching between classified and unclassified PDA functions

First ever on-the-move wireless access to the SIPRNET

Intuitive, user-friendly interface

NSA-certified and available today

The Sectéra® Edge™ smartphone converges secure wireless voice and data by combining the functionality of a wireless phone and PDA — all in one easy-to-use handheld device. Developed for the National Security Agency’s Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED) program, the Sectéra Edge is certified to protect wireless voice communications classified Top Secret and below as well as access e-mail and websites classified Secret and below. The Sectéra Edge is the only SME PED that switches between an integrated classified and unclassified PDA with a single key press.

*purrs*

"The Sectéra Edge is designed to MIL-STD-810F specifications for Drop, Shock, Vibration, Operating and Storage Temperature, Temperature Shock, Water Resistance, Dust, Humidity and Altitude."

It's the President's BlackBerry.

I am MUCH amused.

And I want one. Like I NEED one.

Oh, I love my old, geeky friends.

One of the people who went to school with Cliff dropped me an email this morning.



Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED)
One-touch switching between classified and unclassified PDA functions

First ever on-the-move wireless access to the SIPRNET

Intuitive, user-friendly interface

NSA-certified and available today

The Sectéra® Edge™ smartphone converges secure wireless voice and data by combining the functionality of a wireless phone and PDA — all in one easy-to-use handheld device. Developed for the National Security Agency’s Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED) program, the Sectéra Edge is certified to protect wireless voice communications classified Top Secret and below as well as access e-mail and websites classified Secret and below. The Sectéra Edge is the only SME PED that switches between an integrated classified and unclassified PDA with a single key press.

*purrs*

"The Sectéra Edge is designed to MIL-STD-810F specifications for Drop, Shock, Vibration, Operating and Storage Temperature, Temperature Shock, Water Resistance, Dust, Humidity and Altitude."

It's the President's BlackBerry.

I am MUCH amused.

And I want one. Like I NEED one.

Oh, I love my old, geeky friends.

One of the people who went to school with Cliff dropped me an email this morning.



Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED)
One-touch switching between classified and unclassified PDA functions

First ever on-the-move wireless access to the SIPRNET

Intuitive, user-friendly interface

NSA-certified and available today

The Sectéra® Edge™ smartphone converges secure wireless voice and data by combining the functionality of a wireless phone and PDA — all in one easy-to-use handheld device. Developed for the National Security Agency’s Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED) program, the Sectéra Edge is certified to protect wireless voice communications classified Top Secret and below as well as access e-mail and websites classified Secret and below. The Sectéra Edge is the only SME PED that switches between an integrated classified and unclassified PDA with a single key press.

*purrs*

"The Sectéra Edge is designed to MIL-STD-810F specifications for Drop, Shock, Vibration, Operating and Storage Temperature, Temperature Shock, Water Resistance, Dust, Humidity and Altitude."

It's the President's BlackBerry.

I am MUCH amused.

And I want one. Like I NEED one.

The good news -

All my friends who worked at Mervyns? That got canned when their company imploded last fall?

Slowly, but surely - LinkedIn.com being the wonderful conduit that it is on these matters - they are all finding new jobs. Just as good, just as awesome - and just as employed.

People are still losing jobs. But the good news is - there are still jobs to get.

And the companies they're getting employed by are just fascinating as well.

Change is good. Even when you didn't want it.

The good news -

All my friends who worked at Mervyns? That got canned when their company imploded last fall?

Slowly, but surely - LinkedIn.com being the wonderful conduit that it is on these matters - they are all finding new jobs. Just as good, just as awesome - and just as employed.

People are still losing jobs. But the good news is - there are still jobs to get.

And the companies they're getting employed by are just fascinating as well.

Change is good. Even when you didn't want it.

The good news -

All my friends who worked at Mervyns? That got canned when their company imploded last fall?

Slowly, but surely - LinkedIn.com being the wonderful conduit that it is on these matters - they are all finding new jobs. Just as good, just as awesome - and just as employed.

People are still losing jobs. But the good news is - there are still jobs to get.

And the companies they're getting employed by are just fascinating as well.

Change is good. Even when you didn't want it.