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Unisys was awarded a task order for about $106,000 to test new encryption and "bit-splitting" technology at the U.S. Joint Forces Command.

The Blue Bell-based information technology firm said Thursday that it will be testing the Unisys Stealth Solution for Network, which is designed for information sharing for government and commercial organizations operating at different levels of security.

The one-year task order, awarded through the Defense Information Systems Agency's Encore II contract, will have Unisys providing tech support at the agency's sites in Norfolk and Suffolk, Va.

"This technology can address a long-standing challenge for the Department of Defense and other government agencies: how to simplify their networks without sacrificing security, while delivering significant cost savings," said Jim Geiger, managing partner, Department of Defense, Unisys Federal Systems.