Instead of talking about cars, these geeks were showing off their aptitude in technology, talking about things like cloud computing, network security and advanced communications systems.

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In Canada, the government invoked a "national security exception" for hiring firms to build a secure communications network, allowing it to block those seen as a security risk.

BBC: Technology

"But a great deal of it concerns our most sensitive systems, including aircraft avionics, surveillance technologies, satellite communications systems, and network security protocols, " he said.

BBC: Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn

Among the drivers are identity and security, data analysis and personalization, network optimization, contextual services, next generation communications services and monetization.

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As a privately-owned civil communications equipment provider, we were the first company to establish an end-to-end network security system globally.

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