archTIS Limited (ASX:AR9) Secures Strategic Contract with U.S. Department of Defense for NC Protect Licenses
Jane Morgan Management
16 June 2025 – Canberra, Australia | archTIS Limited, a global provider of data-centric software for secure information sharing, has reached a significant milestone in its expansion into the U.S. defence sector, with the award of an initial NC Protect licence contract by a prime government contractor supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
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Initial contract awarded for licences for 1,000 users, valued at A$38,500.
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Procurement of NC Protect is expected to expand in the coming months across the broader U.S. DoD, including an initial 150,000 users across the warfighter network.
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This would represent a 6-fold potential increase in NC Protect’s global user base.
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Procurement managed by Copper River Technologies, archTIS’ federal partner since 2024.
The initial contract provides NC Protect licences for 1,000 users within the DoD’s Microsoft DoD365 cloud environment. The engagement follows extensive evaluation and is expected to serve as a precursor to a major scale-up, with a potential first-phase deployment across 150,000 users in the U.S. warfighter network.
Mr Daniel Lai, archTIS Managing Director and CEO, stated: “This initial award marks a pivotal milestone in our strategy to penetrate and service the U.S. defence market – the largest in the world. It is a key achievement that evidences our capability in this competitive sector, which is characterised by extensive compliance requirements and strict security standards. By establishing a foothold in this market, we are actively positioning ourselves to capitalise on future opportunities in government and defence. We believe this market will contribute significantly to our overall growth objectives.”
Mr Kurt A. Mueffelmann, archTIS Global COO and US President, stated: “We take great pride in supporting the U.S. Department of Defense in achieving secure collaboration in Microsoft’s DoD365 cloud environments. The continued evaluation of NC Protect as the solution for this critical DoD initiative is a testament to our innovative technology, as well as our dedication to safeguarding data in the most challenging defence environments. This milestone marks a significant step forward in archTIS’ mission to deliver trusted solutions for global defence and intelligence communities.”
Daniel Lai
CEO and Managing Director, archTIS
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Irena Mroz
CMO, archTIS
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Jane Morgan
Jane Morgan Management
Investor & Media Relations
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About archTIS Limited
archTIS Limited (ASX:AR9, OTCQB:ARHLF) is a global provider of data-centric software solutions for the secure collaboration of sensitive information. The company’s award-winning information security solutions protect the world’s most sensitive content in government, defence, supply chain, enterprises and regulated industries through attribute-based access and control policies. Products include archTIS Trusted Data Integration to simplify the complexity of structured data integration and security at scale; Kojensi, a multi-government certified platform for the secure access, sharing and collaboration of sensitive and classified information; and NC Protect for enhanced information protection for file access and sharing, messaging and emailing of sensitive and classified content across Microsoft 365 apps, SharePoint on-premises, NetApp ONTAP, Nutanix Files and Windows file shares. For more information visit archtis.com or follow @arch_tis on X.
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