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Arqit quantum-safe keys now available pre-installed for Confidential Compute on Intel-based NetSec Cards
LONDON, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arqit Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQQ, ARQQW) (“Arqit”), a global leader in quantum-safe encryption, today announced the availability of its encryption software pre-installed inside an Intel Trust Domain Extensions (Intel TDX) trusted execution environment (TEE) on Intel NetSec Accelerator Reference Design-based accelerator cards. The result is confidential compute: trusted workloads, trusted networks, and trusted agents, even in shared or hostile environment
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