This document describes different pledge levels for supporting a project to develop a secure computing infrastructure for real-time embedded applications. Higher pledge levels provide increased benefits like acknowledgement in reports, project updates, merchandise, access to the development team, and at the highest levels, participation in project meetings and testing. The highest pledge level of $15,000 provides the opportunity for a computer vendor to supply development systems and participate in all platform development phases.

1. Secure Computing Infrastructure for Real-Time Embedded
Apps
 Pledge $1 or more
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SUPPORTER: Our sincere appreciation and acknowledgment in the final report that you
supported the project.
Estimated delivery: March 2014
 Pledge $50 or more
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CONTRIBUTOR: A Tee Shirt with the project logo. Acknowledgment in the final report
that you supported the project at the Contributor level.
Estimated delivery: March 2014
Ships within the US only
 Pledge $100 or more
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ADVOCATE: A pdf copy of the completed study: all you would need to integrate your
own Secure Computing Infrastructure. Acknowledgment in the final report that you
supported the project at the Advocate level. Includes everything from the previous level.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2014
 Pledge $500 or more
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CHAMPION: Access to the project blog allowing you to follow project development.
Acknowledgment in the final report that you supported the project at the Champion level.
Includes everything from the previous level.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2014
 Pledge $750 or more
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2. BENEFACTOR: Bi-weekly video status report by the project team. Acknowledgment in
the final report that you supported the project at the Benefactor level. Includes everything
from the previous level.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2014
 Pledge $1,000 or more
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PARTICIPANT: Updated draft version of the report provided within one day of approved
changes via email. Ability to suggest edits/content modifications, and provide
suggestions via email. Email access to key project team members. Acknowledgment in
the final report that you supported the project at the Participant level. Ten project tee
shirts and everything from the previous level.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2014
 Pledge $2,500 or more
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FORWARD THINKER: Phone access to project team. Participation in bi-weekly video
conferences with project team. Opportunity to participate in development and testing of
the proof of concept Secure Computing Infrastructure, when available (after Phase II).
Acknowledgment in the final report that you supported the project at the FORWARD
THINKER level.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2014
 Pledge $5,000 or more
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TEAM MEMBER: Up to 2 personnel may be a part of our 2 day Project Mid-Term
Review meeting in Washington, DC area (Specific location to be announced). All
expenses to be paid by EXECUTIVE's organization. Acknowledgment in the final report
that you supported the project at the Team Member level. Twenty-five project tee shirts
and everything from the previous level.

3. Estimated delivery: Jun 2014
 Pledge $10,000 or more
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EXECUTIVE: Up to 20 personnel may be a part of our 2 day Final Project Briefing on-site
at your specified location. All travel expenses for up to 3 team personnel to be paid
by EXECUTIVE's organization.
Acknowledgment in the final report that you supported the project at the Executive level.
Fifty project tee shirts and everything from the previous level.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2014
 Pledge $15,000 or more
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PLATFORM SUPPLIER: Computer vendor with high end, PC, or small scale
(embedded) computers to host the Secure Computer Infrastructure platform. A
PLATFORM SUPPLIER with computer meeting two or all three of the platform
requirements can participate for all supported platforms for a single Pledge aount.
Minimum specifications for all server types are available for download on the project
site. Platform Suppliers will be evaluated by the project team, including the the
EXECUTIVE supporters. A single primary supplier of each of the server size classes will
be selected as the initial target platform for Phase II the proof of concept development. It
is possible that the same supplier would be selected for two or all server classes. A
requirement for this level of participation is a duly executed agreement that your
company is willing to loan the Distributed Systems Architects team, at no cost to the
project, two development systems of each class, for the duration of Phase II, the proof of
concept development. It is our intention that there be at least two providers of each
platform class for the Phase III development. Includes everything from previous level.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2014