Advanced Programs, Inc. (API) is an American information security company and the world’s leading provider of shielded IT equipment, meeting both U.S. and NATO TEMPEST standards. Their HQ is in Columbia, Maryland. API offers end-to-end products and solutions for secure IT infrastructures and has strategic partnerships with Cisco, HP, Dell, Sharp, Panasonic, NEC and Intel. The company's main customer base are NATO, NATO governments, military organizations and the intelligence community. API has a design and manufacturing center in Salem, New Hampshire, USA and European operations in United Kingdom and The Netherlands.