Nexus Builds Secure Directory Service for SSAB

Nexus Builds Secure Directory Service for SSAB Nexus has been awarded the contract to build up an implementation of Microsoft's Active Directory for SSAB Tunnplåt. For several years, Nexus has supplied solutions to SSAB Tunnplåt. These have included an e-business solution based on Nexus' Secured Extranet concept, which provides SSAB's customers and sub-contractors with secure access to SSAB's order and production system. This new assignment means that Nexus will build up SSAB's implementation of Micrsoft's Active Directory, which will comprise one of the pillars in SSAB's information structure, which in turn places stringent demands on information security. The assignment also entails Nexus producing a security policy for the concerned IT operations. "It's very satisfying for Nexus that SSAB shows continued confidence in the company by inviting us to participate in the construction of a secure information structure. We see this as further evidence of our leading position within the field of information security and as a leading supplier of secured solutions," says Peter Galli, Business Area Manager at Nexus Security. For further information, please contact: Peter Galli, Business Area Manager, Nexus Security, Technology Nexus AB, phone +46 8 587 287 22, e-mail: peter.galli@nexus.se Tommy Löfgren, Information Manager, SSAB Tunnplåt AB, phone +46 243 712 00, e-mail: tommy.lofgren@SSAB.com Facts about Technology Nexus AB Technology Nexus AB (publ.), listed on the Attract40 list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange, has specialised in the development and supply of secured IT solutions to improve clients' profitability. Nexus works not only with end-clients, but also as a development partner for clients with very high quality requirements. Nexus' vision is to be a leading partner for secured solutions. Nexus has around 420 employees, with offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Uppsala, Linköping (head office), Umeå, Karlstad, Västerås, Borlänge, Hamburg, Paris, London, Madrid, and New Jersey. More information is available at www.nexus.se. E-mail: contact@nexus.se Facts about SSAB Tunnplåt AB SSAB Tunnplåt is a part of the SSAB Swedish Steel (SSAB Svenskt Stål AB) Group and has annual sales of almost SEK 10 billion. SSAB Tunnplåt is Scandinavia's largest sheet steel manufacturer and is a European leader with regard to the development and manufacture of hard steel. In 2001, the company's manufactured volume was 2.5 million tonnes. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/04/23/20020423BIT00110/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/04/23/20020423BIT00110/wkr0002.pdf