Protect Data supplies cost-effective security solution to Vattenfall

Protect Data supplies cost-effective security solution to Vattenfall - Encryption and PKI solution will protect the Group's computers The IT security company Protect Data has entered into an agreement with Vattenfall Data for additional supplies of the security solution Pointsec®, along with a PKI solution. Together, the two applications will protect the storage and transfer of information on the power company's portable and stationary computers. Vattenfall AB is one of Europe's leading energy suppliers. The order the Group has placed with Protect Data relates to both licenses and support for the security solutions. The order is worth SEK 1.8 million, and delivery took place in December 2001. - Being able to store and transfer information in a safe way has become a prioritised project within Vattenfall. This deal with Protect Data is an important part of this process, says Joakim Andersson, Product Manager at Vattenfall Data AB. - Every time we receive additional orders from our existing customers, it is a vote of confidence. With this order, Protect Data's relationship with Vattenfall AB as a security supplier is being extended. This points yet again to the importance of safe storage and communication within large organisations. And Protect Data is further cementing its strong position as a leading supplier of IT security solutions," says Magnus Söderlind, President of Protect Data Sweden. Pointsec is a security solution that uses encryption to protect all information and software on desktop PCs, portable and handheld computers. Only the user able to give the correct identity and password may access the information on the computer. Pointsec has been developed for large organisations and companies, and is adapted in such a way that it can be simply and cost effectively installed and administered centrally over a network. Pointsec Mobile Technologies has previously had considerable success within e.g. the IT and telecom sector (Cisco, Ericsson, etc.) and among public authorities (the US Department of Justice, the US Department of Defense, etc.). PKI - Public Key Infrastructure - makes it possible to use digital signatures and create secure systems for sensitive communication over the Internet. Entrust's PKI solution, which is incorporated in Protect Data's solutions, is a safe, easy-to-use basis for digital signatures, e- commerce and electronic business communication. For further information, please contact: Magnus Söderlind, President, Protect Data Sverige, tel +46(0)8-459 54 25, alt +46(0)733-56 54 25 Jonas Areskoug, Vice President Europe, Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB, tel. +46(0)8-459 54 70 alt. +46(0)70-522 44 00 Thomas Bill, CEO, Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB, tel. +46(0)8-459 54 95 alt. +46(0)70-542 62 71 Protect Data AB is a Group offering tailor-made IT security solutions to large companies and organisations. The company offers access-controlling and encrypting systems for personal computers, anti-virus systems, firewalls, user identification systems, content control systems, Secure VPNs, digital signatures and PKI, and systems for secure transactions. Its subsidiary, Pointsec Mobile Technologies, develops access- controlling and encrypting systems for stationary and portable computers, palmtop computers and smart telephones. Subsidiary Protect Data Konsult, tailors security solutions to increase clients' competitiveness and improve business. Subsidiary, Protect Data is the market leader in its business area in the Nordic region and has subsidiaries in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the USA. Protect Data has approximately 150 employees and is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Visit our website at: www.protectdata.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/01/31/20020131BIT00160/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/01/31/20020131BIT00160/bit0002.pdf