US government agency purchases the Pointsec® security solution

US government agency purchases the Pointsec® security solution - Order worth USD 430,000 The IT security company Protect Data's subsidiary Pointsec Mobile Technologies has signed an order for the supply of the security solution Pointsec® to an US government agency. The government agency will protect its portable computers with Pointsec®. Delivery is taking place during February 2002, at which time USD 430,000 will be invoiced. 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 the IT and telecom sector (Cisco, Ericsson, etc.) and among public authorities (the US Department of Justice, the US Department of Defence, etc.). For further information, please contact: Thomas Bill, CEO, Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB, tel. +46(0)8-459 54 95 alt. +46(0)70-542 62 71 Jonas Areskoug, Vice President Europe, Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB, tel. +46(0)8-459 54 70 alt. +46(0)70-522 44 00 Carl Rosvall, CEO, Protect Data AB, +46 (0)8-459 54 23 or +46 (0)70-717 14 84 Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Protect Data AB. The company develops and markets access-controlling and encrypting systems for stationary and portable computers, palmtop computers, WAP telephones, etc. Pointsec Mobile Technologies has 47 employees and offices in San Francisco, New York and Chicago in the USA, Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and Stockholm, Falun and Sundsvall in Sweden. Visit our website at: www.pointsec.com 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. Protect Data is the market leader in its business area in the Nordic region and has subsidiaries in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Czech Republik, 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/2002/02/11/20020211BIT00160/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/02/11/20020211BIT00160/bit0001.pdf