TietoEnator implements F-Secure's solutions to its security services in Europe

TietoEnator implements F-Secure's solutions to its security services in Europe TietoEnator has selected F-Secure as one of their vendors in the area of security services. The companies have signed a corporate level Security as a Service contract. According to the contract F-Secure's EnterpriseExpress service delivery platform will be used to deliver managed security services to European customers. At the same time, TietoEnator and F-Secure have agreed on strengthening their co-operation to manage and develop the security environments of TietoEnator's customers. "Security is the most fundamental cornerstone in TietoEnator's business, both in its internal processes and in its services to customers. The strategic co-operation between F-Secure and TietoEnator is an excellent example of creating world class solutions and services for the international markets," says Juhani Strömberg, Senior Vice President, Development, of TietoEnator. "This agreement is a significant milestone for F-Secure's endeavour to extend the EnterpriseExpress concept to even larger service delivery environments," says Risto Siilasmaa, F-Secure's President and CEO. "TietoEnator has the processes, competencies and skills for rolling out the Security as a Service concept swiftly and reliably to their customers." F-Secure's EnterpriseExpress is a state-of-the-art service delivery platform which allows service providers to offer managed anti-virus, VPN+ and distributed firewall services from a centralised location. Services can extend to client, server and gateway levels. For more information, please contact Arja Julin-Nurmi, Manager, Competence Centre, TietoEnator Corporation Phone: +358 9 862 61915, Mobile: +358 40 552 9699, Email: arja.julin- nurmi@tietoenator.com Pirkka Palomäki, Director, Product Marketing, F-Secure Inc. Phone: +1 408 938-6700, Mobile: (408) 218-2762, Email: Pirkka.Palomaki@F- Secure.com Anthony Gyursanszky, Director, Product Development, F-Secure Corporation Phone: +358 9 859 900, Mobile: +358 400 610 999, Email: Anthony.Gyursanszky@F-Secure.com With a staff of 10,000 and annual net sales of 1.2 billion euros, TietoEnator is one of the leading suppliers of high value-added IT services in Europe. TietoEnator provides consulting, systems development and integration, operation and support, product development services for customers, and software services. The Group has in-depth knowledge of its customers' businesses in areas such as telecommunications, banking and finance, the public sector and the forest industry. www.tietoenator.com F-Secure Corporation is a leading provider of centrally managed security for today's mobile, wireless enterprise. The company offers a full range of award-winning, integrated anti-virus, file encryption, distributed firewall and VPN solutions for workstations, servers, gateways and mobile devices. F-Secure products are uniquely suited for delivery of Security as a ServiceTM, which provides invisible, reliable, always-on, and up-to-date security for the most widely distributed user base. Whether provided by corporate IT or delivered by service providers, F-Secure solutions extend policy-based security and instant alerts to all devices where information is created, stored or accessed. Founded in 1988, F-Secure Corporation is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange [HEX: FSC]. The company is headquartered in Espoo, Finland, with North American headquarters in San Jose, California, as well as offices worldwide. www.F-Secure.com TIETOENATOR CORPORATION DISTRIBUTION Principal media ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/12/08/20001208BIT00230/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/12/08/20001208BIT00230/bit0002.pdf