F-Secure and Singapore's leading ISP SingNet announce a Security as a Service partnership

F-Secure, a leading Internet security service company, today announced a partnership with SingNet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), Asia’s leading telecommunications company.  F-Secure is a leader in Europe and North America, and the partnership with SingNet is another milestone in establishing F-Secure as the leader within the service provider community in Asia.  SingNet is offering its customers a comprehensive IT security suite of value added services that includes desktop-based security, in partnership with F-Secure.

Jari Heinonen, vice president for F-Secure Asia-Pacific said, "We have been present in the Singapore market for more than ten years.  We are pleased to be able to expand our offering, for small and medium businesses, with SingNet, as one of our major partners.  We note the growth trend in the SMB segment and recognize the increasing need for a security solution, which meets the specific requirements of this segment.  We are pleased to see that the leading service provider in the country is providing a sophisticated security service offering for its customers.”

"With 7 out of 10 SMBs ranking internet & data security as their most important IT issue, our partnership with F-Secure helps SingNet to enable these SMBs with a cost-effective, scalable and hassle-free security solution. Thus, our customers can be at ease to focus on their core business, knowing that they are protected with a full suite of desktop security comprising anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and firewall features," says Sarah Chua, Vice President, Business Sales.
 
"Another reason for choosing F-Secure is that they have a proven track record in reacting faster to new threats and staying one step ahead of the industry in developing protection against new malware. This is crucial for SingNet in its security offerings to this segment of customers," add Sarah Chua.
 "We are seeing a definite increase in the demand for hosted security services, particularly from ISPs in the region, thus we hope to further expand our footprint in the market, via strong service provider partnerships like SingNet," adds Jari.
F-Secure will be supporting SingNet on a 24x7 basis. The F-Secure Data Security Lab, staffed with globally recognized security experts, is on call 24-hours a day. The company has two labs; located in Helsinki and in Kuala Lumpur. The security experts in both centers focus on malware research and protection against threats like viruses, spyware, rootkits, or phishing attacks, as well as the analysis of new security vulnerabilities in different products. The F-Secure Lab is recognized as one of the fastest to respond to new security threats and vulnerabilities in the industry.
Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, the company is the clear global leader in offering Security as a Service through Internet Service Providers, and has more than 140 ISP partners in 34 countries around the globe.

About F-Secure Corporation
 
F-Secure Corporation protects consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile networks. We want to be the most reliable provider of security services in the market. One way to demonstrate this is the speed of our response. According to independent studies in 2004, 2005 and 2006 our response time to new threats is significantly faster than our major competitors. Our award-winning solutions are available for workstations, gateways, servers and mobile phones. They include antivirus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention, antispam and antispyware solutions.  Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1999, and has been consistently growing faster than all its publicly listed competitors. F-Secure headquarters are in Helsinki, Finland, and we have regional offices around the world. F-Secure protection is also available as a service through major ISPs, such as France Telecom, TeliaSonera,  PCCW and Charter Communications. F-Secure is the global market leader in mobile phone protection provided through mobile operators, such as T-Mobile and Swisscom and mobile handset manufacturers such as Nokia. The latest real-time virus threat scenario news are available at the F-Secure Data Security Lab weblog at http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/
 
About SingTel

SingTel is Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments around the world.  Serving both the corporate and consumer markets, it is committed to bringing the best of global communications to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond. 

With significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly-owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms.

To serve the needs of multi-national corporations, SingTel has a network of 38 offices in 19 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States. These offices enable SingTel to deliver reliable and quality network solutions to its customers, either on its own or jointly with local partners.

The Group also has major investments in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia’s largest multi-market mobile operator, serving more than 124 million customers in seven markets.

SingTel employs more than 19,000 people worldwide and had a turnover of S$13.15 billion (US$8.40 billion) and net profit after tax of S$3.78 billion (US$2.42 billion) for the year ended 31 March 2007.  More information can be found @ www.singtel.com and www.optus.com.au. 

For more information, please contact:

F-Secure Corporation
Hazel Hassan
PR Manager APAC Region
Direct: +603 2264 0366
Mobile: +6017 272 4611
email: hazlina.puspa.hassan@f-secure.com