The leading Internet security company F-Secure® Corporation and
India’s premier ISP Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) have tied
up to offer security solutions for the SME segment.
The two companies will jointly offer comprehensive managed
security services like F-Secure’s award winning antivirus
solution as well as firewall and spam filtering solutions.In
addition, there is also a management platform that small and medium
size company administrators can use to easily manage and get
relevant reports related to their internal environment.
PC Security Shield offers a world class complete solution to SME
companies. All the workstations and file servers are secured
with F-Secure solutions and there is there is minimum need for
any experienced IT administrators to maintain the network. For VSNL
this management platform is the first of its kind and it will
enable them to provide high-quality desktop security services to
business users. The solution will be available for
subscription through VSNL’s online platform.
"We are very happy to start working with VSNL offering security
solutions to their business customers. Security is a very important
additional service to be offered to small and medium size companies
to ensure harmless and trouble free Internet access. Together with
VSNL we offer a very comprehensive set of services to their
customers," says Jari Heinonen, Director of APAC Region at F-Secure
Corporation.
"Now, for the first time it will be possible for SMEs to manage
their security environment by themselves and really see what is
happening in the network without installing any management servers
or other centralized software in their premises"
"As one of the leading telecom providers in India we are happy
to partner with F-Secure to offer world-class products at Indian
prices to our growing business users. This security software is a
great addition to the existing suite of business services that we
offer to our small & medium business users" says VSNL’s Vice
President (Content & Applications), Mr Mukul Sood.
About VSNL
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), a part of the Tata Group,
is a leading international telecommunications company. VSNL has,
with the acquisition of Teleglobe, become one of the world’s
largest carriers of international
voice, complementing its emergence as the largest provider of
submarine cable bandwidth. VSNL has a global presence with
operations in USA, Canada, UK, South Africa, Singapore, Sri Lanka
and India, making it the first Indian truly global
telecommunications company.Its range of service offerings include
wholesale voice, private leased circuits, IP MPLS VPN, Internet
access, hosting, mobile signaling and several other IP services.
The company is now poised to offer managed data services and
deliver end-to-end telecommunications solutions to carriers and
enterprises globally. VSNL, a pioneer in offering Internet services
to individual customers in India now offers a full slew of retail
products like high-speed broadband, dial-up Internet, Wi-FI, net
telephony under the Tata Indicom brand name, and continues to be
one of the leading retail Internet players in India.
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, as well as network
control solutions for Internet Service Providers. 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 Deutsche
Telekom, France Telecom, 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/
For more information, please contact:
F-Secure Corporation
Jari Heinonen
Director, F-Secure APAC Region
Mobile Malaysia:+601 22006994
Mobile India: +91 9819138681
E-mail: jari.heinonen@f-secure.com
VSNL
S Ravindran
DGM-Corporation Communications
Tel: 92223306610
E-mail: Ravindran.s@vsnl.co.in
