Sonera to offer F-Secure's virus protection for corporate firewall services

The virus protection is a value-added service for customers who have outsourced their firewalls. The firewall outsourcing service is employed by companies wanting to focus on their core business and make use of Sonera's experience in demanding information security solutions.

The value-added service offered by Sonera increases the efficiency of a firewall customer's virus protection considerably, as the service will find any known viruses before they penetrate the company's own systems. The virus protection service provided by Sonera requires no maintenance on the part of the corporate customer. Sonera reports to the customer on a monthly basis of any viruses detected by the service.

"F-Secure's Security as a Service concept offers Sonera an excellent way of producing added value to its customers. Sonera chose F-Secure as the supplier of its anti-virus solution, since Sonera working together with F-Secure is able to develop the best customer solutions in the market. This cooperation will result in the creation of better and more versatile services than before," says Pasi Korhonen, Product Manager of the Firewall service at Sonera. "The new value-added service makes it possible for the customers of Sonera's firewall services to further increase their security level."

Sonera Corporation

Sonera (HEX: SRA, NASDAQ: SNRA) is an international forerunner in mobile communications and mobile-based services and applications. By combining its expertise in mobile communications, the Internet and service provision, Sonera aims to develop into a global communications operator and provider of transaction and content services. The company also provides advanced data communications solutions to businesses, and fixed network voice services in Finland and its nearby areas. In 1999, Sonera's revenues amounted to EUR 1.85 billion and profit before extraordinary items and taxes was EUR 0.5 billion.