F-Secure's Security as a Service rolled out in Scandinavia by ICL Data

ICL Data Rolls Out Security as a Service in Scandinavia

Espoo, Finland - May 20, 2000

F-Secure, a leading provider of centrally-managed, widely distributed security solutions, today announced that ICL Data Oy has selected F-Secure's Security as a ServiceT as the service platform for ICL Data's enterprise customers.

ICL Data, the e-Business services company, will deploy centrally managed security services from their operating center in Helsinki, Finland.

"ICL Data selected F-Secure as its security solution vendor because of the company's vision for integrated security management through a single platform," said Juha Korsimaa, Department Manager at ICL. "By offering security services through F-Secure's platform, ICL Data lets its corporate customers achieve remarkable costs savings".

One of the first customers of ICL Data's Data Security Service is Trio Group and their operations in Finland (previously known as Abacus Oy). Trio develops and markets fixed and mobile telephony systems which enhance the flow of information in organisations, increase employee accessibility and level of service.

"We are pleased to work with ICL Data and F-Secure," said Risto Kettunen, Director, Administration and Finance at Trio. "Getting a one-stop-shop security service from reliable partners like ICL Data and F-Secure helps us to focus on our core business - developing and marketing enterprise reachability solutions."

Says Risto Siilasmaa, the President and CEO of F-Secure, "ICL has long experience in delivering remotely managed outsourcing services. The company has the processes, competences and skills for rolling out the Security as a Service concept swiftly and reliably to their corporate customers."

About ICL Data

ICL Data is a leading eBusiness company in Finland with over 250 implemented customer solutions. ICL Data´s core business is eBusiness solutions, which are integrated into the customers´ core basic applications and vertical systems and are supported by the IT infrastructure. The company designs, implements and operates all these sectors. ICL Data employs about 2,000 IT-specialists in Finland. Worldwide, ICL operates in over 40 countries and has over 22,000 employees.

About Trio Group

Trio Group is a group of companies in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and the US. Trio's shares are quoted on the OM Stockholm Stock Exchange's O list.