77 Degrees West Rolls Out F-Secure's Security as a Service Platform in North America

F-Secure Provides ASP's Enterprise Customers With Centralized, Flexible and Scalable Security Management for Mobile, Distributed Workforces

Espoo, Finland - June 21, 2000

F-Secure, a leading provider of centrally-managed, widely distributed security solutions, today announced that 77 Degrees West has selected F-Secure's Security as a ServiceTM as its preferred security platform for their enterprise customers.

77 Degrees West, an Application Service Provider (ASP) with headquarters exactly 77 degrees west latitude and 39 degrees north longitude in Silicon Valley East near Washington DC, is deploying centrally managed security services utilizing F-Secure software solutions.

"77 Degrees West selected F-Secure because of the company's ability to provide a flexible and scalable way to manage multiple security applications over a mobile distributed workforce, from one central location," said Sammy Malhotra, chief executive officer at 77 Degrees West. "We're a pure-play ASP; by allowing us to focus on our core-competencies in service-based application delivery, F-Secure provided us with superior security applications within a unique business relationship, which in turn guarantees our customers powerful, cost-effective solutions."

77 Degrees West offers customers three distinct services: (1) DailyDoseTM, a daily injection of anti-virus updates at a prescribed time, utilizes F-Secure Anti-Virus, which automatically and transparently delivers powerful and up-to-date protection against computer viruses; (2) EPerimter SecurityTM, the ultimate defense for the mobile worker and distributed enterprise, utilizes F-Secure Distributed Firewall (providing personal firewall functionality), F-Secure VPN+ (offering a virtual private network), and F-Secure FileCrypto (protecting stored confidential data), which are all software-based products that can be installed and managed from one location under F-Secure Policy Manager; and (3) Secure IntranetTM, which leverages F-Secure applications for email, collaborative computing, online conferencing, real-time chat, and this fall, unified messaging.

"We've architected our software to be deployed as a service, which makes this partnership between F-Secure and 77 Degrees West a perfect synergy," said Bill Hood, director of North America Business Development for F-Secure. "Many companies in need of completely outsourcing their security needs or augmenting their current IT resources are looking for the kind of solutions that 77 Degrees West is offering with the aid of our software."

About 77 Degrees West

77 Degrees West is an Application Service Provider (ASP) offering mobile workers and geographically disbursed offices first class aggregated applications through the Internet. From rent-able real-time collaborative environments, managed emails and messaging, to software based distributive firewalls, and daily updates of anti-virus software, 77 Degrees West are the leading authority in providing the most comprehensive ASP solutions for your business.