F-Secure's solutions implemented in TietoEnator's security services in Europe

Espoo, Finland - December 13, 2000

F-Secure Corporation, a leading provider of security solutions for mobile, distributed enterprises, today announced that the company has been selected by TietoEnator as one of the vendors in the area of security services. The companies have signed a corporate level Security as a ServiceTM contract. According to the contract F-Secure's EnterpriseExpress service delivery platform will be used to deliver managed security services to European customers.

At the same time, F-Secure and TietoEnator have agreed on strengthening their cooperation to manage and develop the security environments of TietoEnator's customers.

"Security is the most fundamental cornerstone in TietoEnator's business, both in its internal processes and in its services to customers. The strategic cooperation between F-Secure and TietoEnator is an excellent example of creating world class solutions and services for the international markets," says Juhani Strömberg, Senior Vice President, Development, of TietoEnator.

"This agreement is a significant milestone for F-Secure in its endeavour to extend the EnterpriseExpress concept to even larger service delivery environments," says Risto Siilasmaa, F-Secure's President and CEO. "TietoEnator has the processes, competences and skills for rolling out the Security as a Service concept swiftly and reliably to their customers."

F-Secure's EnterpriseExpress is a state-of-the-art service delivery platform, which allows service providers to offer managed anti-virus, VPN+ and distributed firewall services from a centralized location. Services can extend to client, server and gateway levels.

About TietoEnator

With a staff of 10,000 and annual net sales of 1.2 billion euros, TietoEnator is a leading supplier of high value-added IT services in Europe. TietoEnator provides consulting, systems development and integration, operation and support, product development services for customers, and software services. The Group has in-depth knowledge of its customers' businesses in areas such as telecommunications, banking and finance, the public sector and the forest industry.