F-Secure Corporation and Siemens enter into global sales and marketing partnership

Espoo, Finland - December 18, 2000

F-Secure Corporation [HEX: FSC], a leading provider of security for mobile, distributed enterprises announced that it has signed a world-wide sales and marketing agreement with Siemens's Information Communications and Networks (ICN) division. The agreement was based on Siemens ICN becoming a "F-Secure Solution Provider". F-Secure profits from the widely spread international sales and support channels of Siemens, as well as the internal security competence of a world-wide organization. This gives Siemens the ability to realize integrated security solutions based on F-Secure product portfolio for Enterprise customers as well as Carriers and Internet Service Providers. As an F-Secure Solution Provider Siemens receives access to technical know how and excellent project support from the experts of the Finland based corporation.

"F-Secure is pleased to enter into partnership with Siemens's Information Communications and Networks (ICN) division. This partnership dovetails with our focus on robust security solutions," said Mr. Risto Siilasmaa, President and CEO of F-Secure Corporation.

Siemens as a supplier of solutions offers security for information and communication based on "Best-of-Breed" products. This partnership extend Siemens's market offering to include, security analysis, consultancy, security infrastructure, smartcard based solution covering areas of e-business, communications, and mobility. The partnership of the two companies, a combination of the high quality F-Secure security products and the conceptual, integration work of Siemens offer a complete security solution.