NEC Business Network Solutions Partners With F-Secure to Enhance its Expert Security Practice

Espoo, Finland - February 6, 2001

F-Secure, Inc. [HEX: FSC], a leading provider of centrally managed security solutions for the mobile, distributed enterprise, and NEC Business Network Solutions, Inc. (NEC BNS) have formed an alliance to enhance the service solutions of NEC BNS. Under an agreement announced today, NEC BNS will sell, install and support the F-Secure Distributed Firewall, VPN+ and Anti-Virus products throughout North America.

NEC BNS provides an ongoing relationship that delivers scalable, integrated communications solutions that effectively address its customers business needs as they grow and change. As a multi-services systems integrator and NEC America's direct sales and service organization for enterprise voice, data, and video products, its world-class solutions and services enable customers to be more productive, competitive, and profitable.

F-Secure products are uniquely suited for trusted system integrators like NEC BNS, who can provide security solution expertise for the enterprise network. In addition to providing training to NEC BNS' sales and technical professionals, F-Secure is working to integrate its products within NEC BNS' multi-solutions labs to expand NEC BNS' technical expertise in testing security threats in order to establish enhanced solutions.

"Security is a service that more and more of our customers need as part of an enterprise-wide solution," said Stefan Fedor, VP of Operations at NEC BNS. "In order to enhance our security practice, we needed a solution that was not only effective and easy to deploy, but extremely flexible and scalable in both wired and wireless environments. F-Secure solutions give us the ability to completely secure enterprise environments and offer customers a comprehensive service that minimizes the risks associated with Internet access, telecommuting, information sharing and mobility. The combined strengths of NEC BNS' integration experience and F-Secure's technology provide customers with a formidable security solution."

The F-Secure product family includes policy management, encryption, firewall, and anti-virus products. Individually these products provide specific, focused protection and enhanced business confidence. Together they provide end-to-end security for the mobile, distributed Enterprise facing security issues.

Chris Vargas, North American president of F-Secure, said, "With the growing importance of networking to the enterprise, security is an ever-increasing priority for any networked organization. Because NEC BNS understands these critical business needs, its professional services expertise has an enviable reputation for helping companies plan, implement, and maintain information technology solutions. The combination of NEC BNS' expertise with F-Secure's acknowledged technology leadership will lead to unparalleled customer benefits through an extremely powerful and secure solution."

About NEC Business Network Solutions, Inc.

NEC Business Network Solutions, Inc. (NEC BNS) is a multi-services systems integrator and NEC America's direct sales and service organization. The Irving, Texas-based NEC BNS is a $500 million enterprise, employing over 1,200 experienced and dedicated employees in 44 sales and service offices throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. NEC BNS provides end-to-end voice, data and video communication network solutions; and offers planning, designing, procurement, implementation, operational support, management and monitoring services-enabling its customers to be more productive, competitive and profitable. NEC BNS is a Cisco Systems Gold Certified Partner. For additional information about NEC BNS, please visit the company web site at www.necbns.com.