F-Secure and Pointsec Mobile Technologies enter into a strategic partnership

Helsinki, Finland - September 16, 2003

F-Secure Corporation and Pointsec Mobile Technologies, a global leader in enterprise security for mobile devices, have today announced a strategic partnership. According to the partnership Pointsec will offer F-Secure Anti-virus and content protection solutions to mobile end-users and Pointsec will acquire the FileCrypto product range from F-Secure.

“Through this collaboration F-Secure expands its partner network to offer F-Secure Anti-Virus products also for mobile devices. One of our strategic goals is to strengthen our global partner network and we are happy to partner with a leading mobile data protection company and offer F-Secure Anti-Virus and content protection products for mobile end-users. The selling of our FileCrypto product range allows us to concentrate on our key business areas and it also best supports our channel profile”, says Risto Siilasmaa, President and CEO of F-Secure Corporation.

“F-Secure’s Anti-virus and Content protection products are a very natural extension to our device security suite as our products protect data residing on the device and now, through our partnership with F-Secure we can offer protection from attacks over the Internet. The Blaster virus and its predecessors clearly shows the need for Personal Firewall protection for any mobile user”, says Thomas Bill CEO of Protect Data AB, Pointsec’s parent company.

The partnership will entail the transfer of all F-Secure’s FileCrypto products for Windows, Pocket PC and Symbian. The products include F-Secure® FileCryptoTM, F-Secure® FileCryptoTM for Nokia Communicator 9200, F-Secure® FileCryptoTM for Sony Ericsson P800, F-Secure® FileCryptoTM for PocketPC. As a part of this transfer Pointsec will take immediate support responsibility for all existing FileCrypto products and will integrate the products into their existing mobile solutions under the Pointsec Mobile Technologies brand.

For more information, please contact:

Risto Siilasmaa, President and CEO, 
F-Secure Corporation
PL 24
00181 Helsinki, Finland
Tel. +358 9 2520 5510
Fax +358 9 2520 5018

Press contact:

Jaana Sirkiä, Communications Manager, 
Tel. +358 9 2520 5290

About F-Secure
F-Secure Corporation is the leading provider of centrally managed security solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company's award-winning products include antivirus, file encryption and network security solutions for major platforms from desktops to servers and from laptops to handhelds. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since November 1999. The company is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with the North American headquarters in San Jose, California, as well as offices in Germany, Sweden, Japan and the United Kingdom and regional offices in the USA. F-Secure is supported by a network of value added resellers and distributors in over 90 countries around the globe. Through licensing and distribution agreements, the company's security applications are available for the products of the leading handheld equipment manufacturers, such as Nokia and HP.