F-Secure expands its business on the Hungarian market

Helsinki, Finland - February 24, 2004

A new data security service - named Axelero Internet Biztonság – has been introduced on the Hungarian market by Axelero Internet and F-Secure Corporation. The service is based on F-Secure’s Security as a Service concept, which includes automatic data security updates directly from F-Secure’s hosting centers. This is a unique and first of its kind service offering in the Hungarian market and will be offered for every new and existing Axelero customer.

Exponential growth of Internet security threats, like new viruses, worms and Trojans as well as hacking attacks, has dramatically increased the interest in easy-to-use and automatic security solutions. Especially home users and small offices need security, but do not have the time, know-how or the resources to keep their systems up to date and protected. They need automated security that is offered as a service. F-Secure Personal Express, a turnkey solution, provides automated security services that can be combined with the operator’s existing service portfolio. The built-in customization and branding support allows the service providers to bring the services into the market under their own brands.

Axelero Internet Biztonság service provides a simple and complete security solution at every computer and workstation to home users and for small and medium size companies.

“Partly due to the development of the broadband access service penetration, there is a clear need to provide data security to the residential customers in Hungary. We are happy to provide the first security services on the Hungarian market with Axelero Internet and will further develop our offering together with them,” says Kimmo Alkio, Chief Operating Officer of F-Secure Corporation.

F-Secure's security solutions as a subscription service are provided by the leading Telco operators and ISPs across Europe: Deutsche Telekom in Germany, Wanadoo in France, TeliaSonera in Sweden and Finland, Glocalnet in Sweden, Elion Enterprices in Estonia, TDC in Denmark, Bluecom in Norway, Czech Telecom in Czech Republic and Elisa Oyj in Finland.

For more information on F-Secure's Security as a Service, please visit http://www.f-secure.com/products/pex

About F-Secure

F-Secure Corporation protects individuals and businesses against computer viruses and other threats coming through the Internet or mobile networks. Our award-winning solutions include antivirus, desktop firewall with intrusion prevention and network encryption. Our key strength is the speed of response to new threats and for businesses our solutions feature centralized management. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1999. We have our headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and offices in USA, France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Japan. F-Secure is supported by a global ecosystem of value added resellers and distributors in over 50 countries. F-Secure protection is also available through major Internet Service Providers, such as Deutsche Telekom and leading mobile equipment manufacturers, such as Nokia.

Axelero Internet

Axelero Internet, the Hungarian market leader Internet company, is providing access for nearly half of Hungarian home Internet users. Axelero Internet is also the owner and operator of most popular content aggregation site, the [origo] portal. Axelero has an edge in all three main areas of Internet market: public service, content providing and business applications. The company has started several innovative online services for the first time in Hungary, like ADS, web-based electronic document interchange (webEDI) and electronic marketplace (Marketline.hu). Axelero Rt. is a member of the Matáv group.

For more information on company and its services, please visit www.axelero.hu. The [origo] portal can be reached on www.origo.hu website.

For more information, please contact:

F-Secure Corporation
Mr. Jari Heinonen, Sales Manager
Service Provider Solutions
Hoffmanstraße 7,
81379 München, Germany
Tel. +49 89 787 467 42
E-mail: jari.heinonen@f-secure.com


For Axelero Internet:
Anita Lenhardt
Lenhardt & Weichinger Communications
+36-1-279-3909
+36-30-9421-095
lenhardt.anita@axelero.com