A deal with Belgian service provider a2z and F-Secure will ensure a
spam and virus free future for its customers across Europe and the
US following a Service Platform for Enterprises agreement. The deal
includes the provision of F-Secure Small Business Suite for all
their customers managed by F-Secure Policy Manager. The contract
also includes F-Secure Messaging Gateway, X-Series to tackle
corporate spam and messaging security challenges.
a2z offers subscribers a complete turnkey ICT (Information
and Communication Technology) service package including telecom
connectivity and services over internal network infrastructure,
servers, printers, copiers, security devices to computer hardware,
firewalls, phones and applications. The agreement with a2z followed
a short pilot scheme of the service spanning five countries.
Business Development Manager at F-Secure, Jimmy Ruokolainen
said: “We are delighted with our cooperation with a2z. We believe
that, strategically speaking, they are a very well positioned
partner for our Service Platform for Enterprises and are well
equipped to meet the needs of small and medium sized businesses.
Their flexible and transparent business model is particularly well
suited to our business offering and we look forward to a robust and
profitable partnership. Furthermore, a2z’s targeting of enterprise
level security services for the Small and Medium size companies is
a good match for F-Secure’s requirements for high value and quality
partners.”
Speaking about the deal, Martin Govaert Chief Operating
Officer of a2z said: “The partnership with F-Secure perfectly meets
our requirements in terms of technology levels. Furthermore
F-Secure immediately understood our business model by proposing a
very flexible offer in which a2z pays a monthly amount per
user - the ideal configuration for our Total ICT solution with a
state-of-the-art security package.”
About F-Secure Corporation
F-Secure Corporation protects consumers and businesses
against computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile
networks. We want to be the most reliable provider of security services in the
market. One way to demonstrate this is the speed of our response. According to
independent studies in 2004, 2005 and 2006 our response time to new threats is
significantly faster than our major competitors. Our award-winning solutions are
available for workstations, gateways, servers and mobile phones. They include
antivirus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention, antispam and
antispyware solutions, as well as network control solutions for Internet Service
Providers. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges
since 1999, and has been consistently growing faster than all its publicly
listed competitors. F-Secure headquarters are in Helsinki, Finland, and we have
regional offices around the world. F-Secure protection is also available as a
service through major ISPs, such as France Telecom, TeliaSonera, PCCW and
Charter Communications. F-Secure is the global market leader in mobile phone
protection provided through mobile operators, such as T-Mobile and Swisscom and
mobile handset manufacturers such as Nokia. The latest real-time virus threat
scenario news are available at the F-Secure Data Security Lab weblog at http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/
About a2z
a2z is an innovative ICT company offering fully managed ICT
solutions to businesses in Europe.
a2z offers data, voice infrastructure and software, packaged
as a fully managed service focused at reducing our customers’ Total
Cost of Ownership. The solution includes telecommunications
infrastructure and services, internal network and PBX and fully
managed desktops and laptops offered at a flat fee per user per
month.
Since September 2005 Econocom NV, the renowned ICT service
provider, became a 100% shareholder of a2z.
Visit http://www.a2zgroup.net/ for more information.
For more information, please contact:
Jimmy Ruokolainen
Business Development Manager
Mobile: +358 (0)40 774 8935
Email: firstname.lastname@f-secure
