Service with leading global operator to begin this summer
F-Secure today announced an agreement to provide its leading
edge F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus service to Orange UK in Q3. This
follows the agreement made with Orange Switzerland in June last
year to offer subscription-based mobile data security to its
smartphone customer base. It also strengthens the position of
F-Secure as the global leader of mobile security for
smartphones.
By using of an innovative update system via the mobile network,
Orange and F-Secure can now offer a simple and effective solution,
which ensures that all Orange UK’s smartphone users now have the
possibility to protect their phones against harmful content.
Speaking about the deal with Orange, Risto Siilasmaa, President
and CEO of F-Secure said: "We celebrate Orange’s decision to work
with F-Secure in providing an affordable and updateable mobile data
security service for their subscribers. I am convinced that a
subscription-based security service is the way forward for mobile
operators and their customers in avoiding the kinds of problems we
see today in the PC world. We look forward to expanding the service
to other Orange countries in due course."
Phil Iley, head of product management at Orange said: "As
handsets have become more advanced and open to meet customer needs,
both the sophistication and proliferation of the mobile viruses has
become an issue. Having witnessed a growing number of cases
on our network we worked with F-Secure to be the first operator to
proactively offer mobile virus protection - enabling our customers
to protect information stored on their smartphones should they wish
to do so."
The Mobile Anti-Virus service will be available through Orange
web services in August. Users can download it directly from the web
to their phone and enjoy immediate protection against mobile
malware. Other distribution methods are also being planned.
Prospective users can enjoy a free one-week trial after which the
cost is £1.50 per month (approximately 2.20 EUR), which will be
charged automatically from all subscribed users with premium
SMS.
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 Orange
Orange, wirefree and any other Orange product or service
referred to in this release are trademarks of Orange Personal
Communications Services Ltd. In the UK, Orange provides high
quality GSM coverage to 99% of the UK population, and offers
roaming to pay monthly customers on 423 networks in 163 countries
and to pay as you go customers on 160 networks in 79 countries. At
the end of March 2006, Orange had over 14.9 million active UK
customers. Across the world, Orange has 86.5 million customers. "In
May 2005, Orange gained the top ranking for customer satisfaction
among mobile phone contract customers in the annual J.D.Power and
Associates 2005 UK Mobile Telephone Customers Satisfaction
Study. It is the seventh time Orange has been ranked top by
the study. In October 2005, Orange won the Mobile Choice Consumer
Awards - voted for by readers of Mobile Choice magazine for Best
Network Operator for the fifth year running. In the same month,
Orange also won Best International Mobile Operator at the World
Communications Awards. The judges said: "Orange is so solid, you
cannot expect more." Information about Orange can be found on the
Orange website at
http://www.orange.co.uk and
media information can be found at
http://www.orange.com
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