STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 1, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Pointsec Mobile Technologies, a subsidiary of IT security company Protect Data and a global leader in mobile enterprise security, and Fujitsu Services Oy, a provider of advanced IT services and product solutions in Finland, have signed an agreement: Fujitsu will protect its customers' desktops, laptops, PDAs and smartphones using Pointsec solutions.
As a provider of IT outsourcing services, Fujitsu needs a product that secures and protects the data stored on all mobile devices. The solution needs to be easy-to-use and transparent to the users.
"After a long search, we chose Pointsec's products which suit our service offering perfectly. Today, they play an important role in improving the overall security of our IT services, particularly when systems are accessed remotely", said Mari Alho, product manager at Fujitsu. "If a computer containing confidential information gets lost or is stolen, the information is at risk of ending up in the wrong hands; this would probably mean serious losses for the organization."
"In these situations, the fee added to our outsourcing package for extra security coverage is a very small price to pay," Alho pointed out.
With Pointsec products installed, computing devices including smartphones, PDAs and laptops are protected so that the device and the data it stores can only be accessed by an authenticated user.
"Mobile data protection is becoming more and more important. Organizations may not have sufficient resources to handle all the facets of their IT systems' security; this is why it is important to have service providers, who can. We are sure that this will become a prevailing trend in a growing number of companies. We are very pleased to be working in this area with Fujitsu," said Thomas Bill, CEO of Protect Data AB.
Pointsec's access control and encryption solutions can be used on all major operating systems, including Symbian OS.
Other organizations across the globe that use Pointsec products include the U.S. IRS (Internal Revenue Service), Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, the U.S. Justice Department, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, AstraZeneca, Cisco, Ericsson and Telia.
For further information please contact: Thomas Bill, CEO, Protect Data AB, tel. +46 (0)8-459 54 95 or +46 (0)70- 542 62 71
Mari Alho, product manager, Fujitsu Services Oy, tel. +358 45 7880 4426
About Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB
Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Protect Data AB. The company develops and markets access-controlling and encrypting systems for stationary and portable computers, palmtop computers, smartphones, PDAs, etc. Pointsec Mobile Technologies has offices in San Francisco, Chicago and Washington DC in the USA, Cambridge in the United Kingdom, Dusseldorf in Germany and Stockholm, Falun and Sundsvall in Sweden. Visit our web site at: www.pointsec.com.
About Protect Data AB
The Protect Data Group offers tailor-made IT security solutions to large companies and organizations. The company focuses on four business areas: digital identities and resource security, network security, anti-virus and content security, and consultancy services for information security. Within these areas, the company offers comprehensive IT security solutions based on aspects such as access control and encryption systems, anti-virus systems, digital sentry services, firewalls, user identification and content control, secure VPN and PKI solutions, digital signatures and systems for secure transactions. Protect Data is the market leader in its business area in the Nordic region and has subsidiaries in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA. Protect is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Visit our web site at: www.protectdata.com.
About Fujitsu Services Oy
Fujitsu Services Oy is a provider of advanced IT services and product solutions. We secure our customers' business efficiency by delivering comprehensive IT systems and integrating global software applications. Our thorough understanding spans across a wide spectrum of industry verticals, including food industry, manufacturing, finance, government, retail, and telecommunications.
In Finland, our spearhead product is the Provia operating model, whereby Fujitsu assumes responsibility of the customers' entire IT infrastructure, including applications. Currently over 70,000 workstations of 75 customers are managed by the Provia service. Fujitsu help desk was awarded the best help desk in Finland in 2003.
Fujitsu Services Oy's annual net sales amount to approximately 300 million euros. The company employs 1,600 people in Finland.
Fujitsu Services Oy is part of the global Fujitsu Group. Fujitsu Limited is the world's third largest IT services provider and the largest in Japan, with headcount of nearly 160,000 in over 60 countries.
For more information, please visit: www.fujitsu.com.
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CONTACTS: Protect Data AB
Thomas Bill
CEO
+46 (0)8-459 54 95
+46 (0)70-542 62 71
Fujitsu Services Oy
Mari Alho
Product Manager
+358 45 7880 4426