STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 25, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Pointsec Mobile Technologies, a leading developer of enterprise security software for PDAs, laptops and desktop computers, announced today its participation in the Microsoft Mobility Partner Advisory Council (MPAC). Pointsec is being recognized for its visionary enterprise security PDA security design.
MPAC, a dedicated subset of the 5,000 plus member Microsoft Mobility Solutions Provider Program, was formed to provide guidance to their most innovative development partners, with a primary focus on meeting the unique mobility requirements of the enterprise customer. Like Microsoft, Pointsec envisions a thriving wireless ecosystem in which handheld smart devices will be paramount to the success of the enterprise.
"Executives and IT managers alike know that securing mobile devices is critical when implementing end-to-end enterprise security. Pointsec(r) for Pocket PC's image-based mandatory access control, user lockout, and encryption enables enterprises to take full advantage of these business tools without compromising security. We are pleased to have Pointsec as a member of MPAC and are equally committed to bringing best-of-class mobile computing solutions to market," said Mary Rose Becker, group marketing manager for the Mobility Group at Microsoft Corp.
"We believe that our participation in MPAC will benefit our customers by ensuring that Pointsec continues to develop industry leading PDA security solutions. MPAC provides the strategic framework that allows Pointsec and Microsoft to jointly create solutions that enable our mobile enterprise customers to leverage the benefits of a completely secured PDA," said Thomas Bill, CEO, Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB.
Pointsec is a security solution that uses encryption to protect all information and software on desktop PCs, portable and handheld computers. Only the user able to give the correct identity and password may access the information on the computer. Pointsec has been developed for large organisations and companies, and is adapted in such a way that it can be simply and cost effectively installed and administered centrally over a network.
The Gartner Group has identified Pointsec as the leading enterprise security solution for laptops and PDAs (Laptop/PDA Security: Enterprise Solutions for a Gadget Oriented World, June 2001 - The Gartner Group).
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, WAP telephones, etc. Pointsec Mobile Technologies has 47 employees and offices in San Francisco, New York and Chicago in the USA, Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and Stockholm, Falun and Sundsvall in Sweden. Visit our website at: www.pointsec.com
Protect Data AB is a Group offering tailor-made IT security solutions to large companies and organisations. The company offers access-controlling and encrypting systems for personal computers, anti-virus systems, firewalls, user identification systems, content control systems, Secure VPNs, digital signatures and PKI, 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, Czech Republik, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the USA. Protect Data has approximately 150 employees and is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Visit our website at: www.protectdata.com
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