Nokia Security Appliance Selected as a 2002 Information Security Excellence Award Winner

Mountain View, Calif. - (March 21, 2002) - Nokia today announced its IP530 Security Appliance has been selected as the winner in the Firewall Appliance category for the 2002 Information Security Excellence Awards. The magazine asked its subscribers to indicate the products they use and then rate them on a scale of 1 to 5. The winners were announced at an awards luncheon during MIS Training Institute's InfoSec World Conference & Expo 2002 in Orlando, FL this week, attended by approximately 1,500 security professionals and practitioners.

"This award is significant for Nokia because it truly is a nod from our target customers that we are developing the kind of products they want and need," said vice president of Nokia Internet Communications, Dan MacDonald. "The IP530 provides IT Managers a uniquely scalable, high performance and easy to use product, that will ensure their corporate networks are safe and secure."

Held annually by Information Security, the leading publication covering the IT and computer security industry, and an independent division of TruSecure Corp., the Excellence Awards recognize those companies, products and services that the information security community have determined to be leaders in the field. The Excellence Awards have been cited as one of the most prestigious awards competitions for the information security industry.

"Because information security is a leading concern for corporations and businesses worldwide, we commend Nokia for their excellent work and delivery of first class security appliance solutions." said Tim Garon, Publisher of Information Security.

The Nokia IP530 is an optimized, high-performance security platform delivering VPN, firewall, and intrusion detection systems to large enterprises. The Nokia IP530, which is integrated with Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1(R) software, is purpose-built for the most demanding network environments such as high traffic e-commerce sites, corporate data warehouses, and service provider data centers. At two rack units, the Nokia IP530 is a high port density system and rapidly deployable.

The 2002 Information Security Excellence Awards are sponsored by Information Security Magazine, TruSecure Corp., and MIS Training Institute. For more information, please visit www.infosecuritymag.com/awards2002.

About Nokia Internet Communications
Nokia Internet Communications, headquartered in Mountain View, California, provides world class Network Security, Virtual Private Network, and Internet Traffic and Content Management solutions that ensure the security and reliability of corporate enterprise and managed service provider networks. Nokia is committed to enhancing the end user experience by bringing a new level of security and reliability to the network, enabling an Internet transaction that is personal and trusted -- each and every time. For more information, please visit www.nokia.com and click on Secure Network Solutions.

About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.

About Information Security
Information Security is the industry's leading trade publication, providing news, analysis, insight and commentary on today's infosecurity marketplace. Published monthly by TruSecure Corp., the magazine includes in-depth features, "how-to" primers, timely news coverage, authoritative commentary, an unbiased product testing center and more, all authored by recognized experts in the infosecurity field. In 2001, the magazine received three awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) for outstanding design and editorial content. The publication is free to qualified readers. For more information and to subscribe, please visit www.infosecuritymag.com.

For more information (Media and Industry Analysts only please):

Nokia Internet Communications:
Americas (California based)
Amy Grenier, Interactive Public Relations for Nokia Internet Communications
Tel. + 1 415 391 1106 x227
amy@ipri.com

EMEA (UK based)
Claire Backhurst
Tel. +44 7788 145460
claire.backhurst@nokia.com

APAC (Singapore based)
Bonnie Datta
Tel. +6597389743
bonnie.datta@nokia.com

www.nokia.com