For immediate release
February 16, 2000

F-Secure and HP to work on Security Application for Mobile E-Services

F-Secure Brings Anti-Virus Software for WAP-enabled Devices to HPs Mobile E-services Bazaar

Espoo, Finland, Feb. 15, 2000 F-Secure Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that they will be cooperating on a new solution to provide security as an e-service, following F-Secures entry to HPs Mobile E-services Bazaar. F-Secures Anti- Virus for WAP Gateway software will run on HPs WAP gateway to deliver the worlds first centrally managed anti-virus scanner for WAP phones.

Targeted at operators and enterprise customers, this solution allows Web-based content to be scanned at the network level, thus ensuring that information downloaded by users onto their mobile devices is virus free.

F-Secure and HP will also be teaming up to present a worldwide series of seminars aimed at helping telecom operators, service providers and business executives understand security issues in the mobile space. The series is scheduled to start in New York on March 7 and will take in nine other cities in the United States, Asia and Europe.

F-Secure and HP have been working together since January to bring to market innovative new solutions that advance secure wireless connectivity to the Internet.

"We are pleased to welcome F-Secure to the Mobile E-services Bazaar and believe its success in providing centrally managed, widely distributed security solutions for the distributed enterprise makes it a highly suitable partner for developing mobile security solutions," said Ulf Beyschlag, HPs worldwide Mobile E-services program manager. "The integration of HP infrastructure and F-Secure security solutions will form one of the building blocks of Mobile E-services."

"F-Secure is the first company to provide virus protection for the world of WAP-enabled devices," said Ari Hypponen, Chief Technology Officer of F-Secure Corporation. "This alliance brings us exciting opportunities to work toward our vision to secure new mobile platforms and to deliver value to our customers. F-Secure Anti-Virus for WAP Gateway is built on the F-Secure Policy Manager technology, designed to bring Security as a Service for a wide array of platforms."

The F-Secure Anti-Virus for WAP Gateway is scheduled to be available later this spring on the Windows NT^(R) platform and later on Linux and HP-UX⁽¹⁾ platforms.

About HPs Mobile E-services Bazaar

Aimed at fueling the creation of innovative new Mobile E-services, HPs Mobile E- services Bazaar combines an online e-service trading community, open to mobile operators, service providers, application providers and enterprises, with physical locations for developing and testing new value-added applications. The first of these facilities has already opened in Finland and Singapore, and new locations are planned for the United States and Japan before the end of 2000.

About HP

Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services.

HP plans to launch Agilent Technologies as an independent company by mid-calendar 2000. Agilent consists of HPs test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments.

HP has 84,400 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the companys Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com

About F-Secure

F-Secure is a leading developer of centrally managed, widely distributed security solutions. The company offers a full range of award-winning, integrated anti-virus, file encryption and VPN solutions for workstations, servers and gateways. F-Secure products and Framework are uniquely suited for delivery of Security as a Service by enterprise IT departments as well as a wide range of partners including ISPs, outsourcing firms and ASPs. For the end-user, Security as a Service is invisible, automatic, reliable, always-on, and up-to-date. For the administrator, Security as a Service means policy-based management, instant alerts, and centralized management of a widely-distributed user base.

Founded in 1988, F-Secure is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange [HEX: FSC]. The company is headquartered in Espoo, Finland with North American headquarters in San Jose, California, as well as offices in Canada, Germany, China, France, Japan, Sweden and the United Kingdom. F-Secure is supported by a network of VARs and Distributors in over 90 countries around the globe.

About Yui Kee

Yui Kee Co. Ltd. is the Data Fellows Certified Anti-virus Centre and F-Secure business partner for Hong Kong, Macau and China and provides local technical support and consultancy on security matters.

For further information, please contact

Hong Kong:
Yui Kee Co. Ltd.
Mr. Allan Dyer, Technical Director
Tel: +852 28708555
Fax: +852 28736164
Email adyer@yuikee.com.hk
http://www.yuikee.com.hk/

Finland:
F-Secure Corporation
Ari Hypponen, CTO
PL 24
FIN-02231 Espoo
tel +358 9 859 900, fax. +358 9 8599 0599
Email Ari.Hypponen@F-Secure.com

USA:
Paula Dunne
Vice President
Neale-May & Partners
+1(650) 328-5555
pdunne@neale-may.com

http://www.F-Secure.com/

Deborah Johnson
Porter Novelli Convergence Group for HP
+ 33 476 84 49 58
Deborah.Johnson@cbpr.com

Megan Gallagher
Porter Novelli Convergence Group for HP
(415) 9752258
Megan.Gallagher@cbpr.com

http://hp.com

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