Data Fellows Launches F-Secure Anti-Virus for Solaris x86, Linux; Carrier-Class Anti-Virus Server Protects Service Provider Production Environments.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1999--

Data Fellows Corporation, the leading provider of centrally managed widely distributed data security solutions, today announced that its award-winning F-Secure Anti-Virus product now supports the Solaris(TM) x86 and Linux(TM) platforms. F-Secure Anti-Virus has now entered carrier class in performance and manageability.

Rated as the world's best anti-virus product, F-Secure Anti-Virus now enables service providers to break away from the restrictions imposed by older technology, such as gateway traffic scanning, and provide world-class anti-virus protection all the way to the end-user workstation.

While the firewall or gateway approach does stop some malicious code, F-Secure Anti-Virus protects against a multitude of other sources that the gateway cannot control. For example, it enables service providers to offer protection against viruses introduced inside the firewall, from diskettes and CD-ROMs. In addition, it protects against viruses introduced through encrypted email attachments and Internet or other network connections that bypass the ISP.

"F-Secure Anti-Virus enables service providers to open up new lines of business, offering much needed transparent policy-based security to their customer base," says Jukka Kotovirta, director of service provider business at Data Fellows. "Service providers can now offer virus-free services to their customers as added value to e-mail service. Moreover, customers can execute virus protection on all the standard production platforms. Such value added services allow service providers a competitive advantage, increasing profits and expanding their customer base."

F-Secure Anti-Virus for Solaris(TM) x86 and Linux(TM) are part of Data Fellows' Security as a Service(TM) concept that is paving the way for service providers to become true security service providers. The technology is based on the revolutionary F-Secure Framework security management architecture and Data Fellows' award-winning security applications.

About Data Fellows Corporation

Data Fellows 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(TM) 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 massively distributed user base. A privately owned company, Data Fellows offers a worldwide network of distribution, technical support and training in over 80 countries. Web site: www.datafellows.com.

USA: Data Fellows, Inc. Mr. Pirkka Palomaki, Director, Product Management Tel. [phone], Fax [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Finland: Data Fellows Corporation Mr. Jukka Kotovirta, Director, Service Provider Business Tel. [phone], Fax. [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

At ISPCON -- Fall, San Jose, CA, October 26 - 28, 1999, visit the Data Fellows Booth No. 1843.