From: Mia Westerholm <Mia.Westerholm@DataFellows.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 07:02:52 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Data Fellows Premiers F-Secure VPN+
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For immediate release
10 July 1998

DATA FELLOWS PREMIERES F-SECURE VPN+
                              
New Software Line Offers IPsec-Based Strong Security for Mission Critical
Networks
        
Helsinki, Finland, July 10, 1998 -- Data Fellows, the global leader in
Internet security solution development, has begun shipping its new F-Secure
VPN+ product family.

Compliant with the IEFT's (Internet Engineering Task Force) latest IPsec
standards (Internet Protocol Security standard), F-Secure VPN+ provides a
peerless software - only solution for both large corporate networks and remote
or small office networking.  The product line supports several different
encryption algorithms, including triple DES (168-bit), DES (56-bit), Blowfish
(40-446 bit), and CAST128 (40-128 bit). All VPN+ products are centrally
administered with an easy-to-use policy management tool and they also
support centrally managed automated installation.

F-Secure VPN+ operates at the network (IP protocol) level, which is invisible
at the application and end-user level.  The product line does not require
special hardware, and the ordinary user does not even notice its presence
since it requires no changes to network applications or their configurations.
F-Secure VPN+ works in conjunction with existing routers and firewalls, off-
loading encryption functions from those devices. By combining the products in
the F-Secure VPN+ line, companies of any size can use either the Internet or
cost-effective public networks to create virtual private networks without
requiring special hardware.
	
The F-Secure VPN+ family consists of the following products: 
   
- F-Secure VPN+ Client,  which operates in Windows and Solaris workstations
and encrypts all data traffic from such a workstation to an F-Secure VPN+
Gateway, a server equipped with F-Secure VPN+ Server, or another
workstation equipped with F-Secure VPN+ Client.  
  
- F-Secure VPN+ Server, which operates in Windows NT or Solaris
servers and encrypts all data traffic from the server to workstations equipped
with F-Secure VPN+ Client.  

- F-Secure VPN+ Gateway, which encrypts all data traffic from a LAN
through a WAN using the IPsec protocol to other LANs, or to workstations
equipped with encryption software.  A user can connect to a VPN+ Gateway
using either another VPN+ Gateway or VPN+ Client.  

- F-Secure VPN+ Enterprise Gateway, which encrypts all data traffic from a
Local Area Network (LAN) through a Wide Area Network (WAN) using the IPsec
protocol to other LANs, and to workstations equipped with encryption software.
The Enterprise version allows simultaneous connections from both VPN+
Clients and VPN+ Gateway devices.  
   
 "What is revolutionary about F-Secure VPN+ is that a virtual
private network can now be built cost-effectively between just two
workstations," says Mr. Teemu Lehtonen, Product Manager for Data Fellows.
"This is great news for small and medium sized organizations. Large
organizations can also utilize F-Secure VPN+ to extend their corporate network
to sites outside the corporate domain." 

F-Secure VPN+ integrates fully with the recently-introduced Data Fellows'
F-Secure FileCrypto and F-Secure Anti-Virus products. Together, these
products offer the most complete security solution for modern corporations.
The products support centralized policy based management.

F-Secure VPN+ is available from Data Fellows' resellers around the world.
The products have been tested for interoperability with almost 20 other
vendors' (including Cisco Systems, IBM and Check Point) IPsec-standardized
products.

About Data Fellows

Data Fellows is one of the world's leading developers of data security
software. The company's groundbreaking F-Secure products provide a unique
combination of globally available strong encryption and revolutionary
anti-virus software. The integrated F-Secure software family provides
complete security solutions for enterprises of any size. It includes file
encryption and IPsec communication encryption products, VPN gateways,
SSH-based secure remote management software, easy-to-use solutions for
distributed DNS management, and a full range of anti-virus products for
workstations, servers and gateways. Data Fellows is also the developer of
the award-winning F-PROT Professional anti-virus engine, which is now an
integral part of the multiple engine structure of F-Secure Anti-Virus.   

Data Fellows has offices in San Jose, California, and Helsinki, Finland. In
addition, it offers a worldwide network of technical support, training and
distribution in over 80 countries. 

Since the company was founded in 1988, its annual net sales growth has
consistently been over 80%. Data Fellows belongs to an elite group of
companies with a triple-A rating from Dun&Bradstreet. The company is
privately owned.  

For further information, please contact:

USA:
Data Fellows Inc.
Mr. Pirkka Palomaki, Product Manager
Tel. +1 408 938 6700 
Fax  +1 408 938 6701
E-mail:  Pirkka.Palomaki@DataFellows.com

Finland:
Data Fellows Ltd.
Mr. Teemu Lehtonen, Product Manager 					
Tel.  +358 9 859 900
Fax. +358 9 8599 0599
E-mail: Teemu.Lehtonen@DataFellows.com

or visit our web site at http://www.DataFellows.com


Mia.Westerholm@DataFellows.com 
http://www.DataFellows.com

Data Fellows Ltd.
PL 24
FIN-02231 ESPOO, FINLAND
Tel. +358 9 859 900
Fax. +358 9 8599 0599