F-Secure Partners with OTEnet to Offer Subscription Based Data Security Services to the Greek Market
F-Secure Corporation (HEX: FSC), and a Greek ISP, OTEnet, today announced that they will co-operate to offer managed security services to OTEnet’s consumer and SME customers. The service will give OTEnet’s customers an easy way to get first class protection against a low monthly fee.
OTEnet, the leading Greek Internet and Internet Protocol services provider, will offer its customers one solid security package composed out of Anti-Virus, Firewall and Spam Control services. This security package allows OTEnet’s customers to separate the spam from the important e-mails and protect their computer to the maximum against malicious software and hacker intrusions.
“The ability to protect our customers is an essential component in our product portfolio. The F-Secure solution brings added value to our existing access services” says Panos Sarantopoulos, General Commercial Manager at OTEnet. “As a result, we will offer our customers a quality desktop-based security solution that protects their computer day and night against viruses, outside attacks and spam.”
“As information security is an essential part of today’s Internet world, it is important that the ISP considers the needs of the end users, and offer them an easy way to secure their Internet use”, says Jari Heinonen, Sales Manager, at F-Secure Corporation. “We are pleased to partner with Greece’s leading ISP, OTEnet, to offer industry leading security solutions to their customers.”
F-Secure’s security solutions have an increasing popularity as a subscription service among leading ISP’s and portals in Europe and the US. Customers include Charter Communications in the US, Deutsche Telekom and WEB.DE in Germany, Wanadoo in France, TeliaSonera in Sweden and Finland, Glocalnet and com hem in Sweden, Elion Enterprises in Estonia, TDC Cable TV in Denmark, BlueCom in Norway, Czech Telecom in Czech Republic and Elisa Oyj in Finland.
About F-Secure
F-Secure Corporation protects individuals and businesses against computer viruses and other threats coming through the Internet or mobile networks. Our award-winning solutions include antivirus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention. Our key strength is the speed of response to new threats. For businesses our solutions feature centralized management. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1999. We have our headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and offices in USA, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Japan. F-Secure is supported by a global ecosystem of value added resellers and distributors in over 50 countries. F-Secure protection is also available through major Internet Service Providers, such as Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom and Charter Communications. F-Secure has been present in Greek market focusing mainly on enterprise solutions through its distributor, Inter Engineering (www.interengineering.gr).
About OTEnet
OTEnet S.A, the leading Greek Internet and Internet Protocol Services Provider, was founded in 1996 by OTE and has been the key element of OTE’s business strategy in the field of new technologies and Internet Protocol services. OTEnet has a reliable and extensive network that enables them to offer products and services covering a range of business and consumer needs. OTEnet offers Internet access and services, IP telecom solutions, IT application development and hosting services using Internet technologies.