Data Fellows Ltd. Media Release PL 24 FIN-02231 ESPOO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel. +358 9 859 900 Fax. +358 9 8599 0599 http://www.DataFellows.com Crypto-Sales@DataFellows.com DATA FELLOWS SHIPS F-SECURE FILECRYPTO New Product Provides On-the-Fly Protection For Sensitive Data on Personal Computers HELSINKI, FINLAND, October 9, 1998 -- Data Fellows, a leading developer of data security software has started to ship F-Secure FileCrypto. The new product provides strong, on-the-fly encryption for confidential data in the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 environment. "F-Secure FileCrypto is the only file encryption product on the market designed for companies with thousands of PCs," says Mr. Camillo Sars, Product Development Manager, Data Fellows. "The protection of confidential files has never been this easy. F-Secure FileCrypto is installed over the entire network, and automatically encrypts all files, including temporary files created by programs and the operating system during running. The process is completely transparent to end-users, requiring no action from them at all." The administrator can define a security policy for all installed copies of F-Secure FileCrypto. F-Secure FileCrypto will have a full support for centralized policy-based management later this fall. The program also features a key retrieval function. If a user forgets the password that allows access to encrypted files, the Administrative Key Recovery function manages the situation safely and easily. According to Mr. Sars, "F-Secure FileCrypto is one of the first products to integrate strong real-time encryption into the Windows file system. It automatically encrypts data before it gets stored on the hard disk, protecting sensitive information even in the most demanding situations. If a PC is improperly turned off, or if a laptop computers batteries go dead, any open or temporary files will be encrypted and safe." F-Secure FileCrypto also has a feature which allows users to send encrypted e-mail to other users. Encrypted e-mail can be decrypted with a password. F-Secure FileCrypto uses well-known fast block cipher algorithms. Either the three-key 3DES or the Blowfish algorithm can be selected. Both algorithms have been analyzed by the worlds leading cryptographers and are known to be strong and safe. "Files protected by F-Secure FileCrypto are not accessible to computer freaks, hackers, or even cryptography experts. Each file is encrypted with a random session key. Breaking a single key would give someone access to only one file, and the job would consume trillions of years of computer time," says Mr. Sars. F-Secure FileCrypto for Windows NT 4.0 is now available from the Data Fellows resellers around the world. Central installation and management features will be implemented in the next release of the product. F-Secure FileCrypto for Windows 95/98 will be available next year. About Data Fellows Data Fellows is one of the worlds leading developers of data security software. The companys 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 product, the scanning engine which is now an integral part of the multiple engine structure of F-Secure Anti-Virus. Data Fellows head offices are in San Jose, California, and Helsinki, Finland. In addition, its offices, partners and VARs offer worldwide technical support, training and distribution from over 80 countries. Since the company was founded in 1988, its annual net sales growth has consistently been nearly 100%. 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 Palomäki, Product Manager Tel. +1 408 938 6700, fax +1 408 938 6701E-mail: Pirkka.Palomaki@DataFellows.com Finland: Data Fellows Ltd. Mr. Tom Helenius, Product Marketing Manager Tel. +358 9 859 900, Fax. +358 9 8599 0599 E-Mail: Tom.Helenius@DataFellows.com Visit our web site at http://www.DataFellows.com -- Marita.Nasman-Repo@DataFellows.com, World-Wide Web http://www.DataFellows.com