The following press release for your information. Regards Marita Nasman-Repo ############################################# Data Fellows Opens Regional Sales Office in Washington, D.C. Helsinki, Finland, September 21, 1998 -- Data Fellows, the leading developer of data security solutions, announces the opening of a regional sales office in Washington, D.C. The new office is located to better serve Data Fellows current and future clients in the federal government and in the Eastern portion of the United States. Data Fellows is no stranger to the Washington area. The companys client base includes the Federal Reserve Bank, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Defense, NASA, and other government agencies. The new office is the first of several planned regional offices designed to further enhance the companys relations with its North American customer base. Technology industry veteran Joe Arcade has been appointed the sales director for the new Washington office. Mr Arcade has been involved in Washington-area technology for the past 15 years and has held executive positions with companies including Unisys, British Telecom, Sun Microsystems, Cabletron and Litton. Mr. Arcade has a Bachelors degree from Youngstown State University and a Masters degree from Catholic University. With offices in San Jose, CA, and Helsinki, Finland, privately-owned Data Fellows is the leading technology provider of data security solutions for computer networks and desktop computers. The company's F-Secure data security product line includes F-Secure Workstation Suite, consisting of malicious code detection and removal, unobtrusive file and network encryption, and personal firewall functionality, all integrated into a policy-based management architecture; F-Secure Anti-Virus, with multiple scanning engines (including F-PROT and AVP), is the most comprehensive, real-time virus scanning and protection system for all Windows platforms; F-Secure VPN+ provides a software-based, IPSEC-compliant Virtual Private Network solution for large corporate networks as well as remote and small office networks; F-Secure FileCrypto is the first and only product to integrate strong real-time encryption directly into the Windows file system; FSecure SSH provides secure remote login, terminal, and other connections over unsecured networks. It is the most widely used secure remote administration tool; and F-Secure NameSurfer is the solution for remote Internet and Intranet DNS administration. Its easy-to-use WWW user interface automates and simplifies DNS administration. The company's products are relied on by many of the world's largest companies, governments, universities and institutions. The products are available worldwide in more than 100 countries through Data Fellows and its business partners, and the company has experienced 100% annual growth during each of the past three years. For more information, contact Data Fellows, 675 North First Street, 8th floor, San Jose, CA 95112; tel 408-938-6700; fax 408-938-6701; http://www.DataFellows.com or info@DataFellows.com. ###################################### -- Marita.Nasman-Repo@DataFellows.com, World-Wide Web http://www.DataFellows.com