Nokia Selected to Secure Network for Multimedia Video Content Distribution

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2002-- Tagawa City in Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, has chosen Nokia's (NYSE:NOK) industry-leading IP network security appliances, integrating Check Point Software Technologies' (Nasdaq:CHKP) industry-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1®, to provide robust security, high availability and throughput for AInet Tagawa, the city's multimedia-driven online government websites.

With a population of 55,000 and a fiber-optic connection to the Fukuoka Gigabit Information Highway, Tagawa City's AInet Tagawa required industrial-strength security and the highest levels of firewall throughput with high availability features for the large amounts of data and multimedia traffic traversing through the network. Services provided by Alnet Tagawa include:

• School Communication System: A service aimed at communications between schools and enables interactive remote teaching using video conferencing. The service also distributes video content on school activities via the Internet to promote school, family and community interaction, and is capable of downloading to wireless access devices such as Internet-enabled mobile phones and PDAs;
• Government Information Disclosure System: An information distribution system that is compatible on Japan's i-mode and L-mode phone systems;
• Real-time Meeting Broadcasting System: A public videoconferencing system of web cameras installed in city meeting rooms that broadcasts meetings to local residents, with the aim of increasing community openness and awareness;
• Kyushu Video Library: A video library for Kyushu that allow all municipalities, industries and schools throughout Kyushu to distribute visual information via the Tagawa Information Center

Commenting on Nokia's selection, Kazuyoshi Ohara, General Manager, Tagawa City's General Affairs Information Policy Division, said, "Our cutting-edge government service, Alnet Tagawa, requires a reliable and scalable security solution that is strong yet fast enough to support the high-traffic nature of the multimedia content."

The Tagawa Information Center has deployed multiple units of the Nokia IP530 throughout their network. The pre-configured feature of Nokia's security solution that allow for rapid deployment as well as the hardened operating system that delivers industrial-strength security using VPN-1®/FireWall-1® from Check Point Software Technologies were some of the key criteria in choosing Nokia. Tagawa City also lists other factors, such as Nokia's ability to support IP multicasting necessary for video content distribution, a feature not found in many other competing products and the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), which provides fully redundant and high availability configurations.

Mikio Yanashita, General Manager, Nokia Internet Communications, Nokia Japan, said, "It is an honor for us to be chosen by Tagawa City which is setting the benchmark in community IT services. As part of the e-Japan strategy, it is a showcase for practical IT application in society. Our IP security solutions with its support for IPv6, is a solution for the future and will go a long way in helping Tagawa City achieve its goal to build a network that is built using next-generation security technology."

About Tagawa City
Tagawa is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture (on Kyushu Island in southern Japan) and has a population of about 55,000. Tagawa is one of the seven cities with a fiber-optic connection to the Fukuoka Gigabit Information Highway (http://www.pref.fukuoka.jp/gigabit/leaflet.pdf). Seeking to develop its local economy, Tagawa enacted is first comprehensive development plan in 1971, its second in 1981 and its third in 1988. In March of 2001, Tagawa City's fourth comprehensive plan was enacted with the goal of creating a new city that fosters the vitality of the people (Urban Infrastructure Development and Industrial Development); a city that is healthy and friendly (Health and Welfare Development); a city of lifelong learning that nurtures people (Education and Culture Vitalization); and a city where people and the environment live in harmony (Environment Preservation and Living Environment Maintenance).

About Nokia Internet Communications
Nokia Internet Communications, headquartered in Mountain View, California, provides world-class Network Security, Virtual Private Network and Internet Traffic Management solutions that ensure the security and reliability of corporate enterprise and managed service provider networks. Nokia is committed to enhancing the end user experience by bringing a new level of security and reliability to the network, enabling an Internet transaction that is personal and trusted-each and every time.

For more information, please visit www.nokia.com and click on Secure Network Solutions. Nokia Internet security and virtual private network appliances span the spectrum of price/performance points, and secure the widest range of network environments-from the smallest branch office to the largest Internet data center. The expansive product line, backed by world-class global support and services, provides customers the ability to deploy multiple solutions from a single product to secure all elements of a distributed enterprise.

About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet, Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.