Pointsec appoints Select Technologies as Value Added National Distributor for India

Stockholm – December 22, 2005

Pointsec, a subsidiary of the publicly traded Protect Data AB and the global leader and provider of the de facto standard for enterprise security software for laptop and desktop PCs, PDAs and smartphones, today announced the appointment of Select Technologies, a leading player of Information Protection & Management Solutions and Services as Value Added National Distributor in India. The partnership with Select will enable Pointsec to reach out to a wider section of its target audience and strengthen its leadership position in the Indian market.

With more than 238 channel partners across India, Select Technologies currently serves over 5,000 customers comprising Large Enterprises, Corporate and SMEs through a strong and dedicated team of qualified and trained professionals.

"We are happy to expand the scope of our engagement with Select Technologies," said Sascha Beyer, Vice President Asia Pacific and Africa, Pointsec. "The company with its wide network of resellers is an optimal choice for Pointsec solutions and we are assured of a continued and successful partnership."

Added Mr. Sriram S, Chief Executive, Select Technologies Ltd, "We are excited about this relationship which consolidates our position as the preferred, first choice source for market leading Information Protection and Management solution for our customers. Pointsec is a world-wide leader with superior solutions; today with our national footprint that includes our business development and technical team, we hope to provide Pointsec the necessary support it requires to penetrate the market."

About Pointsec
Pointsec is the worldwide de facto standard for mobile device security – with the most customers deployed, highest level of certification and more complete device coverage than any other company. Pointsec delivers a trusted solution for automatic data encryption that guarantees proven protection at the most vulnerable point where sensitive enterprise data is stored – on mobile devices. By securing sensitive information stored on laptops, PDAs, smartphones, and removable media, enterprises and government organizations can protect and enhance their image, minimize risk, shield confidential data, guard information assets, and strengthen public and shareholder confidence. Pointsec's customers include blue chip companies and government organizations around the world. Founded in 1988, Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Protect Data AB, publicly traded (PROT) on the Stockholm stock exchange. The company has two U.S. offices, nine EMEA offices, two APAC offices, two offices in India and one office in Dubai, Middle East. Pointsec can be found on the web at: www.pointsec.com.

About Select Technologies Ltd
Select Technologies is India's leading technology driven marketing organisation, it provides innovative Information Protection & Management Solutions and Services to Large Enterprises, Corporates and SMEs. The company's endeavour has always been to be the leader in providing innovative cutting edge technology – "providing tomorrow's technology, today" through strong and strategic alliances with Global Technology Leaders.

Select Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of WeP Peripherals Limited (WeP), India's leading IT peripherals solutions and services organization. The company is headquartered in Bangalore with offices across 10 locations in India – Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Cochin. It also has billing facilities in Singapore and Dubai.

Information Protection & Management solutions offered from Select Technologies are FireWall & VPN, Virus / Spam detection & Quarantine, Gateway Antivirus, Authentication, SSL VPN appliances & mobility solutions, Intrusion Detection & Prevention and Integrated Security Appliances.

Select also provides Information Management Solutions like High Availability / Clustering of Server applications, Reporting Tools, Employee Internet Management, Disaster Recovery / Replication, Archival, Server / Desktop backup, Bandwidth Management and Vulnerability & Patch Management. Visit www.select-technologies.net for more details.