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Pointsec signs add-on order with global accounting firm

Total order value SEK 26.4 million

Stockholm, Sweden – May 2, 2006 - Pointsec Mobile Technologies, a subsidiary of Protect Data AB, and the global leader and the provider of the de facto standard for enterprise security software for laptop and desktop PCs, PDAs and smartphones, today announced an add-on order with a global accounting firm. A first agreement with the same company was announced in February of 2006. Pointsec will provide the organization with its Pointsec endpoint security solution for internal use. In total, the order is worth SEK 26.4 M, of which SEK 18.0 M will be recognised as revenue during the second quarter of 2006.

Pointsec's mobile device encryption software ensures that all or selected parts of a mobile device's data can be encrypted in real time and can only be accessed by an authenticated user. Pointsec has become the most widely deployed data protection solution because it offers:

  • Strong security with more and higher certifications than any competitive solution
  • Guaranteed deployment due to innovative central management
  • Widest coverage of mobile platforms including Windows and Linux desktop and notebook PCs, Symbian-, Microsoft-, and Palm- based smartphones and PDAs, as well as removable storage devices such as USB drives and CDs

Pointsec has been instrumental in helping businesses better understand the threats to their mobile data. It has published numerous reports demonstrating the importance of protecting information stored on mobile devices including a widely cited international survey of equipment lost in taxis and a forensic analysis of residual data on hard drives purchased on eBay.

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, three APAC offices, two offices in India and one office in Dubai, Middle East. Pointsec can be found on the web at: www.pointsec.com.