F-Secure Reinforces Position In The Danish Data Security Market
Telia Stofa is the 2nd largest supplier of cable TV and broadband in Denmark. Telia in Denmark is part of the TeliaSonera Group. Telia Stofa supplies approximately 600,000 Danish households with TV signals, primarily in cooperation with antenna societies. Telia Stofa also offers digital tv-services and pay-tv. Telia Stofa is technically able to reach 365,000 of these households for broadband Internet delivery via cable. Telia Stofa’s latest official number of broadband customers is 117.000 and the amount of subscribers is growing rapidly.
Together with F-Secure, Telia Stofa will offer their customer base one solid security package composed out of Anti Virus, Firewall, Spam- and Parental Control.
“As Denmark has got one of the highest broadband Internet penetration rates among households in the world, Internet users are also more and more exposed to various security threats. Therefore, we offer our customers maximum protection by providing them one complete security solution” says Ole Simonsen, CEO at Telia Stofa. “We have chosen F-Secure as a security vendor because of their true end-consumer focus, their strong presence in the Nordic countries, their long experience with cable TV operators and their well-built ISP-tailored business model.”
“ISP’s have to respond to the changing needs of their customers. Today there are many different Internet threats and dangers, and running anti-virus software alone is not enough anymore. The only way to protect our computers against these attacks is to have an always-on and frequently updated virus protection combined with a firewall. We are pleased to provide Telia Stofa’s customers with a full security package including combined Anti-Virus and Firewall as well as Spam and Parental Control. This package will let you use the Internet without annoyances” says Bj?¶rn Werling, Sales Manager, Service Provider Solutions, at F-Secure Corporation.
F-Secure’s security solutions have an increasing popularity as a subscription service among leading ISP’s and portals in Europe and the US. Customers include Charter Communications in the US, Deutsche Telekom and WEB.DE in Germany, Wanadoo in France, TeliaSonera in Sweden and Finland, Glocalnet and com hem in Sweden, Elion Enterprises in Estonia, TDC Cable TV in Denmark, BlueCom in Norway, Czech Telecom in Czech Republic and Elisa Oyj in Finland.
About F-Secure
F-Secure Corporation protects individuals and businesses against computer viruses and other threats coming through the Internet or mobile networks. Our award-winning solutions include antivirus, desktop firewall with intrusion prevention and network encryption. Our key strength is the speed of response to new threats. For businesses our solutions feature centralized management. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1999. We have our headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and offices in USA, France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Japan. F-Secure is supported by a global ecosystem of value added resellers and distributors in over 50 countries. F-Secure protection is also available through major Internet Service Providers, such as Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom.