2007-07-02
Birdstep wins new Finnish Government contract on secure seamless mobility
Birdstep has won a contract from yet another Finnish Governmental organisation on the secure seamless mobility and related services. The Birdstep SafeMove software product will provide users with a secure, flexible and easy to use mobile Internet connection.
Oslo – July 2, 2007 –Birdstep Technology ASA, the leading provider of secure seamless connectivity and mobility software for laptop, PDA's and Smartphones, today received a new order for Birdsteps SafeMove software product for secure, encrypted seamless mobility to yet another Finnish Governmental organisation. The organisation will use Birdsteps security products to secure mobile communication across different mobile networks while applying the highest security standards and protecting the data traffic at the same time.
Birdstep is very well positioned with the Finnish Government with products deployed across most large governmental organisations today. Birdstep is also the provider of secure seamless mobility software solutions to 12 out of totally 13 ministries.
“Birdstep has a very strong position as the market leaders for secure seamless mobility solutions. This new order manifests our capabilities and proves an ever increasing demand for secure mobile Internet solutions delivered by Birdstep.” says Petri Markkanen, CEO of Birdstep Technology
For further information, please contact:
Petri Markkanen, CEO of Birdstep Technology ASA, phone +46 70 323 33 22
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Birdstep (www.birdstep.com)
Birdstep Technology ASA is a public company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) under ticker 'BIRD'. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway with five wholly-owned subsidiaries: Birdstep Technology AB in Sweden, Birdstep Technology Inc. in Seattle, Birdstep Technology in San Francisco, US, Birdstep Technology in Finland and Birdstep Technology Ltd in Cambridge, UK.
Birdstep Technology is a global software development, marketing and sales company offering seamless connectivity and mobility client software for mobile data users on laptops, pocket PC and Smartphones as well as state-of-the-art embedded database technologies.
Birdstep has an installed base at more than 50 operators globally including T-mobile Group, Vodafone Group, Orange, TIM, Turkcell, TMN, KPN, Sprint, Telenor and TeliaSonera as well as more than 30 Enterprise Customers including Nordea, Handelsbanken, Ministry of Justice in Finland, Finnish defence force, etc. The company also cooperates with global partners such as Nokia, SonyEricsson, CMG Logica/VMdata, Motorola, Cisco, Intel, Ericsson, Nortel Networks, HP and Fujitsu Siemens Computers.