2008-01-02

Birdstep awarded Secure Mobility Contract with City of Tampere

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~ Birdstep Enterprise is awarded a contract to deliver SafeMove - secure seamless connectivity clients to employees at City of Tampere. The SafeMove product will be provided to the employees to increase productivity as one of the key mobility products in the Employee Mobility Work Initiative that was launched in 2007 ~

Oslo, 2 January 2008 - Birdstep Technology ASA, the leading provider of secure seamless connectivity and mobility software for laptop, PDA’s and Smartphones, has been awarded a contract with City of Tampere in Finland to deliver SafeMove software licenses, maintenance and support. The SafeMove product will be one key component in the Employee Mobility Work Initiative launched by City of Tampere to increase productivity through secure mobility solutions. By providing the employees with SafeMove they will get access to important application and information while traveling or working from outside the office.

Birdstep SafeMove client solution meets the highest information security requirements. In addition to automatically retrieving the best possible data connection, the SafeMove product also provides encrypted data communications.

“This contract is yet another proof that mobile workforce security and productivity is getting more and more important. We are happy to be the chosen supplier for this important initiative”, says Terje Christoffersen, CEO Birdstep Technology.