Thales today announced an agreement with Finnish software company, Secgo, to sell SafeMove to governments and other selected customers. As an innovative Mobile VPN solution, SafeMove enables flexible working with seamless mobility between wired and wireless access networks. Suitable for the public sector, service providers and large enterprises, Thales SafeMove provides mobile workforces with easy, secure access to all IT applications and services regardless of time and location, using the best network access available.
Thales SafeMove combines traditional VPN technology with the latest Mobile IP standards. As a result, corporate applications and information can be securely accessed at any time from any place with SafeMove automatically selecting the best network access available. By harnessing this new technology the full benefits of flexible working can be achieved: ease-of-use for the employee, greater efficiency and productivity for the business and also less travel which benefits the environment.
Secgo Software chose to partner with Thales to explore market opportunities within government and other selected customers due to the company’s reputation, expertise and strong position in both the global and UK security markets.
"This is a strategic agreement for us and endorses our position as a forerunner in the emerging Mobile VPN market place," comments Matti Mujunen, CEO of Secgo Software. “We are pleased to partner with such a credible global player like Thales. This co-operation is a key element of our international growth plan.”
James Kilazoglou, VP & MD of the e-Security activities of Thales Security Solutions & Services , added: “Our partnership with Secgo Software has allowed us to provide a solution with seamless mobility to empower the mobile workforce whilst retaining a high degree of security. The use of innovative Mobile VPN technology means that employees can become more productive, allowing organisations to recoup the initial investments made in flexible working practices. SafeMove complements our existing offerings and enables us to provide customers with security products to meet all of their needs.”
SafeMove is easy to deploy and the central site solution is highly scalable, fully resilient and offers sophisticated management facilities.
Thales will be demonstrating SafeMove at the InfoSecurity Europe conference on 24 th – 26 th April 2007 at stand number E200.
About Thales
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group serving defence, aerospace and security markets worldwide, supported by a comprehensive services offering. Thales offers a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy critical information systems. Thales employs 70,000 people in 50 countries and generated revenues of € 10.3 billion in 2006.
The new Security Solutions & Services Division, operational since 5 January 2007, combines the businesses of Thales’ former Security and Services divisions with those of Alcatel-Lucent’s Transport Systems Division and Integration & Services Division. The new division makes Thales a world market leader in transport and security markets. Our security solutions and services activities around the world now generate revenues of about 3.2 billion euros, with a 20,000 employees in 35 countries.
Thales is a world leader in the provision of cryptographic security products and solutions for all critical infrastructures including governments, the military, satellite networks, enterprises and the finance industry. Thales has 40 years of unrivalled track record in protecting networks up to TOP SECRET and a complete portfolio of products which includes network encryption, access control and remote user solutions. In the financial world Thales secures value bearing transactions, data preparation for card and PIN issuing, and provides advanced user and message authentication solutions supported by secure identity management and token issuing . Over half of the world’s banks, together with the majority of the busiest exchanges, currently use Thales technology and services.
About Secgo Software
Secgo Software Oy, with offices in Tampere and Espoo , Finland , and Walnut Creek , CA , USA , provides software products for mobility management and information security. Secgo’s products enable seamless and secure use of wireless and fixed networks in mobile workforce automation, public safety, logistics and transportation, crisis management, and other many markets. Typical applications include secure remote access solutions, secure extranets for customers and partners, secure intranets, secured wireless LANs and VoIP solutions. Secgo’s products are widely used in demanding business sectors, such as the banking, finance, health care and manufacturing industries, as well as in the public sector, including the military.
Press Contacts
Thales, Security Solutions & Services
Sarah Milligan
Tel. +44 1 844 204 181
sarah.milligan@thales-esecurity.com
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