General Motors Dealer Equipment Protects U.S. Dealerships With F-Secure

SAN JOSE, Calif.--F-Secure® Corporation, the leading Internet security company that pioneered security as a service, today announced that Nuspire Networks will be using F-Secure Protection Service for Business to safeguard its General Motors Dealer Equipment customers across the United States from Internet security threats.

GM dealerships rely on the Internet for day-to-day business operations. In order to ensure that business can continue without interruption, the dealerships must protect their desktop computers and networks from the devastating effects of malicious viruses, spam and other malware threats. However, individual dealerships do not always have the IT resources needed to maintain a high level of security.

“F-Secure Protection Service for Business will allow dealerships to focus on their core business of selling cars rather than data security,” said Curtis Cresta, vice president and general manager, North American operations at F-Secure. “Our relationship with Nuspire allows us to showcase the benefits of offering security as a service, which will provide dealerships a robust and comprehensive security solution without the need to spend valuable time and resources trying to manage their own computer networks.”

A co-branded desktop security service, F-Secure Protection Service for Business is a complete managed security as a service solution that is easy to deploy and features F-Secure’s award-winning anti-virus client software and an easy-to-use web-based management portal. Through the portal, service providers can dynamically distribute security solutions to customers quickly and cost-effectively.

“Offering security as a service is an ideal way to enable us to easily and effectively secure the computer systems and ensure business continuity at GM dealerships,” said Saylor Frase, President at Nuspire. “F-Secure’s long, successful track record of delivering industry leading security solutions will help us quickly bring dealerships online with security services and deliver the most up-to-date protection available.”

The managed security as a service solution from F-Secure and Nuspire is available to over 7,000 GM dealerships nationwide.

About F-Secure Corporation

F-Secure Corporation protects consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile networks. F-Secure’s award-winning solutions are available as a service subscription through more than 150 Internet service providers, such as Liberty Media, Charter Communications, Shaw Cablesystems, and EchoStar Communications, making F-Secure the global leader in this market.

F-Secure is also the global market leader in mobile phone protection provided through mobile operators, such as T-Mobile and Swisscom and mobile handset manufacturers such as Nokia. The solutions are also available as licensed products through thousands of resellers globally.

F-Secure has received the Frost & Sullivan 2007 award for Distribution Strategy Leadership. The company aspires to be the most reliable security provider, helping make computer and smartphone users' networked lives safe and easy. This is substantiated by the company’s independently proven ability to respond faster to new threats than its main competitors. Founded in 1988, and headquartered in Finland, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1999. The company has consistently been one of the fastest growing publicly listed companies in the industry. The latest news on real-time virus threat scenarios is available at the F-Secure Data Security Lab weblog at http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/.

About Nuspire Networks

Nuspire Networks is an industry leading MSSP focusing on large companies with a distributed network footprint. Some customers include: General Motors, SPX Corporation, InkStop, Ford Motor Company, etc. Nuspire is dedicated to designing and providing state of the art network management and security solutions, coupled with technical development, installation, integration, and support. For more information please visit www.nuspire.com or call (248) 896-6150.