Pointsec signs reseller agreement with Raqmiyat for Middle East market

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 26 th 2005

Pointsec Mobile Technologies, the global leader and the provider of the de facto standard for enterprise security software for laptop and desktop PCs, PDAs and smartphones, today announced a reseller agreement with Raqmiyat, a leading systems integrator and solution provider in the UAE.

According to the agreement signed by the companies, Raqmiyat will offer the full Pointsec range security solutions to its customers, Pointsec provides comprehensive access control and encryption solutions for laptops, desktops, PDAs and smartphones, supporting all common operating systems.

"Pointsec has demonstrated a commitment to the Middle East market, and as the recognized leader in mobile device security, their solutions will be a welcome enhancement to our offering," said Tapas Roy, COO, Raqmiyat.

Pointsec is the worldwide de facto standard for mobile device security - with the most customers deployed, highest level of security certification, and an unmatched device support that includes laptops, PDAs, smartphones, and removable media. Pointsec's solution provides protection for all stored data, automatically and transparent to the user. It is centrally managed, so that security policy changes can be effected without user intervention.

"We are very pleased to sign Raqmiyat as our reseller to broaden our market reach the Middle East," said Sascha Beyer, Managing Director, Pointsec Middle East & India. "Raqmiyat is a very successful IT solutions provider to the financial, corporate, and government markets, and has the proven expertise and experience that makes them perfectly suited to become a Pointsec partner."

"Pointsec can contribute to the compliance to security regulations originating from the US and Europe, like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the EU Data Protection Directive," Sascha Beyer added. "Due to the international nature of many businesses, these regulations are increasingly affecting all global markets".

Pointsec has helped numerous companies and organisations around the world to comply with security regulations.

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