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SSH Communications Security to provide faster strong, international cryptography to US customers with superior technical support

SSH Communications Security Ltd., a leading international Internet Protocol Security (IPSEC) company and specialist in network security solutions is to open an office in Silicon Valley, California. The new sales and technical support office will provide advanced IPSEC security technology with international interoperability to the leading US security vendors, OEMs and system integrators.

"We are pleased to announce our newest strategic move to establish an office alongside other high technology companies. Finland is one of the few high technology countries where export of strong encryption is allowed and is also a global leader in wireless telecommunications. Due to our head office and production facility locations in Finland, we are able to produce strong, secure cryptographic solutions for international use. Now, all these benefits are available to our US customers, backed up by professional on-site technical support", said Jani Hursti, President and CEO, SSH Communications Security Ltd.

"Having face-to-face interaction with someone in our time zone will help to make the delivery of cryptographic solutions from SSH faster and more efficient, said Charles Breed, Director of Marketing, NetLOCK Product Line, Interlink Computer Sciences.

Since 1995 SSH Communications Security Ltd has delivered strong cryptography to the Internet and the solutions are among the most widely used cryptographic products in the world. Establishing a new office in Silicon Valley will strengthen this leadership position and help provide premier software solutions and develop innovative products.

Secure telecommunications and networking

The world is coming together through telecommunications and the demands for communicating securely anytime and anywhere are increasing. The Internet and its security extension IPSEC are key technologies in enabling this development. SSH is at the forefront of secure networking development and promotes wider acceptance of IPSEC to ensure more secure Internet and more business in networks. The fact that SSH offers the technology as a toolkit means lower barriers of entry to IPSEC markets for new companies and lower costs and risks of supporting IPSEC by old companies.

"We are now operating in the two most important technology areas in the world. Over 40% of the total Finnish population have cellular phones and networking has become increasingly popular among national and international organizations. Finland has the highest penetration rate of Internet connections per capita. Operating from Silicon Valley, the heart of the world's technology industry, will help us keep pace with the ever-changing technology markets and leverage and combine the potential of both geographical areas", said Tatu Ylönen, CTO of SSH Communications Security Ltd. and inventor of the successful and innovative SSH protocol for secure logins over the Internet.

SSH provides premium IPSEC technology with the flagship product SSH IPSEC Express. Earlier this year SSH IPSEC Express toolkit was judged the best IPSEC solution supporting strong cryptography at the interoperability bakeoff sponsored by the American automotive industry and the International Computer Security Association (ICSA). The efficient Internet Key Exchange (IKE) solution for software providers and system integrators was especially rated as the state-of-the-art implementation. With the SSH IPSEC Express router, access router, VPN, and firewall companies can include security functionality in their own products.

Job opportunities for cryptography specialists

"We are recruiting new staff for our office in Silicon Valley. There are very few experts specializing in strong cryptography in TCP/IP products. However, we have a strong sense of entrepreneurial leadership as well as the ability to spot significant individual performances and integrate them into a winning team," said Tatu Ylönen, CTO.

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