Select countryOslo/Fairfax, Virginia, 16 May 2001
(Fairfax, Virginia) -- Norman Data Defense Systems, a global specialist in the field of data security, today announced a new partnership agreement with the Global Management Consulting Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers to provide its suite of security solutions to PwC clients in the government and commercial sectors.
"Our security solutions - including RiskCheck for security management, our PKI product suite, and our non-PKI solutions for authentication, network communication and the protection of stored data - are among the highest performing and most comprehensive on the market today," stated Hank Dugan, President and CEO of Norman Data Defense Systems, the North American subsidiary of Norman ASA. "These products will be invaluable tools to PwC as it works with clients to maximize protection of intellectual property, prevent unauthorized access to corporate files and email, and minimize risks to sensitive data."
"Information Assurance is the fastest growing field in the IT and security world, particularly as the global economy flourishes, technologies rapidly evolve, and companies develop IT strategies that ensure safe internal and external communication and protect them against cyber-crime," said John Rannenberg, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers. "We have turned to Norman because the company's solutions lead the industry and will help us enhance the value of our services to clients."
Norman is one of only a few vendors in the global IT-Security market that offers a complete range of products to ensure that companies can best protect their data and systems.
For further information please contact:
Bjørn Windfeldt, VP Marketing Norman ASA, Tel.: +47-67-10-97-76, Mob.: +47-41-53-97-76
About PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwcglobal.com) is the world's largest professional services organization. Drawing on the knowledge and skills of more than 150,000 people in 150 countries, PwC helps clients solve complex business problems and measurably enhance their ability to build value, manage risk and improve performance in an Internet-enabled world.