Leading Swedish technology company has a new base (hktdc.com)


	(From left) InvestHK's John Rutherford; Consul-General of Sweden, Mrs Boel Evander; Vice President of Corporate Development and Regional Director of Greater China, Pointsec Mobile Technologies, Arto Halonen and Mr David Ip respectively, at the Pointsec's opening event in Hong Kong

Swedish company Pointsec Mobile Technologies, a global leader in mobile enterprise security, established its Greater China headquarters in Hong Kong recently.

"With more and more people working on the move using a wide range of mobile computing devices, data security is now very high on the agenda," said the Regional Director, Greater China, Pointsec Mobile Technologies, David Ip.

“Enterprises in this part of the world have highly mobile workforces and they are increasingly concerned about protecting their sensitive information. By basing our new headquarters in Hong Kong, which has one of the most mature telecommunications infrastructures in the world, we will be well placed to respond to the business opportunities in the rapidly developing Greater China marketplace."

Pointsec offers a broad range of encryption coverage in the industry with support for Windows-based laptops and desktops, Linux-based systems, removable storage media such as USB sticks and CDs, and popular wireless handhelds on the Microsoft, Symbian and Palm operating systems.

"I would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to Pointsec - the latest in an impressive list of approximately 130 Swedish companies to establish their operations in Hong Kong," said Consul-General of Sweden, Mrs Boel Evander. "Sweden has an excellent pedigree when it comes to information technology and telecommunications which has spawned many highly creative companies."

The Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, John Rutherford, said: "Per capita, Hong Kong is one of the world’s largest users of mobile equipment and we are at the cutting edge in the adoption of latest technologies for that industry. It is important however that security levels match the pace of new technology advances and this is where Pointsec is positioned to support the industry.”

Pointsec has a strong client base that includes many of the world's largest organisations including the US Department of Justice, US Department of Defence, US Drug Enforcement Agency, Cap Gemini, the three largest global accountancy firms, TeliaSonera and Ericsson. The company also has partnerships with major industry players including Nokia, Entrust and Symbian.