Business Value International Becomes New Reseller of AppGate

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January 23, 2005 -- Business Value InternationaI (BVI) is a strong IT-supplier with extensive knowledge and experience of selling IT solutions. With customers like Ericsson, Volvo, ABB and Telia, BVI has proven that they can handle customers with very high standards for security.

"As a company with a focus on offering solutions with a high IT security profile and strong customer relations, BVI fits the AppGate partner strategy very well. We are very pleased to have BVI as a reseller of AppGate and we are confident that this cooperation will strengthen our position on the Nordic market" says Fredrik Norn, AppGate Network Security.

"The AppGate products suit the BVI portfolio very well. The fact that AppGate solutions works independently of whichever platform is being used means that BVI can now offer a security solution suitable for each and every different IT environments and situations. We are convinced that this cooperation will lead to successful new business for both AppGate and BVI" Joakim Hkansson, BVI, concludes.

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