SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CREATES JOINT VENTURE TO DELIVER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-10-29 09:15 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION   COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  OCTOBER 29TH, 2014 AT 10.15AM

SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CREATES JOINT VENTURE TO DELIVER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

SSH has entered into a joint venture agreement with New York based ROkITT Inc. to provide services  and technology specifically designed to address transformation challenges large enterprises face  in managing their security posture between non-production and production environments. The core focus of the joint venture will be data security, technical access management and test automation.

The joint venture, SSH ROkITT Services and Solutions, shall be led by Oksana Sokolovsky. Oksana is a seasoned IT executive who has run large IT departments within leading global Financial Services Firms such as JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank. Her core competence and expertise is in the delivery of large scale technology programs, technology and process transformation, testing and quality assurance services, production management, and application support management.

“We are delighted with the opportunity to enter into this joint venture with ROkITT and have someone of Oksana’s caliber and experience associated with our organization. We are confident that the combination of SSH’s security technology combined with the unique service offering and competencies of ROkITT will provide a unique value-add for SSH’s existing customer base as well as new customers,” stated SSH CEO, Harri Koponen.

Helsinki, October 29, 2014

SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION

Harri Koponen
Chief Executive Officer


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Further information:
Harri Koponen, CEO, +358 20 500 7000
Jyrki Lalla, CFO, +358 45 340 4641

About SSH Communications Security
Founded in 1995, SSH Communications Security is the company that invented the SSH protocol - the gold standard protocol for data-in-transit security. Today, over 3,000 customers across the globe - including seven of the Fortune 10 - trust our Information Assurance Platform to secure the path to their information assets. We enable and enhance business for thousands of customers in multiple industries in the private and public sectors around the world. A fast-growing company, SSH Communications Security operates in the Americas, Europe, and APAC regions, with headquarters located in Helsinki, Finland. The company’s shares (SSH1V) are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.