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DNA to strengthen its corporate business through acquisition of Forte Netservices Oy

DNA Ltd acquires Forte Netservices Oy, a leading service provider of outsourced data communication and network security services for enterprise customers. The share transaction wil take effect immediately.

Forte Netservices Oy is a provider of high availability data communication and security services to enterprises and other organisations. The company was founded in 2000 and has seen profitable growth right from the outset. This year, its estimated turnover is 8 million euros. Forte has quickly established a strong position as a trusted partner for large and mid-size companies in managing their global data communication and security services. Forte's services are already used in 60 countries and on six continents. Forte is headquartered in Espoo, Finland with offices in Moscow, St Petersburg and Bangkok.

"With this business acquisition, we will strengthen our corporate business. Forte's strengths include excellent packaging of added-value network services related to data communication and security, corporate network management and high-availability server platforms. Excellent customer satisfaction for service operations is also Forte's strong point. Forte's services have been designed for demanding corporate customers' needs, but they also scale well to the needs of smaller business customers. Together DNA and Forte will be able to provide an even more extensive service portfolio for both SMEs and large corporate customers in the corporate managed service provider market, which grows strongly," says Jukka Leinonen, DNA's Vice President, Corporate Business.

"The new ownership will enable more extensive services to Forte's customers from a single supplier. Our services will be expanded to cover mobile, voice and data services as part of the service portfolio which is developed for Forte's corporate customers. With the added strength of DNA, we will continue to provide our customers with reliable and proactive high-quality service," says Hannu Rokka. He will continue as the CEO of Forte.

Forte Netservices Oy has 37 employees, all of them will continue with the company as before. The acquisition will have no effect on services provided to Forte's customers. Forte Netservices continues to operate as a separate company. The capital investment fund Verdane ETF III and the operating management were the selling parties in the transaction. The transaction price will not be disclosed.

Further information:

Jukka Leinonen, Vice President, Corporate Business, DNA, tel. + 358 44 044 3533

Hannu Rokka, CEO, Forte Netservices Oy, tel. +358 41 456 3841

DNA Corporate Communications: Tel. +358 44 044 8000, viestinta@dna.fi

DNA Ltd is a Finnish telecommunications company providing high-quality, state-of-the-art voice, data, and TV services to private customers and corporations. DNA’s turnover was EUR 690 million and its profit EUR 65 million in 2010. DNA has over 3 million mobile communications and fixed network customer contracts. For further information, please visit www.dna.fi.

Forte Netservices Oy develops and manages data communication and security services for companies. The company's estimated turnover for 2011 is EUR 8 million. Established in 2000, Forte has quickly achieved a strong position as a trusted partner for large and mid-size companies by managing their global data communication and security services. Forte's services are already used in 60 countries and on 6 continents. The company headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, and it has branches in Moscow, St Petersburg and Bangkok. www.fortenetservices.com.