Sybase iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase Inc, today announced that it has expanded its mobile security portfolio to include handheld anti-virus and firewall capabilities.
Sybase's Information Anywhere Suite's Afaria management and security solution has been enhanced with anti-virus and firewall technology, addressing growing concern over an increase in malware, viruses, hackers and spam targeting handheld devices.
These new security components, combined with Afaria's award-winning mobile device authentication and encryption technology, provide complete protection for Windows Mobile, Symbian and Blackberry mobile devices from viruses, data compromise, hackers and the effects of mobile device loss or theft.
"By now offering handheld anti-virus and firewall protection as a part of our managed security portfolio, Sybase iAnywhere is responding to customer demand for broader security capabilities from a single, strategic mobility vendor," said Joe Owen, vice-president of engineering, Sybase iAnywhere. "Customers benefit from being able to manage all security policies from a single console, and can be assured of interoperability among the security technologies on their workers' handheld devices."
"The tremendous growth in adoption of converged mobile devices (a.k.a. smart phones) occurring among business professionals will inevitably bring with it a rise in the number of attacks and in the sophistication of viruses and other malware specifically targeting these devices. IT organisations need to be proactive in protecting their information and systems from attack," said Sean Ryan, Research Analyst, Mobile Enterprise, IDC. "Enterprises should consider mobile anti-virus and firewall protection, for all enterprise supported mobile operating systems, as part of a holistic mobility security offering that puts IT in central control of all mobile devices and information."
Sybase SA's director of mobile business, Julie Tomlinson, says Sybase iAnywhere has extended its lead in the mobile device management and security market with technology built specifically to address the unique battery, processor and screen size of handheld devices, rather than retrofitting desktop solutions. She adds that key features of the expanded Afaria offering include:
Afaria Antivirus Manager
* Comprehensive anti-virus protection with automatic signature file updates, assuring up-to-date protection
* Real-time virus detection on any file received
* Based on heuristic technology - first behaviour-based security solution targeting mobile devices. Afaria provides this added protection effectively without sacrificing device performance
Afaria Firewall Manager
* IP based firewall protection - puts IT administrators in control with black list or white list filtering of inbound and outbound communications. This allows a company to "lock down" use of the device for authorised business communications only and/or protect the device from possible infection through typical Web-surfing.
* SMS and call filtering - allows administrators to minimise mobile spam by establishing a customised blacklist to block incoming SMS, MMS and/or calls from selected contacts and unknown users. An end-user can even actively manage this from his device to block unwanted spam or phone calls.
The new Afaria anti-virus and firewall protection capabilities will be available by the end of June 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.sybase.com/products/mobileenterprise/afaria, or call 800-801-2069. An online seminar will be offered on 15 July to describe the product in further detail. Interested parties may register for the seminar by accessing: http://www.sybase.com/iaswebcast_afaria_security.
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