BullGuard Launches Security Software for Microsoft Mobile Pocket PC.CANNES, France -- Responding to the growing threat presented by "proof-of-concept" viruses designed to attack mobile devices, BullGuard today, at the 3GSM conference in Cannes, announced the availability of its comprehensive security solution for Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. Pocket PC. E[acute accent]"The growing popularity of sophisticated mobile devices has given rise to an increasingly determined effort to exploit their vulnerabilities for both challenge and profit," said Morten Lund, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BullGuard. "BullGuard has specialised in protecting the PCs of home users and small businesses, by emphasising ease-of-use and great design. This has given us millions of satisfied users. The same fundamental principles will be applied to our new range of mobile security applications." E[acute accent]BullGuard Mobile features full on-access and on-demand scanning and regular automatic updates, downloaded over the air via HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. polling on GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , EDGE, WiFi, and UMTS networks. E[acute accent]In addition to Pocket PC protection, BullGuard will shortly release similar products for Windows Mobile SmartPhone, Symbian Series 60 & 80 and Symbian UIQ UIQ User Interface IQ (smartphones) mobile operating systems. E[acute accent]BullGuard Mobile for Pocket PC includes: E[acute accent]--Malicious code protection for downloads, SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. , MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. , Email, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Infrared connections E[acute accent]--Device-resident on-access and on-demand antivirus scanning E[acute accent]--Automatic threat response and threat notification E[acute accent]--Auto-deletion of infected files E[acute accent]--Security event logging E[acute accent]--Optimization to preserve device and network performance E[acute accent]--Automatic and up-to-date virus definitions via HTTP over GPRS/EDGE/WiFi/UMTS E[acute accent]--Easy Over-The-Air Wireless installation E[acute accent]BullGuard Mobile for Microsoft Pocket PC is available as a 2 months free trial from www.bullguard.com/mobile. E[acute accent]About BullGuard E[acute accent]BullGuard specialises in best-of-breed PC security solutions for home users and small businesses, emphasising technical excellence, ease-of-use and customer-care. E[acute accent]BullGuard's PC security solution, BullGuard 5.0 includes Anti-Virus, Firewall and Online Backup through a single user-interface, combining the latest technology with intuitive controls and first-rate customer support. E[acute accent]BullGuard is headquartered in London, and has offices in Denmark, Romania and in the United States. E[acute accent]BullGuard is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with competencies in Security Solutions and ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. Software Solutions: www.microsoft.com/security/partners/antivirus.asp. |
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