CREDANT Technologies Announces Support for Palm OS Garnet and Palm OS Cobalt.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2004 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004 CREDANT Mobile Guardian Security and Management Software Platform Provides Comprehensive Solution to Control Security for Palm Powered Mobile Devices CREDANT Technologies(R), the market leader in providing software that enables organizations to control security enterprise-wide for mobile workers, today announced CREDANT(R) Mobile Guardian support for Palm OS(R) Cobalt, the new enhanced version of the Palm OS operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , and Palm OS Garnet, the enhanced version of the popular Palm OS 5. This announcement is being made at the CTIA Wireless 2004 Conference in Atlanta, where CREDANT is exhibiting in the PalmSource Booth (4069). CREDANT Mobile Guardian version 3.5 now supports Palm Powered(TM) devices, including the palmOne(TM) Treo(TM) 600 and the Tungsten tungsten (tŭng`stən) [Swed.,=heavy stone], metallic chemical element; symbol W; at. no. 74; at. wt. 183.85; m.p. about 3,410°C;; b.p. 5,660°C;; sp. gr. 19.3 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +4, +5, or +6. (TM) line of products, as well as other Palm Powered devices from Palm OS licensees Kyocera, Samsung, Sony and Symbol. Based on an award-winning security and management software platform, the new version of CREDANT Mobile Guardian is designed to minimize security and device management concerns, and accelerate market adoption of handhelds and smartphones by protecting data stored on mobile devices, protecting the enterprise from rogue Rogue, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range N of Crater Lake. It flows southwest and west through a fertile valley (noted for its orchard fruits) and then across the Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean at Gold Beach. mobile devices, and protecting wireless access to corporate networks. Combining security and device management, CREDANT Mobile Guardian integrates with industry-leading enterprise directories to provide a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. , cost-effective way for organizations to administer security policies across a broad spectrum of handhelds and smartphones. CREDANT Mobile Guardian security policies locally enforce strong authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. , data encryption data encryption, the process of scrambling stored or transmitted information so that it is unintelligible until it is unscrambled by the intended recipient. Historically, data encryption has been used primarily to protect diplomatic and military secrets from foreign on the device and external storage media, and control the use of specific applications, cameras, microphones, and communication ports like Bluetooth. "Addressing security for a market that is demanding wireless enhancements for handhelds and smartphones on extremely aggressive schedules requires solid alliances between vendors," said Chris Burchett, vice president engineering, CREDANT Technologies. "Our relationship with PalmSource(TM) helps CREDANT address security requirements for our Palm Powered customers by enabling us to deliver a compelling security offering that takes advantage of Palm OS Cobalt's new built-in security framework." "As a leading handheld platform for the enterprise, Palm OS continues to deliver on the promise of providing a stable, scalable platform with a wide range of security options for enterprises and IT professionals," said Larry Slotnick, chief products officer at PalmSource. "With CREDANT Mobile Guardian, CREDANT Technologies provides a comprehensive set of solutions and the kind of visionary leadership that we believe will accelerate the adoption of smart mobile devices in the enterprise." Availability CREDANT Mobile Guardian support for Palm OS Garnet will be available in release 3.5 scheduled for May 2004. Support for Palm OS Cobalt will coincide with announced support for Cobalt-based mobile devices. Pricing starts at $36/user before volume discounts. For more information call 866-273-3268 or visit our web site at www.credant.com. About CREDANT Technologies CREDANT Technologies is the market leader in providing software that enables organizations to control security enterprise-wide for mobile workers. CREDANT's award-winning security and management software platform protects mobile devices, wireless access and the enterprise from rogue mobile devices, making it safe for organizations to use mobile and wireless technologies to increase employee productivity. A highly-scalable holistic solution, CREDANT Mobile Guardian uniquely combines security and device management and integrates with enterprise directories to centralize cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. policy management and administration. Providing extensive hardware platform support, CREDANT Mobile Guardian enforces security on Palm Powered, Microsoft Windows See Windows. 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It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. , Intel, Microsoft, PalmOne, PalmSource, Schindler Elevator elevator, in machinery elevator, in machinery, device for transporting people or goods from one level to another. The term is applied to the enclosed structures as well as the open platforms used to provide vertical transportation in buildings, large ships, and Symbol. Austin Ventures, Intel Capital and Menlo Ventures are investors in CREDANT Technologies. For more information, visit www.credant.com. CREDANT, CREDANT Technologies, the CREDANT Technologies logo, and the Be Mobile Be Secure tagline are registered trademarks of CREDANT Technologies. Palm, Palm OS and PalmSource are registered trademarks of, and palmOne and Palm Powered are trademarks of, Palm Trademark Holding Company, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . 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