F-Secure to Support OMA DM in Mobile Antivirus Management.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- This year's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona sees the introduction of a new version of the F-Secure[R] Corporation's Mobile Anti-Virus service which can now be managed with external device management platforms based on the OMA (1) See Object Management Architecture. (2) (Open Mobile Alliance Ltd., La Jolla, CA, www.openmobilealliance.org) An organization formed in June of 2002 by the consolidation of the WAP Forum group and the Open Mobile Architecture Initiative. (Open Mobile Alliance) Device Management standard. The announcement comes with the arrival of F-Secure's most recent mobile security offering, F-Secure Mobile Security[TM] 3.1 for S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 to be showcased with the latest Nokia S60 3rd Edition devices in the 3GSM World congress. This latest version of the F-Secure Mobile Security product promises new improved application architecture enabling a more flexible feature response to both corporate and consumer needs -- these modifications coming in anticipation of F-Secure's support for all OMA DM Platforms in the second quarter of 2007. In the present offering of F-Secure Mobile Security, functionality includes firewall protection for devices with WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network to ensure full use of available networks with the assurance of comprehensive data security. In addition, the latest version of F-Secure Mobile Security contains new predefined firewall configurations to allow individual users and enterprises to set the desired protection level for their phone with ease. Together with the new platform and client architecture, mobile operators will enjoy new flexibility for performing over-the-air updates and customisation of all antivirus clients in their database including such issues as client settings, pricing and the general look and feel of the service. And as with earlier versions, real time on-device-resident protection safeguards the mobile device from any type of attack, from intrusion attempts to malware. In the corporate environment, new functionality has been added which enables the faster installation of larger scale client applications to ensure comprehensive security coverage of a company's fleet of smartphones. Speaking about the latest edition of F-Secure Mobile Security, Antti Vihavainen, Vice President, Mobile Security said, "Management tools based on the OMA DM standard will be the normal way to manage devices, applications and security for mobile operators and enterprises. We believe that by aligning our mobile security solution with them we enable relevant parties to unify management practises without overhead." F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus and F-Secure Mobile Security support a wide range of smartphones including the latest Symbian 9 based devices. The latest changes to both platform and client further strengthen F-Secure position as the most advanced mobile antivirus service solution provider in the market. About F-Secure Corporation F-Secure Corporation (HEX:FSC FSC See: Foreign Sales Corporation ) protects consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile networks. We want to be the most reliable provider of security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the in the market. One way to demonstrate this is the speed of our response. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. independent studies in 2004, 2005 and 2006 our response time to new threats is significantly faster than our major competitors. Our award-winning solutions are available for workstations, gateways, servers and mobile phones. They include antivirus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. , antispam and antispyware solutions. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges Helsinki Exchanges (HEX) The Helsinki Exchanges (HEX Ltd., Helsinki Securities and Derivatives Exchange and Clearing House) was formed at the beginning of 1998 following the merger of the Helsinki Stock Exchange Ltd. and SOM Ltd. since 1999, and has been consistently growing faster than all its publicly listed competitors. F-Secure headquarters are in Helsinki, Finland, and we have regional offices around the world. F-Secure protection is also available as a service through major ISPs, such as France Telecom, TeliaSonera, PCCW PCCW Pacific Century CyberWorks PCCW Palmer College of Chiropractic West (San Jose, California) and Charter Communications Charter Communications NASDAQ: CHTR is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 5.7 million customers in 29 states. It is the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the U.S. . F-Secure is the global market leader in mobile phone protection provided through mobile operators, such as T-Mobile and Swisscom and mobile handset manufacturers such as Nokia. The latest real-time virus threat scenario news are available at the F-Secure Data Security Lab weblog See blog and Web log. (World-Wide Web) weblog - (Commonly "blog") Any kind of diary published on the World-Wide Web, usually written by an individual (a "blogger") but also by corporate bodies. at http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/. [c] 2007 F-Secure. All rights reserved. All marks are the property of their owners, and are used for identification purposes only. |
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