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McAfee Inc and Good Technology partner in wireless handheld security news
14 November 2005

Hyderabad: McAfee Inc. (NYSE: MFE), an acknowledged leader in intrusion prevention and security risk management and Good Technology Inc, a provider of industry standards-based enterprise handheld computing software and services have tied up to distribute McAfeeVirusScan Mobile entirely over-the-air to smartphones, using Good's Secure OTA technology.

VirusScan Mobile will now be readily available as a partner application for over-the-air distribution via the GoodLink Management Console.

As enterprises scale up their smartphone deployments, the combination of McAfee VirusScan Mobile and Good's end-to-end security architecture will better enable enterprises to maintain employee productivity, protect corporate data from malware attacks and enforce corporate compliance.

"Mobile devices are becoming an important repository for corporate data and a growing point of internet and network connectivity, and require the same level of protection as laptops and desktops," says Drew Carter, senior product manager, McAfee Mobile Initiatives.

"Good Technology's Secure OTA technology combined with McAfee VirusScan Mobile, the most comprehensive mobile virus security solution, extends that standard to wireless handhelds, enabling enterprises to ensure the safety of their mission critical data with minimal effort and cost to IT, " he added.

"Data is a mission critical enterprise asset, and our customers demand complete data protection," said Rick Osterloh , vice president, products, Good Technology. "Through the combination of Good Mobile Defense, Secure OTA and industry standards-focused partners such as McAfee, we are enabling IT to easily and cost-effectively achieve a new level of handheld security and corporate policy enforcement," he said.


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McAfee Inc and Good Technology partner in wireless handheld security