Symantec Eyes Mobile Phone Market
Symantec is making a major push to get its security products into more mobile phones as 3G (third-generation) services and smart phone use spreads internationally, company executives say.
Source: PC World
Pretty soon you'll own an internet toaster that'll need antivirus protection too. -KF"The growing levels of adoption of mobile devices mean that we need to protect these with the level of capability that you see in the desktop world," says John Thompson, Symantec's chairman and chief executive officer. Earlier this week, the company announced availability of its Symantec Client Security software for two Nokia phones, the Nokia 9500 Communicator and the 9300 smart phone model, which use the Symbian operating system. In Japan, where 3G services are already widespread and are continuing to grow, the company is now talking to carriers and handset makers to offer them as yet undisclosed Symantec products, Thompson says.
Source: PC World
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