Sybase iAnywhere, to deliver advanced mobile security solutions for Information Anywhere® Suite's Afaria® mobile device management and security platform.

Together, Sybase iAnywhere and SMobile will work to secure a broad range of smartphones from the latest intrusions and threats, leveraging SMobile's antivirus, firewall and mobile spam protection.

"We're pleased to be working with SMobile," said Joe Owen, Vice President, Engineering, Sybase iAnywhere. "After a competitive review we selected the SMobile Security Shield as offering the highest degree of security available for handheld devices. In addition, the company's multi-device strategy aligns well with our commitment to provide broad, multi-platform mobile device support."

"Integrating our solution with Sybase iAnywhere's world class mobile device management and security solution further substantiates the fact that enterprises have a need to evolve their mobile device security to include anti virus and firewall protection. With millions of mobile devices already deployed, the demand for mobile device security is ever increasing, and with Sybase iAnywhere's experience and expertise in device security and SMobile's understanding of intrusion prevention, enterprises have a single source to call on for all their mobile device security requirements," said Neil Book, president, SMobile Systems.

Heading the Threat Center is SMobile CTO Daniel V. Hoffman: "From January to June of 2008, we have seen a 288% increase in the rate of mobile device infection. These threats are no longer theoretical and years away, they are very real and need to be addressed today. Moving forward, the market will see a significant increase in financially motivated smartphone malware attacks, which are designed to hijack proprietary information from users conducting online banking, enterprise-related tasks and online purchasing."

About SMobile

SMobile, Inc.'s security applications include virus and malware detection, text message and data filtering, prevention of unwanted messages from interrupting the user, spam blocking, enterprise management, protection for mobile professionals from harmful data on open networks and data security and password-protection for content and files. SMobile is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with facilities in Fort Lee, N.J., Dortmund, Germany, and Pune, India. The company is privately held.

Information Source:    PRNewswire

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