Bluefire Security updates its mobile security software

- Gary Thayer, News Editor

CTIA Wireless, New Orleans, March 15, 2005 -- (MobileVillage) -- Bluefire Security Technologies today announced version 3.5 of its Bluefire Mobile Security Suite, and version 2.0 of Bluefire Mobile Security VPN (Virtual Private Network.)

Bluefire Mobile Security Suite includes functionality for authentication, encryption, integrity monitoring, firewall, logging and central management. Configuration commands from Bluefire's Enterprise Manager console and log updates from mobile devices are securely transmitted according to preset time intervals, according to Bluefire Security.

Improvements to version 3.5 include:

• over-the-air (OTA) architecture, which eliminates dependency on cradling to keep mobile device security policies up-to-date;
• automated user management through integration with Microsoft Active Directory; and
• automatic registration, which speeds PDA security deployment with intelligent mobile device recognition and user identity linking.

The software works on Palm, Pocket PC and Windows Mobile devices, and can be installed onto any networked or remote device. Users can download Bluefire's software to their device via a web link, email or through third party device management products such as Extended Systems' OneBridge or iAnywhere's Afaria.

Bluefire also released the Bluefire Mobile Security VPN 2.0, an IPSec virtual private network (VPN) client for mobile devices. The application is works with the two most popular VPN concentrator product lines (Cisco and Nortel). It comes bundled with RSA Security's BSAFE encryption to meet federal guidelines as established by National Institute of Standards and Technology in the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 (FIPS 140-2).

Both products are useable across various connections, including Wi-Fi, LAN, GSM and CDMA, according to Bluefire Security.

Bluefire Mobile Security products are available in the U.S. through CDW Logistics, GTSI, immixGroup, Merlin Technical Solutions, and Northrop Grumman; and internationally through Ubitexx GmbH (Germany), Boxing Orange (UK) and Synergy Software Systems (UAE).

For more information about Bluefire Security, see the Bluefire Security web site, or the company's summary page on MobileVillage.

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