Kaspersky Lab has updated its security software for smartphones running Symbian and Windows Mobile. Key new functions available in Kaspersky Mobile Security 7.0 allow users to completely block a lost device or to remotely delete the data on it. If a phone is stolen, the SIM-Watch function prevents the thief from accessing data on the phone without the original SIM card; as soon as the original SIM card is replaced, a message notifies its owner of the new telephone number. The software also scans incoming files and network connections in real-time, performing antivirus scans of the whole device on demand or on schedule. It also blocks messages from unwanted or incorrect numbers, as well as SMS messages containing words or phrases entered by the user into a blacklist. Regular updates of antivirus databases are performed automatically at intervals set by the user and are available via WAP/HTTP (GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, etc.) or via a PC during synchronization.

Kaspersky Mobile Security 7.0 works with smartphones running Windows Mobile 5.0, 6.0 or Symbian version 9.x Series 60 3rd. For more information, see kasperskylab.com, or see the company's summary page on MobileVillage.

Sybase iAnywhere launched iAnywhere Mobile Office, a new component of the company's Information Anywhere software suite. Mobile Office lets road warriors tap into their business applications through Sybase's OneBridge email client, and works similarly to a Microsoft Outlook calendar invitation. The email will include specially formatted XML to tell the Sybase client what options to present, and then will communicate those decisions back to a central server that will push those decisions to the business application. The new iAnywhere Mobile Office component of the Information Anywhere Suite will be available in Q2 2008 for Windows Mobile and Symbian devices.

Sybase also announced the addition of on-demand Windows Mobile data decryption in Afaria, the security compoent of its Information Anywhere suite. The new functionality aims to reduce log-in times traditionally burdened by a slow decryption of everything that might be used. With the Afaria security engine now sitting closer to the OS stack, data is decrypted as it is called, and only the particular parts of a file that are called are decrypted. The updated Afaria will be available in March 2008 for Windows Mobile 5 & 6, Pocket PC/Professional and Smartphone/standard, with additional platforms to follow.

For more information on iAnywhere, see ianywhere.com, or see the company's summary page on MobileVillage.

Synchronica has announced version 3.5 of its mobile email middleware Mobile Gateway. The new version now incorporates an email-to-SMS gateway that adds to the mobile email and synchronization standards already supported (OMA DS (SyncML), OMA EMN, and IMAP Idle). Mobile Gateway combines the email-to-SMS gateway for basic phones such as the Nokia 1110 with an IMAP gateway delivering push email to the built-in email clients on feature phones such as the Sony Ericsson W880 and a SyncML gateway for synchronization of calendar and contact data with more than 1.5 billion SyncML-enabled handsets such as the Nokia NSeries.

According to Syncrhonica, Mobile Gateway 3.5 features a zero footprint architecture that supports all of the major back-end systems used for consumer and business mailbox services without requiring additional software to be installed on the device or behind the firewall. To facilitate service activation and boost consumer adoption rates, Synchronica has also added WAP signup to Mobile Gateway 3.5, enabling users to subscribe to the service directly from their device. For more information, see synchronica.com, or see the company's summary page on MobileVillage.

MobileData Now announced its mobile middleware of the same name. MobileData Now promises instant access to business and database applications from any mobile device using email, SMS (text messaging) or IM (instant messaging). Besides delivering information to employees, MobileData Now can also be used to deliver messages to potential customers. MobileData Now claims to work with any mobile device and any network, and does not require any downloadable software on mobile devices. For more information, see mobiledatanow.com.

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