Symantec beefed up its existing enterprise mobile security suite in response to dualmode (cell and wireless Internet) smart phones that have hit the market. The new suite, designed for corporations to roll out to its employees using Windows Mobile technology, includes an antivirus application; a personal firewall; an anti-SMS spam application; data encryption for both the device itself and memory cards; feature control to disable Bluetooth, wireless, and syncing when not necessary; and an optional virtual private network (VPN), version 2.6, with network access control that can be set to allow only policy-compliant devices.

In May, Symantec plans to release a consumer version, Symantec Mobile Security. The suite will include antivirus protection, a personal firewall, anti-SMS spam protection, a password manager, and data-encryption technology.

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