Mformation and F-Secure Partner to Provide Remote Management for F-Secure Mobile Security Solution

2008-11-12 18:09:04 -

- Mformation(R) Technologies Inc., the market leader in advanced mobile device management (MDM) software, and F-Secure Corporation, leading Internet and mobile security solution provider, today announced that they have partnered to implement a complete application lifecycle management solution for the F-Secure Mobile Security application.

"Mformation's advanced application management capabilities help to increase the uptake and usage of leading mobile services like F-Secure Mobile Security," said Mark Edwards, CEO for Mformation. "By improving how the service is delivered and streamlining initial and ongoing application configuration, activation, updates and support, this collaborative solution not only helps to reduce customer care costs but also helps increase customer retention and loyalty."

"By collaborating with Mformation to deliver this solution, we are helping both mobile operators and enterprises improve the experience of their end users with our mobile security application," said Samu Konttinen, Vice President, Mobile Solutions Business Unit, F-Secure Corporation. "With seamless capabilities for delivering, configuring and supporting our solution, operators and enterprises can increase both service usage and the addressable market for the service."

Using OMA DM industry standards and Mformation's enhanced mobile device client, the solution provides consistent management capabilities for F-Secures mobile security application across a wide range of smart mobile device platforms. The solution provides the flexibility to support individual needs through customer- or self-care capabilities as well as to support market segments, departmental, or enterprise-wide needs, through rules-based automation. As a result of remote management and user experience testing by F-Secure as part of Mformation's Provision & Manage Program, the F-Secure application:

-- Can be downloaded and pre-configured silently on the device, based on operator requirements

-- Remains invisible until the service is activated remotely

-- Can be silently configured over the air after activation to update security policies or preferences

-- Can be set up to support varying levels of end-user interaction during over-the-air operations, including completely silent operation with no user interaction, depending on operator or enterprise requirements

-- Operators and enterprises can trigger the update of virus definitions and scanning of devices depending on the severity of security alerts.

About Mformation

Mformation Technologies Inc. is the leading global provider of mobile device management (MDM) technology, offering a complete solution that enables mobile operators to rapidly accelerate their data revenues and reduce support costs. Mformation's award-winning MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER(TM) suite is the most complete, flexible and integrated mobile device management software solution in the industry, providing solutions for OMA DM-based provisioning and configuration, FOTA management, smartphone application management, diagnostics, security management, enterprise management and customer experience management.

MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER(TM) received the 2007 GSM Association's award for "Best Service Delivery Platform" and was a finalist for the 2008 CTIA E-Tech award in the 4G-Service Management category. Mformation's platform has been licensed to leading operators in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America including Bell Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Telus and Vodafone. Mformation is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey with offices around the globe. Mformation is a privately held company funded by Battery Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Intel Capital (NASDAQ: INTC), North Bridge Venture Partners, QuestMark Partners, Visa International and Wasatch Advisors Inc.

MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER(TM) is the leading management product for WiMAX supporting the leading global service providers like Sprint/Xohm as they roll out mobile WiMAX-based services.

Contact Mformation on the Web at www.mformation.com.

About F-Secure Corporation

F-Secure Corporation protects consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile networks. F-Secure's award-winning solutions are available as a service subscription through more than 170 Internet service providers and mobile operator partners around the world, making F-Secure the global leader in this market. The solutions are also available as licensed products through thousands of resellers globally. The company aspires to be the most reliable security provider, helping to make computer and smartphone users' connected lives safe and easy. This is substantiated by the company's independently proven ability to respond faster to new threats than its main competitors. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Finland, F-Secure has been listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki since 1999. The company has consistently been one of the fastest growing publicly listed companies in the industry. The latest news on real-time virus threat scenarios is available at the F-Secure Data Security Lab weblog at www.f-secure.com/weblog/.

Mformation and the Mformation logo are registered trademarks, and Mformation Service Manager is a trademark of Mformation Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks, registered trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners.

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