14 DAY TRIAL // Bluefire, a developer of security solutions for wireless devices, announced the availability of the Bluefire Mobile Security Professional Edition version 4.0. Bluefire's Professional Edition is designed to secure devices using Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system including Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition and Smartphone.
Bluefire's Professional Edition is a "stand-alone" security software application resident on the device with a full feature set including firewall, intrusion prevention, authentication and encryption. The Professional Edition offers protection for a lost or stolen device, confidentiality of information residing on the device including email, personal banking information, or address books, device security while accessing the Internet.
According to a recent survey conducted by Bluefire, 82% of the total respondents indicated that their use of wireless devices has increased over the past two years. Top-ranked wireless applications of these respondents include access to email (77%), remote access to corporate servers (62%), and web access (50%); 84% of respondents expressed concern with access to web-based email accounts while 67% named web access via their wireless devices as the top concern. The survey also noted that these users appear to be fully aware of the security implications of expanded smartphone use and are demanding that their companies, wireless industry suppliers, and partners do something about it.
"With certain smartphone models reaching a $99 price point, the market is rapidly moving from high-end, enterprise-only to mass market. Bluefire's Professional Edition is ideally suited for bundling and channel opportunities to reach this underserved market," said Mark Komisky, CEO of Bluefire. According to Lominsky, existing Bluefire customers have been evaluating pre-release versions of the Professional Edition since May 2006 and the current version is based on the customers' feedback and evaluations. Among the ease of use features is self-service password reset, which allows the end-user access to the data residing on the device if they forget their password.
A free 14-day trial of the application can be found here .