Pointsec Mobile Technologies, provider of security software for laptop and desktop PCs, PDAs and smartphones, announced a global contract with ABB
Pointsec claim their security solution for PDAs and smartphones becomes a corporate standard for mobile data protection, available to ABB units worldwide. Following an evaluation of data protection solutions, ABB has selected Pointsec for its mobile data protection standard.
What they say
"We have closely analysed several available offerings to find and implement a coherent and wide-ranging mobile data protection solution that supports all of our operational systems platforms," said Åke Johansson, ABB Group Senior IS Architect. "Our conclusion was that Pointsec offers the best solution to our current needs, while we are also confident that their tools will be enhanced, as our systems environment evolves over time."
"As a preferred supplier to ABB, we have a key customer with strict demands and high expectations that we provide both cutting-edge technology and a robust, experienced support framework," said Peter Larsson, CEO, Pointsec Mobile Technologies. "ABB’s selection of Pointsec confirms our strategy to address the needs of global organizations with large mobile workgroups, which has become a competitive advantage for us." The contract is one of the first global agreements for data protection solutions that specifically covers PDAs and smartphones, indicating that the market for handheld mobile computing devices is now maturing, claim Pointsec. Other organisations that use Pointsec include the US IRS (Internal Revenue Service), Capgemini, the US Justice Department, the US Department of Defense, the US Drug Enforcement Agency, AstraZeneca, Ericsson and Telia Sonera.
