Telecom Lead India: Cloud security provider Trend Micro
has launched Trend Micro Mobile Security (TMMS) 8.0.
The new mobile security version will offer tools to
enforce essential corporate security policies while still allowing.
Trend Micro is trying to tap a big opportunity in the
smartphone market security issues.
In China, 38 percent of mobile users access the Internet
via their mobile devices, according to Nielsen.
Hong Kong mobile users engage in online banking and
trading activities, according to Synovate.
59 percent of mobile users in India use their mobile
phones as a primary Internet source, according to The Next Web/BBH India.
Gartner said global mobile Internet usage is predicted to
increase to 46 percent penetration by 2016, representing about a US$2.5 billion
market for mobile enterprise security.
Baburaj Varma, head – Technical Services (India &
SAARC), Trend Micro, said BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) at work is a side effect
of this growing mobile trend. Gartner predicts that organizations who do not
reinvest at least one third of their savings into mobile security will see a 25
percent increase in security incidents through 2015, which is why Trend Micro
strongly encourages its customers to take necessary precautions on the mobile
platform.
TMMS 8.0 is designed to enhance the enforcement of
existing password and encryption policies as well as provides more granular
remote wipe capabilities. It also introduces a mobile application management
system that allows IT to automatically push corporate apps to iOS, Blackberry
and Android devices.
Features included in TMMS 8.0 are suitable for both
personally-owned and company-owned devices, allowing protection to be tailored
for each type of user.
Pricing is per user, rather than per device, unlike much
of the competition, and comes with volume based discounts. It varies for new
customer vs. existing upgrade, but a new customer can expect to pay around
$31.50 the 1st year for 500 users and $9.50 for subsequent years, per
user. TMMS 8.0 is available in English at launch, followed by French, German
and Japanese languages later in the summer. TMMS 8.0 is available via our
network of resellers.
