Fortinet, a provider of multi-threat security solutions, just announced FortiClient Mobile, an integrated security software agent for Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Windows Mobile (who cares) and Symbian OS-enabled mobile smartphones and PDAs.

FortiClient Mobile allows mobile operators and handset manufacturers to offer subscribers increased security. The software is the first mobile endpoint security solution on the market to integrate full antivirus, MMS/SMS anti-spam, personal firewall and address book protection and IPSec VPN capabilities to protect mobile subscribers against constantly evolving and sophisticated mobile threats.

FortiClient Mobile is available for evaluation on Fortinet.com and will be available through key mobile carriers and selected phone set manufacturers. FortiClient Mobile runs on Symbian OS versions 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0 for specified smartphones.

We’ve already seen this in Australia. Now the same thing comes to the Asian market, as all the multimedia phones and smartphones from Nokia (NYSE: NOK) will now be pre-loaded with popular Yahoo applications. This will enable consumers to have access to a range of popular services including messenger, e-mail, search, connections, photos, ringtones and games.

Yahoo’s mobile application “Yahoo Go” would be free for buyers of Nokia Nseries and S60 smartphones and customers would only have to pay for accessing the web on their handsets.

The existing N70, Nokia 6680, Nokia 6681 and Nokia 6630 owners will be able to download the Yahoo! Go application on their existing handsets.

McAfee, Inc. announced automated online virus scanning for the market-leading Symbian Signed mobile application certification program. The Symbian Signed program, which authenticates and tests third-party applications against industry-agreed quality guidelines, will now include virus scanning to provide additional confidence to network operators and consumers.

During the second half of 2006, all applications and content submitted for Symbian Signed certification will automatically be scanned using the McAfee anti-virus engine before being passed on to the certification stage. Virus scanning as part of the application certification submission process continues to demonstrate Symbian Signed thought leadership and its best practice approach to mobile application development.

Victor Kouznetsov, Sr. Vice President, McAfee Mobile, said that McAfee is pleased to partner with Symbian to provide security screening for its certification program. Furthermore he added that combination of McAfee’s virus scanning solution, Symbian Signed and the Symbian OS security architecture will ensure continued secure user experiences and prevent mobile viruses following in the footsteps of their PC counterparts.

Symbian’s Internal Database, EDBMS, strikes a balance between functionality and small footprint, letting you create database apps that run without alteration across diverse mobile devices.

Dr.Dobb’s Portal has an in-depth article which discusses EDBMS and deals with such issues as limitations, physical implementation, retrieving and managing data, indexes, datatypes, client-side access and more. Good read.

Popular navigation package, Wayfinder Navigator, now supports all the latest Nokia (NYSE: NOK) S60 3rd Edition and Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) UIQ 3 smartphones. It’s easy to use and provide voice and map directions, helping you quickly find the fastest way, avoiding traffic disturbances, toll roads or speed cameras.

The new feature, Service Window, gives additional power to Wayfinder Navigator as it provides the user with information on weather and currency rates.

Maps are regularly up-dated free of charge with access to your choice of region or continent. You can choose a package with a GPS receiver or only buy the software. Free trial is also available.

Voylend, the recently announced Symbian Platinum Partner, has released the Voylent Communicator for Symbian S60 platform to provide privacy and security against communications eavesdropping and tampering. The software uses Circuit Switched Data (CSD) calls and allow encrypted end-to-end phone calls.

Features:

• Software implementation
• Internet, IP, GPRS/EDGE/EDVO/UMTS are not required to establish a secure voice connection
• Runs on most of the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) S60 phones (S60 2nd Edition it seems)
• Straightforward to use, easy to install
• Uses the same address book of normal voice calls

Voylent Communicator is currently in beta. More information and download instructions from Voylent’s site.

Bill Ray of TheRegister.co.uk asks and interesting question - Are mobiles a model for future? In its analysis he starts with something I agree almost 100% and that is the fact that mobile phones are not, and never will be, the open and truly flexible platform that desktop computers provide.

The issue he points out is right - mobile phone manufacturers are constantly telling us that the latest mobile phone can do anything a PC can, but some users are finding that their new handsets are acting in very un-PC ways; refusing to run software a few years old and not letting them develop their own. Read the full article »

By beating off the stiff competition, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N70 has been awarded “Best Mobile Entertainment Handset” at the annual Mobile Entertainment Awards, the Meffys. The device (N70) perfectly illustrates Nokia’s commitment to offering powerful, all-inclusive handsets that aid people in their daily lives.

The Meffys, organised by the Mobile Entertainment Forum, are the industry’s official benchmark for measuring success and rewarding innovating in mobile entertainment. The top entries in each category were chosen by a panel of independent industry, media and analyst experts and the winners were announced by top DJ Pete Tong at a ceremony coinciding with the Mobile Entertainment Market (MEM) 2006 in London in May.

Epocware just announces Handy Tools for Symbian UIQ 3.0 (Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE)) smartphones. Handy Tools is a suite of programs which will help user to organize the work with his smartphone more efficiently and includes Handy Safe, Handy Day and Handy Expense utilities.

• Handy Day is the mobile organizer that guarantees user information, appointments or tasks not to be missed and left behind. It reminds about coming meetings and assignments. At a glance customer will see day plan or week agenda and objects overview.
• Handy Safe stores all essential and confidential information in one place in the smartphone. Necessary passwords, credit cards details, user names, codes, various types of accounts, web pages, addresses, travel info, insurance policies, software keys information will be secured against outsider access and concurrently customer can use it wherever he wants. Information could be easily added, edited and accessed on PC, keeping it synchronized with the smartphone due to Handy Safe Desktop program.
• Handy Expense (I’ve already presented the S60 version) is specially designed to make all aspects of outlay control more effective.

Handy Tools bundle pack for UIQ 3.0 enables to save considerable sum in comparison with purchase of separate programs. Each application of the suite is planning to be elaborated further according to wishes and requests of the users. Its following updating will be free for present version owners. More information here.

Remember NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM)’s FOMA “9 series”. I’ve posted the info about F902iS, D902iS and SH902iS. Well, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced that NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan is using Nokia’s Intellisync SyncML Server to power a new data storage service for customers purchasing the DoCoMo 902is Series or any other 3G phone after that.

The Data Security Service makes life easier for NTT DoCoMo subscribers by protecting their valuable phone contact information and other content through online backup. Using Nokia’s Intellisync SyncML Server technology and their personal computer, subscribers can access their existing data, images, and contact information via a secure Web site, and then easily manage and backup that information on their phone over the air.

The new service is the result of more than a year of collaboration between the companies in creating a prototype and refining the service to provide a superior user experience. Shortly, great news for all FOMA “9 series” owners.