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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.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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