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General Dynamics is demoing its GD Protected dual-persona secure smartphone at Mobile World Congress. This especially protected device is made to deliver both secure communication and access to commercial smartphone services using the same handset.
Relying on virtualization technologies, General Dynamics can allow users to run two completely different mobile platforms on a single handset, one of which is envisioned for personal and the other one for business use, with the ability to easily switch between the two. The easy switching, however, doesn’t mean the important data is vulnerable; quite the contrary – there are two layers of encryption to separate the virtual machines’ processing of data in transit and data at rest.
And GD already got the first client; and it’s a big one – Samsung, which will incorporate the “GD Protected” technology into Samsung GALAXY devices running the (also newly announced) Samsung KNOX. The GD Protected technology will be available at an extra cost for companies and government agencies requiring an extra layer of security…
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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.
