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NetMotion Wireless Bolsters Security With New Mobile Authentication Options

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 December 2008, 08:00 CST

SEATTLE, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- NetMotion Wireless, a leading provider of mobile productivity and management software, today announced expanded support for new end-user authentication protocols that boost mobile security. The new authentication methods supported by NetMotion's Mobile VPN, Mobility XE(TM), make it easier and less expensive for businesses and agencies to meet stricter standards, including two-factor end-user authentication, while keeping mobile workers productive and their application access secure over wireless networks and across coverage gaps.

The new functionality, available at no cost to most customers with existing maintenance agreements, allows IT administrators to flexibly deploy a host of strong user-authentication methods, including public key infrastructure (PKI), smart cards and biometric systems. The expanded authentication options also enable industries with strict regulations over data security, such as law enforcement, to become compliant with state and federal security guidelines, such as the Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Security Policy.

"At a time when revenues and budgets are shrinking, public safety agencies across the country are faced with meeting strict security standards for data delivery and user access to regional and federal information databases," said Major Steven Williams, chief technology officer, Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles. "Support for these authentication methods helps our agencies meet these standards quickly and inexpensively so that our officers and employees can have mobile access to the information critical to their duties."

To date, many businesses that have implemented strong user authentication measures using PKI solutions have had to compromise when used for their mobile workforce due to high costs or because many devices and mobile security systems do not support the standard. With Mobility XE's new strong user-authentication support, additional security measures can be quickly deployed across mobile devices including laptops, tablets, handhelds, and smart phones.

"NetMotion has always held to the highest standards for securing data communications across all networks - wired or wireless," said John Knopf, director, product management at NetMotion Wireless. "Adding support for these strong user-authentication options allows our customers to protect their most-at-risk mobile devices. Without requiring significant additional investment, they can leverage their existing authentication infrastructure or implement a new compliant one. It's an ideal solution for resolving pressing security compliance quickly and cost-effectively."

Around the globe, more than 300,000 mobile workers use NetMotion's Mobility XE to mitigate some of the most common challenges in mobile deployments today, including application stability as users move in and out of wireless coverage areas, and seamless roaming between Wi-Fi and wide-area cellular networks. In addition, the company provides advanced security and network management controls that extend corporate security policies to mobile devices, while also allowing customers to utilize their existing mobile investments to reliably deploy real-time applications such as Voice over IP (VoIP) and streaming video. For more information about NetMotion, visit http://www.netmotionwireless.com.

About NetMotion Wireless

Based in Seattle, NetMotion Wireless' software enables businesses and agencies to maintain and optimize connections to applications as their mobile workers move in and out of wireless coverage areas and across various networks. NetMotion's award-winning Mobile VPN, Mobility XE, enhances mobile worker productivity at more than 1,300 of the world's most respected organizations across multiple industries including utilities, healthcare, communications, public safety, local government, transportation and many others. For more information about NetMotion Wireless or its products, please visit http://www.netmotionwireless.com or call (206) 691-5500.

SOURCE NetMotion Wireless

Source: PR Newswire

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