New Afaria Security Manager Announced
Sybase iAnywhere Releases Breakthrough Handheld Security Functionality
Today Sybase announced the release of the new Afaria Security Manager (Filter Driver). This is great news!
As you can see in the press release I’ve been running the betas for quite some time now and I’m really really impressed with how good it works. I couldn’t detect any battery degrade even when running at full encryption AND Exchange Push E-mail. Very good.
The key features are:
- Advanced data decryption – Using a breakthrough architecture, all encrypted data is decrypted on-demand only when requested by the application or operating system. This allows the mobile user to have quick entry when logging into the device, since data is no longer being decrypted at login. In addition, as the architecture only re-encrypts changed data, rather than all data, application performance is further maximized along with dramatic improvements in battery life.
- Seamless application integration – Encryption and decryption processes can be applied to data used by any application stored on a mobile device, without affecting the usability or execution of the application. This means that an enterprise can confidently secure all confidential, proprietary and/or sensitive data without having to worry about application compatibility.
- GPS system interoperability – New functionality prevents locking of a mobile device while a GPS application is operational, so that users can have full use of GPS navigation programs without interruption.
- User interface enhancements – An improved file selection user interface on Windows Mobile Pocket PC/Professional devices now includes folder selection and improved sub-directory support so that end users can select additional data for encryption. In addition, alarms and notifications, such as calendar alerts, are now displayed in front of the device lock screen. This allows the end user to view and dismiss notifications without logging into the device.
- Temporary password recovery improvements –To handle the varying device form factors, the device lock interface was enhanced to allow easy access to the password recovery system, and to allow end users to place phone calls to the help desk from a locked phone.
You can catch a webcast about the features on Thursday March 13, 2008. Times and registration information can be found at: http://www.sybase.com/afaria_features