Software provides comprehensive handheld security.

Good Technology Inc. Mar 16, 2006

Press Release Summary:

Good Mobile Defense(TM) brings enterprise class security to all aspects of handhelds including 3rd party applications, external storage cards, and handheld features such as WiFi and Bluetooth. It provides advanced password management including protective action after excessive failed password attempts. Users can set and manage approved application white lists and application launch control, as well as disable data transfer points and lock down handheld features.

Original Press Release:

Good Technology Ships Good Mobile Defense(TM) for Comprehensive Handheld Security

New Security Offering Protects Diverse Fleets of Industry-Standard Handhelds and Third Party Applications for Maximum Visibility, Compliance and Control

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 14 / -- Good Technology, Inc., the leading provider of industry standards-based enterprise handheld computing software and service, today announced commercial availability of its first handheld security offering, Good Mobile Defense(TM). Good Mobile Defense brings enterprise class security to all aspects of the handheld including third party applications, external storage cards, and handheld features such as WiFi and Bluetooth. With Good Mobile Defense, enterprises can comprehensively lockdown handhelds and ensure compliance with corporate security requirements.

"Good Mobile Defense gives me peace of mind knowing that the data my mobile workers carry on their handhelds is protected right down to the SD Card," said Claude Fossati, worldwide voice telecom manager, Thomson, Inc., a leading media and entertainment industry service and technology provider. "The fact that I can manage security policies centrally and push updates over-the-air makes the system complete."

Good Mobile Defense will provide complete device protection across a variety of handheld platforms, including Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone, Palm OS, and Symbian. The solution includes a desktop policy manager and client software, and provides:
-- Advanced Password Management, including protective action after excessive failed password attempts, protection for standard and third party passwords, and the enablement of temporary administrative passwords.
-- Application Lockdown, including the ability to set and manage approved application "white lists" and application launch control.
-- Handheld Feature Control, including the ability to disable data transfer ports such as Bluetooth, Wifi or HotSync, and the ability to lock down handheld features such as cameras, microphones and speakers.
-- Advanced Encryption Management, providing options to control the encryption of native handheld memory, storage cards, and specific applications using AES 256.
-- Data Erase after excessive failed password and authentication attempts, as well as remote wipe of all handheld applications, including external media storage cards.

When using Good Mobile Defense in conjunction with GoodLink's Secure Over The Air(TM) (Secure OTA(TM)) technology, IT can set and enforce mobile security policies wirelessly; because IT never has to touch the device, Good Mobile Defense delivers low handheld computing TCO. In addition, IT can use Good Mobile Defense's Compliance Manager(TM) to ensure that prerequisite applications such as McAfee's Mobile VirusScan are present on handhelds before corporate data is transmitted.

"Good continues to provide us with all the components we need to make our wireless enterprise successful by offering a unified mobility platform including email, application access, and mobile security with strong central management," added Fossati. "Getting this all from one vendor that supports industry standards saves me the headache of looking for multiple solutions to meet my needs."

"An astonishing number of organizations with large fleets of mobile devices don't have mobile security policies in place, and those that do have policies often do not have a mechanism to enforce them," said Rick Osterloh, VP Products, Good Technology. "Good Mobile Defense, combined with the end-to-end security of GoodLink, provides all the security of a locked-down system with the power and flexibility of industry standards."

Good Mobile Defense builds on Good Technology's current enterprise security capabilities. GoodLink's end-to-end Network Operations Center- (NOC) based security solution protects information assets from the enterprise perimeter, through data transport, down to the handheld. Good's Secure Transport Service (GSTS), which provides 24x7 data monitoring, service and support, offers the ultimate layer of security and information delivery insurance that enterprises require.

Pricing and Availability
Good Mobile Defense is available immediately as a standalone product and as an extension to GoodLink and GoodAccess for Palm OS handhelds. For pricing information please contact 1-866-7-BE-GOOD or sales@good.com.

About Good Technology
Good Technology is the leader in enterprise handheld computing software and service, using industry standards to provide the corporate applications enterprises need on the handhelds they choose over the networks they prefer. The company's GoodAccess and GoodLink products extend mission-critical enterprise applications -- including Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, salesforce.com and Siebel -- to mobile employees when and where they need them, using end-to-end AES encrypted, FIPS 140-2 certified security, and cradle-free, real-time synchronization. GoodLink and GoodAccess are combined enterprise software and service that run on a variety of devices and networks, freeing customers from vendor lock-in, and allowing maximum flexibility. Good Technology is located in Santa Clara, California. For more information call 866-7-BEGOOD and select the option for sales, e-mail sales@good.com or visit www.good.com.