Reinforcing its commitment to fight cybercrime, Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), makers of Norton Internet Security solutions, and Bharti Airtel (Mumbai: BSE), Asia's leading integrated telecom services provider, in collaboration with Lotaris, a Swiss-based Mobile Internet Security service provider, today announced the launch of Norton Smartphone Security for Airtel's mobile customers in India.

 

Mobile Internet adoption rates in India continue to grow rapidly, and Airtels adoption of Norton Smartphone Security for its customers is a crucial step in raising consumer awareness of the importance of adopting security for mobile devices, said Hal Bennett, vice president, global OEM and ISP sales, Symantec

 

Designed to provide mobile users the same level of security that has become standard for laptops and other computing devices, Norton Smartphone Security provides a seamless user experience to Windows Mobile and Symbian smartphone users. It provides mobile operators and service providers with the ability to deliver services, over-the-air, in flexible subscription-centric service models and to bill their subscribers directly.

 

Shireesh Joshi, Director, Marketing Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel said, As an increasing number of our mobile customers use their phone to access the internet and hold sensitive personal and business information, data security becomes a genuine concern. With the Norton Smartphone Security, we are offering our mobile customers a one-stop security solution in an easy to purchase model. This latest innovation is in line with our commitment to constantly enrich our customers experience.

 

Available for Airtel mobile customers on their WAP Market place, Airtel Live, the one-stop anti-virus, anti-spam and firewall solution, Norton Smartphone Security, has been provided to Airtel through the Lotaris technology platform, which is highly addressable with its mobile Internet security services.

 

The Indian market is a great indicator of the future mobile environment. Having Airtel recognize the significance of Mobile Internet Security is a major milestone for the entire industry. Symantecs Norton security products are trusted by customers throughout the world and Lotaris is delighted to extend its reach in the Indian market and beyond, said Elaine Moran, Business Development Manager, Lotaris SA. We are confident that Indian consumers would benefit immensely from this service which we provide with our local integration partner, Techzone.

 

The Norton Smartphone Security on Airtel Live offers the following features to customers:

 

Antivirus  Protects users from viruses by detecting mobile threats and preventing users from accessing infected files;

 

Antispam for SMS  Automatically deletes spam messages, or filters them to a separate spam folder;

 

Firewall Controls both inbound and outbound network traffic on the mobile device;

 

Platform Compatibility Supports all Symbian and Windows Mobile devices

 

The one-stop anti-virus, anti-spam and firewall solution will be available for Airtel mobile customers on Airtel Live for just Rs. 10 per week. With this, Airtel offers an easy to buy and pay solution customers simply download from Airtel Live and the cost gets deducted from the balance talk time or added to the monthly bill. The service is available for a free 7-day trial period.

 

Symantecs Norton products protect consumers from traditional threats with antivirus, anti-spyware and phishing protection, as well as bots, drive-by downloads and identity theft -- while also being light on system resources. The company also provides services such as online backup and PC tuneup, and is a trusted source for family online safety. Friend us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/norton and follow @NortonOnline on Twitter.

 

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

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Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, is among Asias leading integrated telecom services providers with operations in India and Sri Lanka. In South Asia, the company had an aggregate of over 125.3 million customers as of end December 2009, including 120.23 million mobile customers. Bharti Airtel has been ranked among the six best performing technology companies in the world by BusinessWeek.

 

Bharti Airtel is structured as four strategic business units - Mobile, Telemedia, Enterprise and Digital TV. The mobile business offers services in India and Sri Lanka. The Telemedia business provides broadband, IPTV and telephone services in 95 Indian cities. The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and national and international long distance services to carriers. The Digital TV business provides DTH services across India. All these services are provided under the Airtel brand. Airtel's national high-speed optic fibre network currently spans over 118,337 Rkms across India. Airtel's international network infrastructure includes ownership of the i2i submarine cable system and consortium ownership in five global undersea cable systems, SEA-ME-WE 4, EIG, I-ME-WE, AAG and UNITY. For more information, visit www.airtel.in

 

Lotaris is headquartered in Yverdon, Switzerland and has offices in Japan, China, USA, India, South Africa, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, and United Arab Emirates. Lotaris is a mobile applications service provider. Through mobile operators and handset manufacturers, Lotaris delivers and manages mobile Internet applications over-the-air to professional users. The company offers its solutions as an integrated value added service. More information is available at http://www.lotaris.com.

 

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