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Mobile security means business

25 Jun 2008

The proliferation of portable computing is fueling the need for mobile embedded security solutions. By enabling new applications while overcoming the risk of thefts and infringements, mobile security has become a vital requirement for both consumer and enterprise applications.

Mobile applications such as music, video, TV, commerce, authentication, gaming and health care are just a sample of the applications that depend on the availability of robust security solutions.

Regrettably, legacy security methods have not been able to meet the cost, performance, power consumption and robustness requirements of mobile computing. A new approach, comprising a complete system solution combined with hardware-based infrastructure, has fast become the best practice in today's burgeoning market for mobile security.

Embedded security is essential for mobile phones, flash memory, game consoles, PNDs (personal navigation devices), digital & IP TV as well as MIDs (mobile Internet devices), UMPCs (ultra-mobile PCs) and PMPs (personal media players). For each of these devices and their associated applications we will discuss a few examples of the business drivers influencing the need for all-encompassing security solutions. We will show how only through a comprehensive system approach, intertwined with the device's hardware layer, can an effective solution be provided for the development, advancement and deployment of innovative applications.

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