PhoneGuard's core business is to sell security oriented software products to wireless communications users.
While traditional cellular telephones primarily deal with voice communication, Smart Phones or Personal Digital Assistants (PDA’s) are far more powerful devices which can fulfill a myriad of complex tasks including but not limited to; word processing, spreadsheets, e mails, internet connectivity, multimedia communication and text messaging. Essentially everything a home or business PC can do, a cellular PDA can do.
As the demand for personal and business data storage has increased on Smart Phones so has the propensity for criminals to target these devices for their own benefit. The security of Cellular phones has become evident since the first proof of concept virus, "Cabir", this virus made its first appearance in June of 2004 and at least two types of viruses have been discovered every week since then. As of today there at least 500 known viruses designed to attack the various vulnerabilities in cellular telephone PDA security.
The number of attacks which take place on a daily basis against personal, business and government mobile devices has reached dangerous levels, yet the public remains blithely unaware these threats even exist. Users are content to believe their cellular telephone carriers or the devices themselves provide them with some level of security.
PhoneGuard, powered by NetQin, has addressed this situation by effectively providing a security suite encompassing the four main types of Smart Phone operating systems; Symbian, Windows Mobile. PhoneGuard efficiently and effectively, scans, monitors, disinfects and quarantines all known viruses and has a proactive updating feature which essentially shrinks the timeline a new virus has to gain a foothold.
YOU WOULDN’T TURN ON YOUR HOME COMPUTER WITHOUT HAVING SOME KIND OF ANTI-HACKING/ANTI SPYWARE PROTECTION SO WHY WOULD YOU TURN ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE WITHOUT THE SAME KIND OF PROTECTION!!!
Founded in 2005, Beijing NetQin Tech Co. Ltd. is a global leader in mobile security services- holding 68% of the Chinese mobile security market (2009 China Mobile Security Market Research Report, Frost & Sullivan). NetQin delivers proven mobile security solutions- including security, SMS-filter, anti-spyware, and privacy protection- to more than 35 million users in 200 countries and regions worldwide. Our services provide users protection against mobile security threats, financial loss and privacy compromise. Backed by an R&D team of more than 100 highly-skilled professionals, NetQin owns multiple patented technologies and relentlessly delivers the technology advancements crucial to improving mobile security.
Extensive partnership accelerated the growth of NetQin. The company is now a mobile security partner of China Mobile, providing technology and operation for China Mobile service. NetQin is also mobile security partner of China Unicom and China Telecom. As an important partner to Nokia, NetQin products are preloaded most models of Nokia smart-phones. NetQin works very closely with operation system provider, including Symbian, Windows Mobile and Android, to develop mobile security applications on different operation systems. Other partners include Samsung, Motorola, Sony-Ericsson, Dopod, Lenovo, Tencent, Baidu, etc.