Palm to Include Improved Security in OS

Palm has announced an alliance with RSA Security that will see stronger encryption for future versions of the Palm OS. This agreement is aimed at allowing large companies to have a security architecture that protects data travelling over both wired and wireless networks. RSA BSAFE encryption software provides good performance even with the small amounts of memory and relatively slow processors available on handhelds as compared to PCs, while while still working with the existing Internet infrastructure.

"The Palm OS platform is a flexible, versatile foundation for enterprise applications, and we are pleased that our relationship with RSA Security will continue to provide enterprise-class security solutions to our customers and partners, including Palm OS licensees and the vast Palm OS developer community," said Gina Clark, VP of Palm OS marketing at Palm. "Security is critical to our continued success in the enterprise market. We will continue to enhance the Palm OS to meet the needs of our enterprise customers by providing technologies such as the strong encryption and authentication that leading companies have come to trust and rely upon from RSA Security."

The majority of Palm's sales come to individual users but the company has been taking steps over the past year to increase its presence in the enterprise.

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