SMBS WIPE THEIR WORRIES WITH OPTUS OFFICEAPPS MOBILE SECURITY

Personal and professional SMB data protected with new cloud service offering

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) can better safeguard their mobile data from theft and viruses with today’s launch of Optus OfficeApps Mobile Security. As the newest addition to the OfficeApps cloud portfolio, the service gives business owners and their staff the power to protect important personal and business data stored on mobile devices.

With OfficeApps Mobile Security, SMBs have the ability to lock, wipe and reset the password of any device within their business from the OfficeApps portal or from another mobile phone. Data held on any device is also protected by anti-virus software. The service is underpinned by Optus OfficeApps support to help customers get up and running quickly and provide ongoing technical assistance

With increasing numbers of small businesses investing in smartphones and tablets and with over 500 different malware variants currently in existence, the need to protect business data has become ever more vital. According to research conducted by Jones Donald Strategy Partners, 50 per cent of Australian SMBs currently use smartphones and nine per cent use tablets within their business. Furthermore, 49 per cent of SMBs are planning to buy smart phones and 29 per cent tablets in the next 12 months¹.

Rohan Ganeson, Managing Director, Optus SMB said, "OfficeApps Mobile Security addresses the concerns many SMBs have about protecting confidential information on mobile devices. As the amount of information shared between smartphones and tablets within a small business increases, the security of these devices becomes paramount. Optus has developed OfficeApps Mobile Security to directly mitigate these concerns.

"SMBs now have access to many powerful and user-friendly security tools already being used by bigger businesses, but at a lower cost and without the hassle of IT set-up and maintenance."

OfficeApps Mobile Security will be available to SMBs on a 12-month contract at $5 per mobile device, with a free introductory period of two months. It is compatible with devices running on selected Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems. The service is powered by F-Secure and accessible through a single OfficeApps web portal (www.optusofficeapps.com.au) which provides control over a range of both fixed-location and mobile devices.

"A virus on a mobile device or even just a lost phone can severely disrupt day-to-day operations and threaten business," Mr Ganeson said. "OfficeApps Mobile Security reassures SMBs with knowledge that they have full control over who uses their mobile devices and more importantly, that their data is safe."

Optus OfficeApps Mobile Security Product Features

Anti-theft

• Remote Lock: Allows users to lock their stolen or lost device to protect confidential information with a single SMS message from any secondary mobile phone
• Remote Locate: Provides you with a GPS map location of your lost or stolen device with a single SMS message from any secondary mobile phone
• Remote Wipe: Enables users to erase all data on the device as an ultimate safety measure to prevent misuse against lost or stolen devices
• SIM Card Alert: Your device is automatically locked when the SIM Card is changed. The feature instantly sends the new mobile number to your nominated mobile number

Anti-Virus

• Spyware and Malware Protection: Protects against spyware and espionage software that may monitor and record all the actions on a mobile phone including voice calls, SMS and email messages
• Virus Protection: Combined with real-time antivirus protection, Mobile Security makes the device safe against mobile devices and malware
• Browser Protection: Identifies which websites are safe and which should be avoided

About Optus OfficeApps

OfficeApps Mobile Security joins Email and Collaboration as the latest offering in the OfficeApps suite of cloud based services for SMBs. OfficeApps provides business critical services for growing organisations frustrated with how time consuming it is to manage and maintain their IT requirements, and allows SMBs to focus on growing rather than supporting their business. www.optusbusiness.com.au/officeapps

OfficeApps Mobile Security is the first product from the OfficeApps Security Suite to be announced by Optus with details of other offerings to be announced closer to launch.

Media contacts:
Danny Wong
Optus Corporate Affairs
Tel: (02) 8082 7850
E: sydneyoptusteam@text100.com.au

Simon Fitzgerald
Text 100 Public Relations
Tel: 02 9956 5733

1. SMB New product development research conducted for Optus by Jones Donald Strategy Partners in May 2011, surveying 400 SMBs.