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VeriSign Launches Mobile Data Backup Service
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2006-04-10
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VeriSign, Inc. announced VeriSign Backup Plus, which automatically backs up and restores personal data on mobile phones. Cincinnati Bell will be the first carrier to offer the hosted, self-care service.
VeriSign Backup Plus will initially feature instant, over-the-air back up of contacts in mobile phone address books, allowing user data to be backed upon entry and retrievable if phones are lost, stolen or damaged. Later this year, the service will back up mobile calendars, pictures and video and audio content.
"Mobile phones are integral to having an increasingly rich ‘MobiLife.' Because billions of people use them to stay connected, organized and entertained, VeriSign created a dynamic solution that operators can offer to give customers assurance and peace-of-mind from knowing their mobile content is available and easily retrievable," said Bill Wolfe, senior vice president, VeriSign Communications Services.
About of ¼ of mobile phones are lost each year, says VeriSign, and though most consumers change phones every 12 months, they don't back up their mobile phone data.
Mike Vanderwoude, vice president and general manager of Cincinnati Bell Wireless, called the Backup Plus service a "data safety net."
The service is now generally available worldwide. Cincinnati Bell plans to launch its Backup Plus service in May 2006.
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