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Below is an article from CW360.

Given the Govt's current paranoia over people being able to talk to each
other securley, how will the HO react?

Is it snake oil or a real "secure mobile"?










"This autumn, Ericsson will release a Symbian-based mobile phone that
incorporates a digital camera, a pen-based user interface, Bluetooth
support and the new Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) technology, writes
Antony Adshead.

The Tri-Band Ericsson P800 will use version 7.0 of the Symbian operating
system, which includes support for IP version 6; Mobile Information Device
Profile (MidP) for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME); IPSec security
technology; and SyncML, an open industry standard that allows remote
wireless synchronisation of data.

IPv6 is the latest iteration of the IP version 4 Web addressing protocol.
It increases the length of the device address from 32 to 128 bits and is
backward compatible with version 4. 

IPSec is a security technology that defines authentication and encryption
at the device level - layer 3 - allowing the phone to be used for secure
peer-to-peer connections. IPv6 in combination with IPSec should make the
device as secure as any PC on a fixed network. 

J2ME is a version of Java 2 for devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. It
uses K Virtual Machine, which is optimised for small devices. MidP provides
support for a graphical interface, networking and storage. 

MMS, which is expected to take off over the coming year, promises the
ability to send graphics, video clips and sound files between mobile
devices. However, not all observers are convinced that this new technology
is sufficiently appealing to set the world alight.

Graham Fisher, an analyst at Bloor Research, said, "SMS was a winner
because it was such a simple, effective technology. Why does anyone need to
be able to send video clips to a phone?" "


 

 

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