NTT DOCOMO and Symantec have said that DOCOMO will provide its customers a new 3G-mobile managed service featuring Symantec’s PGP Whole Disk Encryption with Remote Disable & Destroy, powered by Intel Anti-Theft Technology.
The new joint service will enable DOCOMO customers to protect the sensitive data that resides on their laptops, deter thefts and protect systems.
The new offering allows DOCOMO customers to remotely disable a laptop computer by either locking it or destroying the data on its hard drive.
In addition, administrators can remotely disable a lost or stolen laptop via a secure SMS message, sent either via the DOCOMO 3G network management server or a roaming network if the computer is lost overseas.
The offering also allows users to remotely block the boot process and prevent access to encrypted data, even if the computer’s main power is switched off.
DOCOMO will support Intel Anti-Theft-enabled laptops with Ericsson 3G mobile broadband modules to enable their systems to receive the SMS messages.
The offering will support any laptop computer equipped with Intel Anti-Theft Technology and the Ericsson 3G mobile broadband module F5521gw, regardless of the manufacturer.
The company said that the new service will be available to customers in Japan during the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
