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Protecting against the emerging threat of PDA viruses (continued)
Conclusion
Based on the analysis of the four solutions presented, we believe McAfee Guard Dog for Palm will provide the best protection against viruses on the Palm OS for the next 18 months. As shown in Figure B, McAfee Guard Dog for Palm either matched or outperformed its competitors in all but one of the criteria listed.
FIGURE B
Here are the final scores.
Therefore, Guard Dog for Palm received the highest overall score based on the weighted dimensions. Businesses and individuals should feel assured that McAfee Guard Dog for Palm currently provides the best protection for their PDAs.
Due to the rapidly changing nature of the PDA industry, advancements in technology will render current anti-virus technology obsolete. Research already indicates that many anti-virus software vendors are attempting to create their own behavioral-based solutions for PDAs, which may challenge the market position of McAfee Guard Dog for Palm. Similarly, advancements in PDA hardware will continually improve, making criteria such as size less of a factor. Finally, it should be noted that PDAs are not the only mobile devices being threatened by virus attacks. Viruses will also strike other mobile devices, such as cellular phones, as these devices grow in functionality and popularity.
Product availability and resources
For more information on the IBM Microdrives, visit http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/diskdrdl/micro/.
For more information on Gartner Group, visit http://www.gartnergroup.com.
For more information on Forrester Research, visit http://www.forrester.com.
For more information on Liberty from Gambit Studios, visit http://www.GambitStudios.com.
For the article, "Give me Liberty, or gime me, um, a Game Boy, in the September 2000 issue of PalmPower, visit http://www.palmpower.com/issues/issue200009/emulator001.html.
For the paper, "Threats to PDAs," by Symantec Corporation, visit http://www.symantec.com/sarc/avcenter/reference/malicious.threats.to.pdas.html.
For the article, "Symantec Offers Early Look At World's First Anti-Virus Technology Residing Directly On the Palm OS Platform," in Wireless Developer Network, Sept. 7, 2000, visit http://www.wirelessdevnet.com/news/2000/251/news7.html.
For information on Palm.Vapor, visit http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/palm.vapor.html.
For information on PalmOS/Vapor.741, visit http://www.canada-av.com/sensible/home.nsf/af5d930290b144e5852568c900171f3c/21763636425669d085256962007fc3a7?OpenDocument.
For information on Finjan Software, visit http://www.finjan.com.
For information on McAfee Corporation, visit http://www.mcafee.com.
For information on Symantec Corporation, visit http://www.symantec.com.
For information on McAfee VirusScan Wireless, visit http://mcafeestore.beyond.com/Product/0,1057,3-18-ML100108,00.html.
For information on Symantec AntiVirus 2001 for Palm OS, visit http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_pal/features.html.
For information on Guard Dog for Palm, visit http://www.mcafee.com/wireless/guarddog/guarddog.asp.
For more information about Palm computers, visit http://www.palm.com.
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Nicholas Idler will graduate in May 2001 from the University of Colorado with an M.S. in telecommunications engineering and a B.S. business administration--information systems. He plans to work as a technical consultant for Accenture. Matthew Gundersen will be graduating May 2001 with a Masters in telecommunications, dual degrees in business administration of information systems and management, and a minor in Computer Science. He'll be starting with Accenture in the fall as an analyst consultant in the process division. Krista Casady will be graduating in December 2001 with an undergraduate degree in information systems and a Master's degree in telecommunications. Jessica Lee will be graduating in December 2001 with a BA in information systems and an MS in telecommunications. She's looking into a career in consulting, but is open to new opportunities.
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