A new encryption software allows users of IBM Corp.'s Microdrive hard drives to use the same drive in different mobile devices without having to reconfigure its security settings.
Trust Digital LLC announced that its PDASecure software is now available for the Microdrive, a one-inch (2.54 centimeters) wide hard drive that offers up to 1G byte of storage for mobile devices, the company said in a statement. PDASecure is a software product that can distinguish between differing encryption formats in mobile devices, and allow for that data to be transferred from device to device without losing the encryption protection or requiring the user to re-encrypt the data after transferring it, said Kevin Shahbazi, vice president of marketing for Trust Digital.
"Users don't want to go through complicated security procedures, so PDASecure allows security policies to be managed from a central location," said Shahbazi. The software can be used on any type of mobile device, including laptops, PDAs (personal digital assistants), digital camera, and others, he said.
News source: PC World Australia
