13 December 2007

News - SimWorks identified as a top 10 global mobile security vendor by Visiongain.

“SimWorks has been named as one of the top 10 global mobile security vendors in the recent Mobile Security and Anti-Virus Report 2007 released by well known telecoms analyst Visiongain.”

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Read Computerworld coverage here.

15 November 2007

News - SimWorks Anti-Virus selected UIQ Application of the Month by UIQ Technology.

“Leading mobile security provider SimWorks announced today that its SimWorks Anti-Virus UIQ3 application has been selected as UIQ Application of the Month for November 07 by UIQ Technology, the architects of the UIQ operating system that powers such iconic phones as the SonyEricsson P990 and P1i and Motorola Z8.”

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Click here for SimWorks Application of the Month listing on the UIQ site.

Read Computerworld coverage here.

15 October 2007

Product launch - SimWorks Anti-Virus UIQ3 launched.

Well known provider of mobile security solutions SimWorks is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SimWorks Anti-Virus UIQ3. SimWorks was the first company in the world to release an anti-virus solution for the UIQ2 platform with it's hugely popular SimWorks Anti-Virus UIQ. SimWorks Anti-Virus UIQ3 builds on this committment providing security for users of such leading devices as the SonyEricsson P990 and P1i and Motorola Z8.

SimWorks Anti-Virus UIQ3 is available from all of the major third party application portals such Handango, Mobile2Day and the SonyEricsson Application Store.

14 September 2007

Product launch - SimWorks Anti-Virus S60 3rd launched.

SimWorks is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SimWorks Anti-Virus S60 3rd edn extending the protection offered by SimWorks existing range of trusted mobile anti-virus products to the growing number of Series 60 3rd edn devices such as Nokia's ground breaking N95.

Available in 5 languages including English, German and Arabic, SimWorks Anti-Virus S60 3rd edn is available from all of the major third party application portals such Handango and Mobile2Day.

15 March 2007

Trade show - Meet SimWorks at CeBIT '07, Hall 3 stand B55.

Leading mobile security provider SimWorks International will once again be exhibiting at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover. We look forward to seeing you there!

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6 March 2006

News - SimWorks and Jamba! protect visitors to CeBIT '06.

“New Zealand software company SimWorks has teamed up with Jamba!, Europe's leading portal for mobile entertainment and downloads, to offer free mobile virus protection for visitors to CeBIT '06”.

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25 November 2005

News - SimWorks Joins Symbian Platinum Program.

“SimWorks today announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for smartphones based on Symbian OS™. As a Platinum Partner, SimWorks is committed to assisting carriers in securing content and applications on Symbian OS devices with its range of leading Symbian OS security applications such as its well known Symbian OS backup and anti-virus applications”.

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2 October 2005

News - The first mobile phone anti virus solution for the Middle Eastern region.

“CITI Telecommunications International brings a first internationally renowned bi-lingual (Arabic-English) Mobile Anti-Virus solution for the Middle Eastern market”.

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April 2005

IEEE Computer Magazine - Mobile Phones: The next frontier for hackers?

“Security experts are find an growing number of viruses, worms and Trojan horses that target cellular phones. Although none of the new attacks has done extensive damage in the wild, it's only a matter of time before this occurs, noted Aaron Davidson, CEO of SimWorks International, a New Zealand-based anti-virus company”.

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20 April 2005

News - 52 Symbian trojans identified in one day.

“Symbian anti-virus specialist SimWorks announced today that it has identified 52 previously unknown trojans for the Symbian platform, more than all of the trojans and other malware for Symbian based devices combined identified to date”.

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7 March 2005

News - First symbian MMS virus.

“Symbian anti-virus specialist SimWorks announced today that it has identified the first Symbian virus capable of spreading itself via MMS messages. Using MMS the CommWarrior.a virus, as SimWorks have named it, can instantaneously send itself to any mobile phone in the world. Multimedia Message Service (MMS) is a more advanced version of the text message service (TXT) familiar to millions of phone users, and allows rich content such as pictures, sounds, video, and applications to be sent as well as text”.

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10 February 2005

News - 80 Percent of Mobile Phone Users Receive Spam.

“A consortium representing industry and academia today announced the results of the first empirical global study on mobile spam. The study shows that spam -- a well known problem from the Internet and e-mail world -- will increasingly infect the mobile world. The study indicates that more than 8 in 10 mobile phone users surveyed have received unsolicited messages”.

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9 February 2005

News - Mobile viruses will be a problem in 2005.

“IBM has identified viruses on mobile devices and IP telephony security threats as looming network security risks for 2005 according to IBM's Global Business Security Index Report 2004”.

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8 February 2005

Interview - MobileTracker interview with Aaron Davidson, CEO of SimWorks.

“By Jon Gales -- MobileTracker recently traded emails with Aaron Davidson, CEO of SimWorks. SimWorks is a security firm that makes software for the Symbian platform and SyncML. Since news of malware on Symbian is only getting more frequent (see our mobile security news archive), it was very interesting getting an inside look at the industry from a insider”.

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21 January 2005

Press release - First trojan to disable ability to make a call.

“Symbian anti-virus specialist SimWorks announced today that it has identified the first threat able to so severely disrupt the functioning of a Symbian phone that it can no longer be used to make phone calls. Previously identified threats, such as the Skulls trojans, have affected only the higher level functions of a device, not it's ability to make calls”.

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21 December 2004

Press release - Threat to Symbian phones intensifies.

“Symbian anti-virus specialist SimWorks today announced that it has identified a new threat to Symbian phone users. The threat, METAL Gear.a encourages mobile phone users to install it by masquerading as a Symbian version of the popular Metal Gear Solid game and is the first Symbian trojan to be identified which specifically targets Symbian anti-virus software”.

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6 December 2004

myMobile magazine - "Virus Alert!".

“Viruses are a familiar annoyance for anyone with a PC. Unfortunately, as we reported earlier this year, they're gradually making an impression on mobile phones as well. Fortunately, an innovative New Zealand company is one of the world leaders in the fight against phone viruses. Aaron Davidson, CEO of SimWorks, says that since the launch of SimWorks Anti-Virus in June this year, the product has grown to become one of the biggest selling phone anti-virus solutions on the market today.”.

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3 December 2004

Geekzone.co.nz - "More trojan programs showing up for the Symbian smartphones".

“In addition to the previously know Cabir, Skulls and a Skulls variant that incorporated Cabir, it is now known of a new threat industry experts are calling Camtimer. SimWorks, the company behind the development of an anti-virus for the Symbian platform with versions for UIQ and Series 60 phones says that Camtimer.b is carried inside a file called camtimer.sis, which is a combination of the legitimate Nokia Camtimer application for Series 60 and Cabir.b.”.

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22 November 2004

Stuff.co.nz - "SimWorks cashes in on phone viruses".

“Auckland company SimWorks hopes to become the world leader in providing anti-virus software for smartphones, a potentially enormous market.”.

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29 October 2004

Geekzone.co.nz - "SimWorks Anti-Virus update"

“SimWorks is about to release an update of their Anti-Virus software for Symbian based smartphones, including versions for Series 60 (Nokia, Sendo) and UIQ (Sony Ericsson P800/P900/P910).”.

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16 August 2004

Geekzone.co.nz - "SimWorks Anti-virus for Symbian updated"

“Users in our forums previously reported on a cracked version of Series 60-based game Mosquitos sending SMS to premium numbers without the user's knowledge. The first reports date back to March 2004, one of the first posts about this behavior. Since then the game was analysed by experts that determined the mechanism used and other characteristics of this cracked version.”.

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17 July 2004

Geekzone.co.nz - "SimWorks Anti-virus for Symbian review"

“The anti-virus software from kiwi company SimWorks is one of the first targeting the Symbian platform. With the CABIR worm proving that a mobile virus is a possibility, it seems natural that this type of software make its way to the mobile space.”.

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17 July 2004

Geekzone.co.nz - "SimWorks Anti-virus for Symbian (UIQ and Series 60)"

“Protect your phone from viruses with Simworks Anti-Virus. SimWorks Anti-Virus actively scans and protects your phone from viruses. Unlike other products which operate from a PC, SimWorks Anti-Virus actually runs on your phone so you're protected 24x7, not just at your desktop.”.

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20 May 2004

Press release - Global co-marketing agreement signed with Ericsson.

“Innovative Auckland-based software development company SimWorks International signed a global co-marketing agreement with Ericsson on Tuesday. Under the agreement Ericsson will promote SimWorks' Subscriber Data Management System, a leading phone backup and social networking product, to its mobile operator customers around the world.”.

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8 March 2004

Geekzone.co.nz - "Fonetango: social networking via mobile phones".

“Fonetango is a new product from Kiwi firm SIM Works. Its claim to fame is being the first Subscriber Data Management System that integrates mobile phone backup, social networking and directory services in a single product ... the functionality that is really different and exciting is the possibility of having some predefined queries over the database.”.

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1 March 2004

The Telecommunications Review - "Online address book for phones offered".

“An Auckland based mobile application developer has go the backing of Ericsson for its new product. Fonetango, developed by SimWorks, enables mobile users to make contact with others via an online directory”.

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24 February 2004

NZ Herald article - "Phone address books updated on web".

“Mobile developer SimWorks is hoping to unite us all online with an application that allows users to upload their entire phone address book to the internet via Vodafone's GPRS data network”.

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9 February 2004

W3mag debut issue cover story - "Sexy social networking via your mobile".

“The backup service is great but the really sexy thing about what we’re doing is the social networking side of things”.

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fuller article here

View current W3mag home page here.

8 February 2004

Wireless Data Forum/Sunday Star Times - "Playing fonetango".

Mobile phones, already a key accessory at any social occasion, are about to make meeting people that much easier if the new 'Fonetango' service catches on.

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5 February 2004

Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.

Mobile phone users no longer need to spend hours reprogramming contact numbers when they lose or upgrade their phones.

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5 February 2004

fonetango service launched internationally.

"With the launch of fonetango mobile subscribers globally now have access to social networking services from their phones" says SimWorks' CEO, Aaron Davidson.

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