Bangalore, May 16, 2012 – Symantec Corp. today announced enterprise mobile enhancements to help organizations improve operational efficiencies and meet the challenges of the “Bring Your Own Device” trend.

Key features of Symantec’s new capabilities to help CIOs, CISOs, IT managers and app developers secure mobile devices, applications and data include, Mobile Application Management, Symantec Data Loss Prevention for Mobile, Symantec Certificate Intelligence Center for Mobile, Symantec Code Signing for Android.

“The ‘Bring Your Own Device’ movement and unprecedented adoption of mobile devices and apps have organizations looking for help in effectively protecting and managing the native apps, data and environment of these devices,” said Chirantan Desai, senior vice president, Endpoint and Mobility Group, Symantec. “By providing essential mobile security and management capabilities, like app management and data loss prevention, we are helping organizations take full advantage of this technological shift. Offering customers the most comprehensive portfolio for securing and managing mobile devices, apps and data, provides them with the tools needed to leverage mobility to improve their business’ IT operations.”

In addition to the new mobile enhancements, Symantec announced it has joined the Microsoft System Center Alliance (SCA), a partner ecosystem that helps facilitate integrated solutions. As a part of SCA, Symantec will work with Microsoft to develop and promote its offerings, including Symantec Mobile Management, that support the full System Center product family.