NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Brigadoon Software, Inc. of Nanuet, New York will unveil PC PhoneHome for PocketPC(tm) this week at PC Expo/TECHXNY 2003 at the Javitts Center in New York City.
PC PhoneHome for PocketPC(tm) is the first and only security software application in the world to track, locate and recover stolen PocketPC operating system devices. The PC PhoneHome for PocketPC(tm) core technology is based on Brigadoon Software's award-winning PC PhoneHome(tm) and MacPhoneHome(tm) software engines.
"There has been tremendous growth in the use of portable computing devices, such as Pocket PCs, in information sensitive sectors like health care, financial services and even the federal government," says Terrance Kawles, Brigadoon Software's President. "That growth also means that there is a real need to provide security for these devices, especially physical security. What makes that task difficult is they are, by their very definition, portable. PC PhoneHome for Pocket PC provides a viable solution to that problem."
Every time a PC PhoneHome for PocketPC(tm) protected computing device makes an Internet connection, it sends a stealth email message containing its exact location to a pre-determined email address of the user's choice. PC PhoneHome for PocketPC(tm) sends its signal via Wi-Fi connection or, when HotSync'd, to a host computer. Once the message is received, recovery agents at BSI work with local Law Enforcement and global ISPs to recover the stolen device.
Computer Theft Statistics
- According to Safeware Insurance, 1.6 million computers were stolen in the USA in the last three years.
- According to the FBI, only 3% of stolen computers are ever recovered.
- According to the 2003 BSI Computer Theft Survey, 12.2 % of survey respondents admitted they had a PDA device stolen in the last year.
About Brigadoon Software
Brigadoon Software, Inc. is the No. 1 provider of computer tracking and recovery software in the world to both the Windows and Macintosh communities. Our award-winning PC PhoneHome(tm) and MacPhoneHome(tm) software products are internationally recognized as "Best of Brand".