Petaling Jaya, 1 April 2011: NGT Solutions, one of Malaysia’s specialists in voice and data compression technology, today launched Peanut, the first mobile security application in the country that protects data communications at handset level by encrypting information stored on the phone and shared between users. The increasing dependence on mobile phones to store and send confidential information has necessitated a need to secure data against unauthorized access.

There seems to be a sudden demand and concern on mobile security by users especially in the areas of mobile banking, mobile health and mobile insurance. “Encryption is done prior to and during data delivery to eliminate security concerns raised by unprotected access to a phone’s interface that bounces data off international servers,” says Datuk J.L. Solomon, Executive Chairman of NGT Solutions.

Peanut’s ability to password-protect information and encrypt data on the phone’s handset provides privacy andsecurity useful to government, military, business, law enforcement, and general mobile users. It offers services unavailable on native phone applications including identity management, private contacts, message organisation, restricted messages, remote wipeout, backup, restore, auto-expiration, scheduled message delivery, activation and deactivation, anti-piracy, and traceability. Specific implements can also be customized to protect communication between individuals in private groups.

Peanut also ensures text messages are protected during transmission by providing a secure over-the-air (OTA) channel. This allows the exchange of private and encrypted messages between Peanut users who can only access the information by keying in the right password. The application locks for a limited time if the wrong password is entered three times. “Peanut was designed to ensure maximum data protection for users,” says Solomon. “Security threats are common and this application affords them protection without compromising the telcos’ service efficiency and quality.” According to the latest statistics, the mobile population in Malaysia currently exceeds 28 million users.

Peanut is written as a Java application but is customized to interact with various Smart phone operating systems including RIM (BlackBerry), Symbian (Nokia, LG, Sony), Android, and J2ME devices. Support for iPhone and Microsoft Windows will be launched soon. Peanut is 1MB in size and can be quickly downloaded via www.ngst.com.my/peanut.

NGT Solutions is currently in discussions with operators to offer this solution on a prepaid basis which will soon be available through a payment engine with multiple payment mechanisms.

By Asia Pacific Correspondent : Rani Wemel
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ABOUT NGT SOLUTIONS (M) SDN. BHD.

NGT Solutions (M) Sdn Bhd (NGTS) was established in 2001 and has evolved to become a leading provider of turnkey telecommunication solutions in the area of Data, Voice and Multimedia (DVM) solutions. NGTS’ innovative solutions to valued clients over the years have enabled the company to improve its profitability, flexibility, and quality in meeting their customers increasing demand. NGTS has have deployed more than 350 telecommunication switches since 1996 by a group of dedicated individuals in the areas of installation, testing, commissioning, link establishments, and training. The continued supply of quality, innovative and NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES SOLUTIONS to valued clients over the years has made NGTS a trusted brand among the major Telco players both locally and overseas. www.ngst.com.my

ABOUT LOMENT

Loment is an integrated communications, technology and marketing company located in Naperville, IL USA. Loment combines visual and graphic design, web design, database systems and mobile technologies into products and services that directly benefit the end user. Peanut, an enhanced text messaging application, is the first of the many applications offered by Loment focusing on Privacy & Security for SMS messages. Our goal is to enhance the end user experience without any changes to network infrastructure, support multiple Smartphone operating systems, models and technologies, including Tablet devices. For more information on
Loment, log on to www.loment.net.