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SMobile Systems ‘Security Shield Parental Controls’ software has won the ‘2009 Outstanding Product’ award from Disney’s iParenting.com. The software helps to shield children from the growing dangers of online predators, sexting (sending sexual texts or picture messages), cyber bullying, spyware and device loss and theft.

 

The company creates products and services that securely protect mobile phones and the global wireless infrastructure from hackers, viruses, data compromise, unauthorized data theft and the effects of lost or stolen devices. iParenting Awards is part of the Disney Online Mom and Family Portfolio, a group of sites that provide inspiration and ideas for parents on a variety of topics important to today's families.

 

Cell phones have quickly become the primary interface used by pre-adult users for communication and online activities. This limitless connectivity adds convenience and entertainment, though exposes children to a wide variety of dangerous and undesirable situations. Parents are worried about their children and teens on social networking sites and about who they are sending their texts to.

 

SMobile officials say that it has responded to these worries by designing software that would give parents peace of mind. Parents can download this software to their kid’s cell phone within minutes and using the online dashboard can monitor their child’s communications. SMobile Parental Controls provides parents unprecedented access to monitor and control their child’s mobile related activities, while also protecting the device against Loss, Theft, Spyware and Viruses.

 

An iParenting Awards reviewer stated that the software allows parents to track their children through the GPS system, read their emails and texts, look at call logs, and block certain numbers. Though children always crave for a mobile phone their playful nature makes them forget about responsibilities and they tend to misplace their phones. The theft/GPS feature can be used to easily relocate the phone. This product’s most positive characteristic is the peace of mind offered to the parent who is able to know what their teen is doing.

 

Neil Book, president of SMobile Systems (News - Alert) said that with their Parental Controls software, parents now have the ability to prevent potentially dangerous situations from occurring or escalating. They are very proud to receive this award from iParenting.com. Today’s children don’t carry around just mobile phones but handheld computers that keeps them connected to the internet always, work as digital cameras, and have instant messaging capabilities. They are pleased to bring this level of protection to the market and to assist parents in keeping their children safe.

 

SMobile had released a security app for BlackBerry (News - Alert) and announced software to protect mobile banking transactions.