Conceal IT and Compress IT on Palm PDAs

By Susan Hospod
iApplianceWeb
(09/21/01, 01:17:01 PM EDT)

DATA BECKER's new utilities for the Palm OS address two growing PDA issues -- data security and memory capacity. Conceal IT protects information on a handheld device by encrypting and then ghosting files. Compress IT extends handheld memory by condensing or zipping files down to 85% of their original size.

Conceal IT works with all standard Palm OS applications by encrypting and then hiding sensitive personal information, such as bank account information, credit card numbers, and work documents. If a PDA is lost or stolen, any information that has been concealed or encrypted remains completely hidden from view. Conceal IT offers business travelers, doctors, attorneys, and anyone with confidential information stored on a Palm OS an easy, safe, and cost-effective method for protecting it.

Conceal IT is easy to install and use. A user-assigned password controls access to the data. Unlike other security programs, documents or databases that are concealed do not show up on the PDA screen at all. Once data is encrypted, it is moved to the Conceal IT database, and the information is then ghosted from the standard Palm applications. Even during hot synchs, the information is transferred to the PC in an encrypted form. Any information on the host PC that was present before the synch will remain on the PC and visible, and any encrypted information synched from the PDA will remain encrypted and thus unavailable on the PC.

Compress IT lets users zip or condense files, thus freeing up valuable PDA memory. Photos, databases, and text documents that are not used on a regular basis can be stored in a smaller memory space through a one-click function. This program expands the utility of a PDA by increasing its memory capacity.

Compress IT and Conceal IT are available now on the Web and in retail stores for $29.95 apiece.

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