Trend Micro announced enhanced antivirus and SMS anti-spam protection for data-centric wireless mobile devices running on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0.

Trend Micro Mobile Security helps mobile operators, enterprises, and consumers protect themselves from malicious mobile code like viruses and SMS spam.  By protecting their mobile workforce, large organisations can help ensure employee productivity and secure the extended company network from malicious attack.

Trend Micro Mobile Security also enables mobile operators to provide value-added security services to their subscribers.

“The number of people using data-centric devices and Smartphones continues to grow, and, as a result, so does the potential security threat to users,” said Raimund Genes, Trend Micro chief technologist of anti-malware. “The network boundary has shifted, and organizations and operators now need to consider extending security measures to protect user devices. Trend Micro is focused on providing such additional network-wide protection as threats evolve and diversify.”

Trend Micro Mobile Security protects devices running a number of operating systems. These systems include Windows Mobile 2003/2003SE for Smartphone, Windows Mobile 2003/2003SE for Pocket PC and PocketPC Phone Edition, Symbian OS 7.0 with UIQ 2.0/2.1 , Symbian OS v7.0s/v8.0a/v8.1a with Series 60 User Interface and now Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0.

Trend Micro Mobile Security 2.0 for Windows Mobile 5.0 (PocketPC and Smartphone) is available in May 2006 with pricing beginning at $24.95 per device.