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Meteor Parking achieves 102nd Park Mark Safer Parking Award
The Park Mark® Safer Parking Award is granted to parking facilities that have achieved the requirements of a risk assessment conducted by the Police. Car park operators across the UK are increasingly aware of the Park Mark® scheme and the benefits it brings to help prevent crime and boost confidence with residents and visitors.
Car parks with the award can use signage featuring the distinctive Park Mark® tick, so that drivers know exactly where to go for safe parking. Certain parking facilities that have received the Park Mark® Safer Parking Award have seen a drop in vehicle-related crime of over 80%.
Meteor Parking has just been awarded its 102nd Safer Parking Award, establishing the company as only the second in the UK to reach the milestone of over 100 awards. Part of the Go-Ahead Group plc, Meteor Parking runs 40,000 car parking spaces at various locations throughout the UK including airports, hospitals, train stations, retail outlets and hotels and is second only to parki... [ more ]
Juniper Networks acquires SMobile to deliver a secure mobile Internet experience on any mobile smart device
Juniper Networks has announced its acquisition of SMobile, a provider of smart phone security. The Columbus, Ohio-based SMobile Systems, Inc., is a privately held software company focused solely on smart phone and tablet security solutions for the enterprise, service provider and consumer markets. The total transaction consideration at closing will be approximately $70 million in cash.
SMobile's product portfolio protects devices running on Android, Apple iOS (which powers iPhones and iPads), Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile operating systems from viruses, spyware, identity theft and other threats, while providing parental and enterprise controls. Juniper will integrate this portfolio into Junos® Pulse, a software platform that brings ubiquitous connectivity, security and acceleration to smart phones, tablets, netbooks and notebooks.
According to industry analyst firm Infonetics Research, the mobile client security market is projected to grow to more than $1 billion by 2014... [ more ]
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