Symbol Technologies Inc. wants to help secure data and applications on handheld devices via the acquisition of Trio Security Inc., a privately held software vendor in Colorado Springs, Colorado ...

Tools will address two major concerns of WLAN customers: how to secure the network without breaking the bank and whether to upgrade to a faster wireless LAN.

It plans to start by adding features from Trio to its AirBEAM Safe security software, and says Trio's software will play a major role in the security roadmap for the next three years.

If the acquisition is approved, Holtsville, N.Y.-based Symbol would also acquire Trio's biometric verification and advanced encryption technologies, including a portable encryption library. id ...

Symbol Technologies wants to help secure data and applications on handheld devices via the acquisition of Trio Security, a privately held software vendor in Colorado Springs, Colo., the company ...