Bangalore: Symantec on Tuesday announced its first enterprise level, Symantec Mobile Security for Android. The application is mainly build under the structure of Norton’s Mobile Security- Android version, which was released last year.

According to analysts, the product uses a continuously updated blacklist of known-bad and suspicious applications, which warn the user, as well as any Mobile Device Management (MDM) console being used by the corporate information security team.

Vizay Kotikalapudi, a senior manager in the enterprise mobility group at Symantec, spoke that “On the iOS platform, all the applications that you'd use are blessed by Apple--they look at them, certify them, and that's how all applications come onto the App Store. It's a much curated experience."

According to Symantec, they are trying to blend both businesses with MDM software. So with the use of MDM software, organizations can get a good idea of the number of Android devices running in their premises and whether any suspicious apps have been installed on the device.

"Where we see the industry really moving is that instead of managing the device, enterprises really want to manage their applications and data," said Kotikalapudi. "So that's a big shift from a device-centric process and model. Instead they're going toward a data-centric and app-centric model."

"What Symantec is bringing is an enterprise product that gives you control and visibility, and which is integrated with our MDM product as well," he added.

Along with this innovation, Symantec also have integrated corporate email accounts with NitroDesk TouchDown integration. This new idea offers enterprises with better built-in security controls for email clients, as Gmail is distinguished as the native client for Android. Along with this, Symantec said it also offers an internal app store for apps and documents that can be downloaded to Android and other mobile devices.