Certicom Corporation, a provider of wireless security solutions, has joined Symbian's Platinum Partner Program.

By becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner, Certicom claims it is demonstrating its strong commitment to the Symbian OS. This new agreement will also facilitate interaction between Certicom's wireless security and Symbian technical teams as new generations of the Symbian OS are developed.

"We are delighted that Certicom has joined Symbian's Platinum Partner Program," said Gilles Allain, Vice President, Partnership & Alliances, Symbian. "As Symbian OS becomes the industry standard platform for delivering advanced data services, the demand for high performance, user-friendly security solutions optimized for Symbian OS will continue to grow. As a recognized leader in the wireless security space, Certicom is ideally placed to provide these solutions. Through this strategic relationship, Certicom will bring invaluable security expertise to the Symbian community."

movianVPN from Certicom is a VPN client that extends enterprise security to handhelds. Certicom claims it gives mobile users the ability to access sensitive information with the highest level of security using existing wired VPN infrastructures. movianVPN is currently available for the Nokia 9210 Communicator series and development for other Symbian devices and platforms is underway.