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Enterprise mobile security draws early attention
At the 3GSM show in Barcelona in 2006, Symantec described enterprise demand as the first visible market for mobile security software.
What was announced or reported
The company linked that interest to the growing number of advanced handheld devices used by corporate customers. It expected consumer adoption to follow later and suggested that operators would have a larger role in reaching consumers.
Context and limits
The record also cites IDC projections for rapid growth as phones gained email and Internet functions. These were market expectations from 2006, not a measure of the sector today.
Why the distinction matters
The early enterprise focus reflected familiar purchasing patterns: organisations could apply existing security policies and supplier relationships to new mobile endpoints. The record does not demonstrate that consumer demand later followed the timetable described by the company. It is evidence of an early security-market assessment rather than a later adoption result.