COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Disney’s iParenting.com has awarded SMobile Systems its “2009 Outstanding Product” award for its Security Shield Parental Controls software, which is designed to protect children from the growing dangers of online predators, sexting (sending sexual texts or picture messages), cyber bullying, spyware and device loss and theft.

“I can track my child through the GPS system, read emails and texts, look at call logs, and block certain numbers.,” said an iParenting Media Awards’ Reviewer. “The theft / GPS feature is the greatest thing included in this system because although kids want a phone, they are not always responsible for them and tend to misplace them; this system would pay for itself in the ability to find or relocate a lost phone. This product’s most positive characteristic is the peace of mind offered to the parent who is able to know what their teen is doing.”

According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy 20 percent of all teenagers are sexting. Parents are able to help prevent these activities by utilizing SMobile System’s innovative Parental Control Dashboard. Through this easy-to-use web-based software, parents can gain insight into their children’s mobile activities. To help ensure their safety, parents can set keyword alerts, utilize remote location services, and monitor pictures and messaging sent to and from their kid’s phones.

“Thanks to SMobile’s Parental Controls software, parents now have the ability to prevent potentially dangerous situations from occurring or escalating,” said Neil Book, president of SMobile Systems. “Our software’s unique ability to allow parents to monitor the actual content of their child’s SMS messages and view pictures taken, while also protecting the device against spyware and viruses, provides parents with unprecedented security for their children.”

Book continued, “We are honored to receive this prestigious award for our Parental Controls product. We are living in a world today where our children are no longer carrying around cell phones, but handheld computers. These devices are constantly connected to the internet, work as digital cameras, and have instant messaging capabilities. We are very proud to bring this level of protection to the market and to assist parents in keeping their children safe.”

SMobile headquartered in Columbus, Ohio; also recently received a five out of five rating from The IT Juggler for the Parental Control Edition and SC Magazine gave its enterprise product, Security Shield Edition, a perfect five out of five rating following its review of the product.

About iParenting Awards

iParenting Awards is part of the Disney Online Mom and Family Portfolio, a leading group of sites that provide inspiration and ideas for parents on a variety of topics important to today’s families. Sites include Disney Family.com, Kaboose.com, FamilyFun.com, BabyZone.com, ParentZone.com, AmazingMoms.com and iParenting.com.

iParenting Awards is the leading family products evaluation program that is committed to helping parents make informed decisions as they choose products for their family. The iParenting Awards’ method for testing and evaluating products requires review by leading experts, parents and childcare providers, and each product is evaluated on numerous attributes such as quality, durability, age-appropriateness and play value, among many others. The iParenting Awards product testing and evaluation practices ensure that the highest quality products offering the best value for families are recognized in the marketplace.

To view more iParenting Awards Top Product Picks, consumers can visit www.family.com/products. They can also learn more about iParenting Award-winning products by visiting

About SMobile

SMobile, Inc. has created the first and only complete line of products and services that securely protect mobile phones and the global wireless infrastructure from hackers, viruses, data compromise, unauthorized data theft and the effects of lost or stolen devices. The company’s security applications include virus and malware detection, text message and data filtering, prevention of unwanted messages from interrupting the user, spam blocking, enterprise management, protection for mobile professionals from harmful data on open networks and data security and password-protection for content and files. SMobile is headquartered in Columbus, OH with facilities in Fort Lee, N.J., Dortmund, Germany, and Pune, India. The company is privately held.

Security Shield is a registered trademark of SMobile, Inc.

This release is available on the KCSA Strategic Communications Web site at www.kcsa.com.

Louis Goldberg/ Noah Milman
KCSA Strategic Communications
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