VMWare unveils mobile virtualisation for Android
VMWare is showing off a mobile virtualisation platform that will let people run a personal profile and a seperate, secure profile for work applications on the same Android phone.
VMWare CTO Stephen Herrod showed off the software on an LG Optimus Black. The company is now testing the software internally and with partners. The idea is that enterprises can let their employees buy an Android phone but isolate the personal applications from the corporate apps in order to reduce potential security issues.
"The goal for this product is a bring-your-own-PC type of world," Herrod said. "So we want to move to a world where the company is not buying you a phone. Buy what you like and bring it to work and we'll give you a way to use it in an enterprise-safe way."
