Innovative SERENE mobile phone earns ProtectStar AWARD 2006 - Innovative SERENE mobile phone earns Bang & Olufsen and Samsung ProtectStar’s Mobile Security AWARD for 2006 Bradenton, FL, USA, April 7, 2006 – ProtectStar Inc., an independent IT security company with worldwide operations, selected Bang & Olufsen and Samsung for the Mobile Security Award 2006 in recognition of their SERENE mobile phone today. The SERENE mobile phone was developed in an alliance between Bang & Olufsen (design) and Samsung (technology), and has fulfilled all of the criteria for the highly sought-after Mobile Security AWARD in an extensive range of laboratory and real-life test procedures at the ProtectStar test centre. One particular aspect that the testers found particularly worth mentioning was that all of the security settings in the SERENE are already activated in the default configuration, a clear indication that Bang & Olufsen and Samsung place high priority on security as much as on design, quality, and usability. “The SERENE’s aesthetic design and motor-driven opening mechanism are innovative and eye-catching,” according to the comments of the ProtectStar testers.