Motorola's Google Android smartphone

Motorola announced the new Google Android smartphone at a press event on Tuesday. The phone has 3.1-inch touch screen display and a QWERTY keypad. This first Android phone designed specifically for business users.

The company has added several features to make it a strong BlackBerry competitor. BlackBerry is still the No. 1 smartphone used by large corporate customers. The most important features which allow IT professionals to secure the devices and protect data from leaking out of the company.

Corporate IT departments have been reluctant to support Android devices because they lack key security features. The Droid Pro aims to address this issue. One of the key features is the ability to remotely wipe the device of its contents and the memory card if it's lost or stolen.

In addition to the features, Motorola also plans to add device encryption which will encrypt all data on the phone. This make the content unreadable if it is lost or stolen and someone hacks the security password to the device. This features is a key requirement for enterprise IT organizations.

Addition to this encryption, RIM also adds another level of security. while the data sent over network the security will make the data unreadable without a security key if it is intercepted. This added layer of security is one reason that the U.S. government and other highly secure enterprise customers use BlackBerry devices and subscribe to its Enterprise server products.

Another important feature added to the Droid Pro is support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync technology. This allows corporate users to get their work e-mail pushed to their phones. RIM's push technology has made e-mail its killer application for most corporate users. But with ActiveSync, the Motorola Droid Pro and other devices using the technology, can get the same type of e-mail service as people using a BlackBerry.