Qualcomm has signed a mobile device security deal with Kaspersky Lab to load its security software onto Android devices powered by Snapdragon processors. Qualcomm Snapdragon processors are said to be in more than 770 commercially available or announced products, with another 550 product designs in the pipeline, from over 70 device customers. The deal will be offered to a wide range of customers, who are manufacturing or having manufactured on their behalf Snapdragon-enabled mobile devices or tablets running on Android. The company says it already has more than 80 global partner and technology agreements with companies including Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Alcatel Lucent, Blue Coat, Check Point, D-Link and Lenovo.”]

