Shavlik has announced its mobile device management (MDM) solution for the management of smartphones, tablets and rugged devices. As IT departments realign to the new realities of user-oriented IT, they are coming to terms with securing a mobile, global, 24-hour workplace.
A central consideration in this IT shift is the need to secure a diverse set of mobile devices. Shavlik is addressing this need with MDM, which is an addition to its legacy in agentless endpoint patching technology, virtualisation security, third-party patching, as well as an easy-to-use means of managing Windows, Android and iOS devices.
The new world of device management and security extends beyond the office and the domain of servers, workstations and desktops, to devices that roam the mobile space. "Keeping track of mobile devices while ensuring a company's data is safe presents a host of challenges to IT. These challenges are amplified by daily news headlines related to stolen or compromised data that have been contained on unsecured devices," says Brett Myroff, CEO of Shavlik distributor, NetXactics.
In addition, IT departments must manage employee devices used for business (BYOD). This increases the pressure to find robust, affordable and easy-to-use mobile management software, he adds.
Shavlik MDM provides a comprehensive, integrated mobile device management solution that helps customers handle operational and IT transformation with ease and efficiency. It gives businesses the ability to reduce the time, cost and risks associated with managing mobile devices and business-critical application delivery. Shavlik MDM streamlines and automates mobile device and infrastructure management tasks across wireless LAN and WAN, and ensures that the wireless environment is secure.
"It is simply no longer enough to maintain only the security of desktops, workstations and servers," says Myroff. "Shavlik MDM is a new measure of protection that secures your data wherever it is."
Shavlik MDM benefits include:
* Manage any device - Leverage a single, consolidated mobile management solution that allows you to manage every aspect of your mobile devices - both rugged and smart devices - as well as the business-critical and consumer applications they use;
* Minimise risk - Eliminate complexity through a validated solution and fully integrated mobile device and application management technology;
* Improve ROI - Leverage the full functionality of a complete mobile device and application management solution in a single, integrated, Web-based console; and,
* Increase user productivity - Redefine your user experience by providing a comprehensive mobile management solution designed to dramatically increase business efficiencies and significantly increase user productivity.
Shavlik MDM further allows companies to lock out applications, control rights and permissions to corporate systems (such as Exchange, Intranet and CRM, for example), the ability to remotely "kill" or wipe lost or stolen devices, locate and map devices, as well as remotely install and update applications and operating systems, and troubleshoot and monitor the health of mobile devices.
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