SonicWALL, a provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, has announced the availability of its Mobile Connect App on the App Store, for download to Apple devices such as iPad and iPhone.
For users of SonicWALL's SSL VPN and Next-Generation Firewall product lines, the new SonicWALL Mobile App enables anytime, anywhere secure remote access and connectivity from Apple devices, such as the iPad and iPhone, to all network resources.
A single unified SSL VPN client, Mobile Connect is supported across all current SonicWALL Secure Remote Access (SRA) and SonicWALL Aventail E-Class SRA, as well as SonicWALL TZ, Network Security Appliance (NSA), E-Class NSA and SuperMassive E10000 Series firewalls. Mobile Connect runs on iOS 4.2 and higher.
The SonicWALL Mobile Connect App provides users “VPN on Demand” and encrypts traffic whenever users attempt to access protected internal resources. Further capabilities are added when Mobile Connect users communicate through a SonicWALL firewall.
Network administrators can enable Clean VPN (SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Intrusions Prevention scanning over VPN connections) to afford iOS users the same level of protection as if they were on the internal network, and ensure that communications relayed through the iOS devices are clean of malware.
Additionally, network administrators can utilise SonicWALL Application Intelligence and Control functionality to identify which iOS apps should receive critical bandwidth. This assures performance for key business, education and medical applications, while throttling down other bandwidth-intensive applications not deemed important to the enterprise or school.
Says Martin Tassev, Managing Director at LOOPHOLD Security Distribution, distributor of SonicWALL solutions: “The explosion of mobile devices is upon us and the trend of bring your own device (BYOD) is impacting organisations' security, where CEOs to sales resources are increasingly using their iPhone or iPad to access information on the corporate network. SonicWALL's solution addresses the security concerns that these ever-popular devices could introduce into the corporate network, further enabling and empowering the mobile workforce.”
For internal users of iOS devices, IT administrators are already able to utilise SonicWALL's Clean Wireless (data encryption and Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Intrusion Prevention over WLAN networks) as well as SonicWALL Content Filtering services to meet compliance and policy requirements. Now, with the Mobile Connect App, users and organisations can be protected while travelling and accessing networks from public hotspots.
By deploying the SonicWALL Mobile Connect App, companies can take full advantage of the power and innovation of iPad and iPhone - simply and securely. IT organisations can now support iPad and iPhone users by giving them secure access to network resources, including shared folders, client-server applications, intranet sites, e-mail and more.
The SonicWALL Mobile Connect App is available for free from the App Store on iPad and iPhone or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.
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