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Mobile Device Management Tools: Solutions Round Up
By Ericka Chickowski on 2011-11-21



iPads, iPhones, Android, oh my! More employees are bringing their own devices to the office and connecting them to the corporate network. The practice poses a security risk to the network as well as a data loss risk if devices get lost. Imagine if your banker carried your social security number, account number and PINs on his iPad that he carted around everywhere with him. And what if he forgot it one day at the Starbucks? That insecurity of consumer devices in businesses is creating an enormous opportunity for IT solution providers. The trick is to provide the services customers need, but in an automated way so they don’t cost more than you can charge. Here’s a look at a host of tools that can help you get a handle on your customers’ mobile device management problems.
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GroupLogic mobilEcho


Designed to head off problems stemming from cloud storage use to support iPad use, mobilEcho gives IT a secure alternative to offer. It lets the user store and securely transfer files back and forth to a safe file server and integrates with Active Directory to enforce policies and give better visibility into file access.

AirPatrol ZoneDefense


You can't put the consumerization genie back in the bottle, which is why AirPatrol's ZoneDefense concentrates on how all mobile devices within your facilities are interacting with company Wi-Fi connections and enforces policies along the way.

Sophos Mobile Control


Sophos stepped up the game this summer to offer more than just device antivirus and remote wipe--its mobile suite gives IT the ability to monitor device use, control configuration on devices connected to the network, secure corporate email access routed through devices and enforce policies cohesively across iOS, Windows Mobile and Android Devices

AppRiver Wireless Email


The problem with mobile security is often less about keeping the devices safe and more about the data and communications they touch. AppRiver's Secure Hosted Exchange services offer wireless email services for all BlackBerry and ActiveSync devices on all the major platforms. On top of that, AppRiver offers remote wipe services at no added cost.

MobileIron Virtual Smartphone Platform


MobileIron gives organizations the ability to manage numerous platforms and both company-owned and individually-owned devices accessing network resources through a virtual data architecture. With a number of APIs available to partners who want to build custom mobile management applications, it can help support the channel as it builds out end-to-end mobile management solutions.

Good for Enterprise


Designed to help enterprises balance device choice with management and security concerns, Good for Enterprises makes it possible to enforce policies across numerous platforms whether or not the device is owned by the organization.

Lookout


Available for Android, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices, this data backup, security and data management utility managed to garner over one million new users since unveiling in January. Consumer-friendly and free, this could be a good solution for channel partners looking to manage their SMB's smartphone ecosystems.

Zenprise


Emphasizing multi-platform support, Zenprise helps organizations easily troubleshoot smartphone user problems, enforce security compliance policies, remotely manage individual devices and even manage wireless bills.

Symantec Mobile Security and Management Suite


Bringing together all of Symantec's strong suits for the mobile environment, this product gives users the ability to offer device management, mobile strong authentication and network access control, mobile workflow automation and device-level protection all under a single umbrella.

McAfee's Enterprise Mobility Manager


Offering single-console management of devices on Android, iPhone, Symbian, webOS and Symbian platforms, Enterprise Mobility Manager enables policy development and enforcement, as well as help desk support.

Credant Mobile Guardian


Credant has worked smartphone data access policy control and encryption control into its overall mobile security and management suite with its Mobile Guardian for Handhelds.

Kaspersky Mobile Security 9.0


Your existing Kaspersky clients can extend antimalware protection to their Symbian and Windows mobile smartphones using this suite, also picking up remote lock and wipe, GPS find and encryption capabilities.

TrendMicro Mobile Security 7.0


TrendMicro gives customers the ability to inventory devices and applicatons on them, provision access from the devices, protect data and lock down data with antivirus and remote wipe on Android, iOS, Windows Mobile and Symbian devices.

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