AirWatch Announces Support For Mac OS X
AirWatch, the global leader and innovator in mobile security, mobile device management (MDM), mobile application management (MAM) and mobile content management (MCM), announced recently its comprehensive mobile security solution now supports devices running Mac OS X Lion.
With this new release, IT administrators can maintain security across both iOS and Mac OS X Lion operating systems to ensure consistent policies and profiles throughout their organization. This new update also enables organizations to manage corporate liable, employee liable (BYOD) or shared Mac OS X Lion devices throughout the entire device lifecycle. As part of the company’s commitment to the Mac platforms, AirWatch plans to support the new features in Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X 10.8 release.
“Support for Mac OS X Lion and its future releases underscore AirWatch’s commitment to offer multiple platform choices for customers,” said John Marshall, CEO at AirWatch. "This is a natural progression for AirWatch and our customers who have already successfully adopted a more flexible approach to IT and devices. It opens a new opportunity for employee choice/BYOD programs, allowing organizations to attract and retain a new generation of technology and productivity savvy talent to their companies. With our initial support of Mac OS X Lion and with upcoming support for future releases, AirWatch enables IT departments to securely and easily manage the diverse choices of today’s knowledge workers, beyond smartphones and tablets. As Apple continues to build and innovate with their iOS and Mac platforms, AirWatch will continue to meet the expectations of users and IT departments with powerful scalable tools that provide exactly the right mixture of flexibility and control."
The initial OS X management release includes MDM capabilities for web-based enrollment; commands to remotely lock and wipe devices; and device and application list query. Support for profile management capabilities include:
- Passcode and policy settings
- Emai l (POP, IMAP, SMTP) and exchange settings
- Wi-Fi and VPN configurations
- Certificates and simple certificate enrollment protocol (SCEP)
Lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP), calendaring extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV) and contact extensions to WebDAV (CardDAV)
- Webclips
- Custom profiles
AirWatch provides the mobile security solution via three scalable, flexible and multi-tenant deployment options: software as a service (SaaS), appliance or on premise, behind an organizational firewall. The release provides the same comprehensive functionality of the trusted AirWatch platform through the HTML5-based administration console, with a multi -tenant architecture and deep enterprise integration that is data center ready.
About AirWatch
AirWatch is the global leader and innovator of enterprise-grade mobile security, mobile device management, mobile application management and mobile content management solutions. AirWatch helps to deploy, secure, monitor and manage an enterprise's entire fleet of Android, Apple iOS, Apple Mac OS X, Blackberry, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Windows Phone devices. In October 2011, Info-Tech Research Group listed AirWatch as a “Champion” in the firm's Mobile Device Management Vendor Landscape and also listed it as the “best bang for your buck” through its Value Score, which indexes each product offering and business strength relative to their price point. In January 2012, AirWatch was named an “innovator” in the Forrester Research, Inc. report: Market Overviews: Cloud-Hosted MDM Solutions and Managed Services and On-premise MDM Solutions.
AirWatch offers the industry's most scalable and flexible deployment options with Software as a Service (SaaS), appliance or on-premise solutions. SaaS pricing starts at a $4 per month per device. Appliance pricing starts at a one-time fee of $5,000 for the hardware and includes a one-year warranty. On-premise pricing starts at a one-time fee of $50 per device. An award-winning company, AirWatch has more than 2,500 customers in the retail, financial services, healthcare, government, distribution, education, hospitality, manufacturing, telecommunications and transportation industries. For more information, visit www.air‐watch.com.
SOURCE: AirWatch