AirWatch Mobile Security, Device Management And Application Management Solution Wins 2011 Mobile Star Awards

AirWatch cited as top provider of enterprise software security, mobile security, device management and cloud services

AirWatch, the global leader and innovator in mobile security, mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM), recently announced that it has been named a winner in the tenth annual Mobile Star Awards program, hosted by the mobile technology news and events site MobileVillage.com. AirWatch took first place honors in five of the seven categories for which it was nominated. This is the third consecutive year that AirWatch received recognition by the Mobile Star Awards program, which showcases "best of" mobile products in categories such as mobile apps, wireless networks, enterprise mobile software, enterprise success stories and technology visionaries.

AirWatch was recognized as a top provider in seven categories, including:

• First Place: Superstar Award for Enterprise Software – Security
• First Place: Superstar Award for Enterprise Software – Device Management
• First Place: Superstar Award for Enterprise Software – Cloud Services or VPN
• First Place: Superstar Award for Enterprise Software – Messaging, Email or Alerting

Winners were chosen by subscribers of MobileVillage's "Go Mobile" – a free bi-weekly email newsletter that delivers informative headlines and links to top mobile technology stories on popular websites, including: CNET, Mashable, BGR, Engadget, PC World, Computerworld and more.

"The Mobile Star Awards evaluate today's most innovative, new mobile products and companies and the winners are selected by ‘Go Mobile' readers," said Gary Thayer, director, Mobile Star Awards. "This process lends ultimate credibility to category winners since real mobile users assess and select the best products."

"We are honored to be recognized in seven categories in the 2011 Mobile Star Awards," said John Marshall, CEO, AirWatch. "It is a testament to our team's hard work and dedication toward delivering the industry's most scalable, robust MDM, MAM and mobile security solution for an enterprise's entire fleet of mobile devices. We look forward to helping companies navigate the ever-changing mobility landscape with a solution that helps to simplify enterprise mobility."

The AirWatch solution provides a full set of mobile security, MDM and MAM features, including the most accessible, easy-to-use web and mobile-based management console; a Secure Content Locker; a Secure Email Gateway; an AirWatch App Catalog; the ability to securely manage both corporate- and employee-liable devices and location-based services. AirWatch's API integration capabilities include the ability to integrate key enterprise platforms such as LDAP directory servers, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft BPOS-D, Microsoft Office 365, IBM Lotus Notes and Google Gmail for Business, as well as Public Key Infrastructures (PKI) and certificate management frameworks, streamlining the generation and management of certificates used on mobile devices for authentication and encryption. AirWatch also provides enterprises with advanced reporting, including an extensive library of high-level and detailed device reports. IT administrators can leverage these pre-defined reports or create custom reports based on specific devices, user groups, date ranges or file preferences.

About MobileVillage / PDA Inc.
Founded in 1993, MobileVillage is a market and solution development company dedicated to advancing mobile and wireless technology in a wide range of industries. MobileVillage accomplishes this by fostering education and alliances through "Best of Breed" solution identification, event partnerships, an online industry directory, industry job postings, daily online news, its widely respected Go Mobile newsletter, a Mobile Mentors program, and popular annual Mobile Star Awards program. For more information, Visit www.MobileVillage.com.

About AirWatch
AirWatch is the global leader and innovator of enterprise-grade smartphone security and mobile device management solutions. Positioned in the Leaders quadrant of Gartner, Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for Mobile Device Management Software 2011, AirWatch helps to deploy, secure, track and manage an enterprise's entire fleet of Android, Apple's iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Windows 7 and Symbian 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.

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 $3 per month subscription per device. Appliance pricing starts at a one-time fee of $6,500 for the hardware and includes a one-year warranty. On premise pricing starts at a one-time fee of $40 per device.

An award-winning company, AirWatch has more than 1,500 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