Synchronica Unlocks Mobiles
BARCELONA — Synchronica plc, a global provider of robust mobile synchronization and device management solutions, has developed the first application for over-the-air (OTA) management of Windows Mobile devices specifically designed for businesses requiring a self-care facility. Synchronica’s MobileManager 1.0 lifecycle mobile device management application enables corporates to roll out Windows Mobile devices to mobile workforces, while minimizing set-up and maintenance costs and removing associated security concerns.
To date, some organizations have been reticent to invest in Windows Mobile devices, citing high set-up/support costs and security concerns as reasons for delaying wide-scale deployment. Synchronica’s MobileManager 1.0 removes these perceived barriers to entry. Using MobileManager 1.0’s intuitive web-based application, corporates can deploy hundreds or even thousands of devices OTA from a single console in as little as 30 minutes. Problem phones can be fixed remotely too, without having to return them to the IT department.
On the security front, businesses can immediately disable lost or stolen devices remotely, directly from the MobileManager web-based application. The lost device can be locked and wiped OTA, and the SIM card can be locked too, preventing potentially sensitive corporate data stored on the device being accessed by unauthorized users.
Competitors’ device management solutions require businesses to outsource device management to a service provider or are overcomplicated and not designed for IT administrators. By contrast, Synchronica’s web-based MobileManager 1.0 has been developed specifically so that organisations can opt for a self-care solution. Smaller companies may choose to outsource part or all of their Windows Mobile device management to specialist service providers. With this model, companies can access their own web portal but don’t have any up-front capital investment costs.
Carsten Brinkschulte, Synchronica CEO, comments: “We have been talking to a number of blue chip organisations who are keen for their mobile workers to benefit from Windows Mobile device deployment but have held back for a number of reasons.”
Brinkschulte continues: “Large corporates want to be able to manage these devices themselves rather than go down the hosted model route. They also want guarantees that these increasingly complex, sophisticated devices can be set up and maintained without incurring a time-intensive and costly support headache for their IT department. Finally, they also want assurances that sensitive corporate information stored on such devices can be secured to ensure that lost or stolen devices do not present a security risk. MobileManager 1.0 addresses all of these issues, providing a robust and secure web-based device lifecycle management solution.”
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