ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AirWatch, the global leader and innovator in mobile security, mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM), today announced that Info-Tech Research Group listed AirWatch as a “Champion” in the firm’s Mobile Device Management Vendor Landscape. Of all the vendors profiled, AirWatch received the highest Info-Tech Value Score™, scoring nearly 20 percent higher than the nearest competitor. The average Value Score of the major vendors profiled was 65, while AirWatch received a score of 100. In fact, to provide a complete, relative view of their product offerings, vendors were indexed against AirWatch’s performance.
Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscape reports recognize outstanding vendors in the technology marketplace. Assessing vendors by the strength of their offering and their strategy for the enterprise, Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscapes pay tribute to the contribution of exceptional vendors in a particular category. Champions receive high scores for most evaluation criteria and offer excellent value. They also have a strong market presence and are usually the trend setters for the industry. The product evaluation includes features, affordability, usability and architecture. Vendor evaluation includes viability, strategy, reach and channel.
The AirWatch solution provides a full set of mobile security, mobile device management and mobile application management features, including the most accessible, easy-to-use web- and mobile-based management console; 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.
In addition to being listed a “Champion” in Info-Tech Research Group’s Mobile Device Management Vendor Landscape, AirWatch was also listed as the “best bang for your buck” through its Value Score, which indexes each product offering and business strength relative to their price point. Vendors that score high offer more return on investment through features, usability and stability.
“An enterprise’s mobile strategy is no longer just about issuing devices to employees, but now requires the ability to securely manage a complex landscape of technologies and mobile devices,” said Info-Tech Research Group. “The influx of mobile technologies, coupled with the growing use of mobile devices, has introduced new challenges to mobile management for enterprises. Based on our analysis, AirWatch is listed as a champion in MDM due to its advanced features that aren’t provided by other vendors. Such MDM features include sophisticated browser control, location services and complex reporting. And while AirWatch supports large enterprises, SaaS options and a low price point make AirWatch ideal for small and medium businesses as well.”
“Being listed as the Champion in Info-Tech Research Group’s Mobile Device Management Vendor Landscape is further validation of AirWatch’s ability to rapidly develop and deploy innovative and secure mobile device management and mobile application management technology,” said John Marshall, CEO, AirWatch. “We look forward to managing our impressive growth rate and furthering our commitment to provide our customers with unparalleled service and solutions.”
A privately-held company, AirWatch empowers organizations across a wide variety of industries to deploy, secure, manage and track all their mobile assets. With AirWatch, corporate IT departments can streamline and automate the management and support of all corporate and employee-liable mobile devices; reduce the cost and effort of device deployments; and increase IT efficiencies and response times. AirWatch is built on a robust, multi-tenant architecture and offers the industry’s most scalable and flexible deployment options with Software as a Service (SaaS), appliance or on premise solutions.
About Info-Tech Research Group
With a paid membership of over 8,000 organizations worldwide, Info-Tech Research Group (www.infotech.com) is the global leader in providing tactical, practical Information Technology research and analysis. Info-Tech Research Group has a thirteen-year history of delivering quality research and is one of North America's fastest growing full-service IT analyst firms.
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. It offers the industry’s most scalable and flexible deployment options with Software as a Service (SaaS), appliance or on premise solutions. An award-winning company, AirWatch has more than 1,500 customers in the distribution, education, field services, financial services, government, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications and transportation industries. For more information, visit www.air‐watch.com.
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