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Sophos Introduces First Cloud-Based Solution With Hosted Version Of Mobile Device Management Offering
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012:
Sophos, IT security and data protection firmtoday announced the hosted version of its award-winning mobile device management (MDM) solution, Sophos Mobile Control, enabling partners to offer clients a choice of delivery models. Based on the recently released Sophos Mobile Control 2.5, Sophos Mobile Control as a Service allows businesses to quickly and easily deploy an MDM solution without any changes to their existing IT infrastructures, alleviating any further management burden on IT. In addition to Sophos Mobile Control as a Service, the company is planning to introduce a full range of hosted security applications.
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Even with limited resources and expertise, device management in minutes
Although a company-installed MDM solution offers advantages, it does require planning and expertise that businesses new to mobile device management often lack, which is why Sophos now offers a hosted alternative that can be implemented within minutes. Companies using Sophos Mobile Control as a Service can complete countless tasks-from creating policies to uploading lists of users and developing Acceptable Use Policies for employee-owned devices through the web-based admin console. The service requires nothing more than a browser on the customer premises.
A solution to fit
Designed with usability in mind, and based on user feedback, the structure of the Sophos Mobile Control web console, self-service portal and the mobile client provide customers with a powerful and intuitive solution that is easy to use and offers the benefit of no hardware on the customer site, resulting in savings to both capital and operating expenditures, as no maintenance is required.
Peter Küssner, Managing Director, Picture Management at AG said "We provide a hosted Marketing Resource Management product ourselves, which is what made us start looking for a SaaS MDM offering. As we've allowed our employees to start using their personal smartphone at work, we felt increasing pressure to get better control of the devices to protect our data. After discussions started with Sophos, we were impressed by how fast we had the service up and running."
Stacy Crook, Senior Analyst, Mobile Enterprise Research at IDC said "The expansion of BYOD programs and the prevalence of mobile devices on business networks means mobile device management is an issue with which companies of all sizes are grappling. This presents a great opportunity for resellers and other solution providers, as many companies are looking to their IT consultants for help managing mobile devices. Sophos' new SaaS-based MDM solution provides businesses with a sound option for securing mobile devices without creating more work for the IT department. Additionally, Sophos partners can increase their revenue by offering services that meet the growing demand for mobile device management."
Matthias Pankert, Vice President, Product Management at Sophos said "The launch of Sophos Mobile Control as our first hosted service represents a significant milestone in our product strategy. Security applications are rapidly moving toward the cloud to provide flexibility and scalability, which today's businesses demand. With limited resources and a multitude of security solutions to manage, mobile devices in particular are often left uncontrolled. Our SaaS-based solution ensures that these devices are controlled and managed, even for small groups of users within a company."
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