mdm
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Why The MDM War Is About Apps For Microsoft
In a corporate environment where bring your own device (BYOD) has become widely accepted, the competition for business IT dollars has increasingly switched to mobile device management (MDM). Microsoft’s play in this space relies on two non-mobile technologies where it dominates: Office and Active Directory.
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BlackBerry Offering Free Migration For MDM Customers
BlackBerry took its first steps towards its mobile device management (MDM)-centric future this week. At Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, it announced plans for a new version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server by the end of 2014 and a free migration deal for users of other MDM platforms.
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Windows Intune Adds Email Profiles, Remote Lock Features
Windows Intune, Microsoft’s cloud-based management platform, is about to receive an update that boosts its mobile device management (MDM) capabilities. The new release adds the ability to create standardised email profiles for device configuration, as well as enabling remote lock for misplaced devices.
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Five Things BlackBerry Needs To Fix As It Becomes Enterprise-Centric
Over the weekend, BlackBerry announced that it was rationalising its product line, sacking thousands of staff and concentrating on enterprise and business customers rather than a mass consumer offering. That’s a sensible strategy, but it will require some immediate product changes. Here are five issues it needs to resolve.