TRUST DIGITAL IDENTIFIES “APP PHONE” ESSENTIALS FOR
OPEN SOURCE SMARTPHONE MOBILITY
Best Practices Tips for Enterprises Deploying iPhone, Android and webOS
McLean, Virginia – November 11, 2009 – Trust Digital, the leader in enterprise mobility management (EMM®) for smartphones, today identified mobility best practices geared specifically toward IT organizations that want to complement their BlackBerry smartphone deployments with new app phones such as the Apple® iPhone™, Motorola DROID and Palm Pre.
The best practices tips from Trust Digital enables IT to adopt an open policy towards app phones that leverages the innovation that is occurring across many mobile OS platforms. Trust Digital’s best practices help IT to treat app phones very much like a laptop by automating the configuration of Wi-Fi, VPN and other features to simplify application access:
- 1. Basic security facilities such as password/pin and remote wipe to protect information when an app phone is lost. These settings must be set remotely via policy.
- 2. Exchange ActiveSync support services for email and security policies enabling basic services from the enterprise with policy enforcement on the device, enabling out-of-the-box IT support for any app phone.
- 3. Configuration facilities to remotely provision application clients and device interfaces used to reach the application source (e.g. Wi-Fi, VPN).
- 4. Encryption (data at rest) support to protect information on the whole device if lost. This, coupled with #1, provides robust device loss protection for those verticals requiring data at rest encryption.
- 5. PKI support that allows app phones to receive and ingest digital certificates. The use of certificates helps automate connectivity to enterprise applications via Wi-Fi, VPN and web by making authentication transparent to users.
COMMENTARY
“Today’s smartphones have become platforms for mobile applications beyond email. While traditional smartphones were designed for email and talk, the iPhone and DROID are built for those things plus mobile applications and social networking. Our best practices help make app phones enterprise class by integrating them with existing IT services currently used for laptops and other IT assets. The result is an open mobility environment that leverages any app phone and their supported applications to better serve employees and customers,” said Dan Dearing, vice president of marketing at Trust Digital.
RESOURCES
* Learn more about Trust Digital’s enterprise mobility management for the iPhone and other app phones/smartphones
* Get Smart about Enterprise Mobility Management with the latest industry news
* Contact Trust Digital to secure and manage your app phone/smartphone today
About Trust Digital
Trust Digital is the leading provider of enterprise mobility management software for Global 2000 companies, and today Trust Digital is being deployed or piloted by twenty-five of the Fortune 100 companies using the Apple iPhone. IT organizations rely on Trust Digital's solution to secure, rapidly deploy and centrally manage their smartphones. Trust Digital’s unique software-overlay methodology simplifies how IT administrators and help desk specialists implement policies, assist users and enforce compliance for mobile applications. Trust Digital is the trusted mobility company. For more information, please visit our website, www.trustdigital.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Becky Caudill
SHIFT Communications for Trust Digital
Phone: +1.415.591.8418
Email: bcaudill@shiftcomm.com
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