24 September 2007. Fromdistance, a Tallinn, Estonia based mobile application developer today announced the release of its new mobile device management system, Fromdistance MDM 1.6, to resellers and partners.

This new version of Fromdistance MDM expands the range of devices supported from Nokia smartphones and Windows Mobile devices to include PCs running Windows XP and Windows Vista. The first shipment of this new version to customers took place earlier this month

Fromdistance MDM 1.60 also supports Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) commands as part of a comprehensive device management framework.

“In line with its original purpose, OMA DM with its extensions is a good way to change settings on mobile devices. However, in enterprise environment device management is much more than that, requiring a broader management framework. Fromdistance MDM offers customers an easy way to benefit from OMA DM framework without having to care about its restrictions and complexity of use”, says Jouko Vierumäki, CEO of Fromdistance.

Fromdistance MDM 1.60 can be offered to end customers as a service or as a system installed on customer premises. Using Fromdistance MDM, enterprises can configure devices, install and uninstall applications, set restrictions for end users, perform backups, collect inventory of devices and applications and support end users in the field.

Fromdistance was founded in 2004 and has been marketing its MDM solution since 2005. The company is owned by its management and key employees.