Business in Spain is using Mformation’s device management technology to provide advanced enterprise mobile management as a service to their business customers. Enterprises obtain advanced mobile device management from Telefónica through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. This advanced, enterprise-focused mobile device management solution was rolled out to Spanish enterprises during 2008 and is now being used by many of Telefónica’s enterprise customers.

Mark Edwards, Mformation’s CEO, comments: “We have been working with Telefónica for many years. In the enterprise environment, where increasingly sophisticated mobile devices and applications are becoming commonplace, the need for advanced device management capabilities is compelling. We have been working closely with Telefónica to provide a solution that supports the demands of their enterprise customers, and we are excited to be working with Telefónica to support their focus on mobilizing enterprise data services and improving the overall mobile experience of their enterprise customers.”

Mformation’s Enterprise Manager enables Telefónica to provide their enterprise customers with a secure, customized mobile management environment giving their IT managers direct control and full visibility of the mobile devices used by their employees. The solution works across a broad range of mobile devices, from feature phones to the latest smart mobile devices, meeting a critical IT requirement to manage all of the different handset platforms used today in the enterprise. The Mformation solution enables Telefónica’s enterprise customers to manage all phases of the mobile device and application lifecycle, and deliver the full benefits of mobile technology to their workforces. These enterprise mobile device management capabilities provide enterprise IT departments with much-needed control and visibility over their mobile devices and applications, underpinning the accelerated mobilisation of enterprise workers.

The solution enables enterprises to:

1. Diagnose device and service problems on employee devices in real time, over the air
2. Set up, distribute, manage and update mobile applications and services to employee devices over the air
3. Maintain an inventory of all deployed employee devices, including status and related configuration information
4. Enforce, update and monitor corporate security and access policies implemented on employee mobile devices
5. Secure employee mobile devices and the data stored on them or on removable storage media
6. Create and enforce corporate and IT policies, from password policies to employee usage of corporate applications
7. Tailor policies to fit organizational roles and responsibilities (e.g., administration)
8. Provision and configure employee data devices remotely

With the SaaS-based enterprise mobile device management solution hosted by Telefónica, enterprise customers benefit from the sophisticated and secure mobile management environment offered to them as a service without having to divert resources from their core business or incur the additional cost and effort of deploying and supporting an in-house solution.
 

About Mformation

Mformation Technologies Inc.is a leading global provider of mobile device management (MDM) technology, offering a complete solution that enables mobile operators to rapidly accelerate their data revenues and reduce support costs. Mformation's award-winning MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER™ suite is a flexible and integrated mobile device management software solution providing solutions for OMA DM-based provisioning and configuration, FOTA management, smartphone application management, diagnostics, security management, enterprise management and customer experience management.

Mformation's platform has been licensed to leading operators in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America including AT&T, Bell Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile, Telefónica, Telus  and Vodafone.  Mformation is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey with offices around the globe.  Mformation is a privately held company funded by Battery Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Intel Capital, North Bridge Venture Partners, QuestMark Partners, Visa International and Wasatch Advisors Inc.

MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER™ also supports WiMAX.

Information Source:    Mformation