AirWatch™, the global leader and innovator in mobile security, mobile
device management (MDM) and mobile
application management (MAM), today announced that it has been named
a winner in the tenth annual Mobile Star Awards program, hosted by the
mobile technology news and events site MobileVillage.com. AirWatch took
first place honors in five of the seven categories for which it was
nominated. This is the third consecutive year that AirWatch received
recognition by the Mobile Star Awards program, which showcases “best of”
mobile products in categories such as mobile apps, wireless networks,
enterprise mobile software, enterprise success stories and technology
visionaries.
AirWatch was recognized as a top provider in seven categories, including:
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AirWatch won First Place: Superstar Award for Enterprise Software –
Security
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AirWatch won First Place: Superstar Award for Enterprise Software –
Device Management
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AirWatch won First Place: Superstar Award for Enterprise Software –
Cloud Services or VPN
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AirWatch won First Place: Superstar Award for Enterprise Software –
Messaging, Email or Alerting
Winners were chosen by subscribers of MobileVillage’s “Go Mobile™” – a
free bi-weekly email newsletter that delivers informative headlines and
links to top mobile technology stories on popular websites, including:
CNET, Mashable, BGR, Engadget, PC World, Computerworld and more.
“The Mobile Star Awards evaluate today’s most innovative, new mobile
products and companies and the winners are selected by ‘Go Mobile’
readers,” said Gary Thayer, director, Mobile Star Awards. “This process
lends ultimate credibility to category winners since real mobile users
assess and select the best products.”
“We are honored to be recognized in seven categories in the 2011 Mobile
Star Awards,” said John Marshall, CEO, AirWatch. “It is a testament to
our team’s hard work and dedication toward delivering the industry’s
most scalable, robust MDM, MAM and mobile security solution for an
enterprise’s entire fleet of mobile devices. We look forward to helping
companies navigate the ever-changing mobility landscape with a solution
that helps to simplify enterprise mobility.”
The AirWatch solution provides a full set of mobile security, MDM and
MAM features, including the most accessible, easy-to-use web- and
mobile-based management console; a Secure Content Locker; a Secure Email
Gateway; an AirWatch App Catalog; the ability to securely manage both
corporate- and employee-liable devices and location-based services.
AirWatch’s API integration capabilities include the ability to integrate
key enterprise platforms such as LDAP directory servers, Microsoft
Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft BPOS-D, Microsoft Office
365, IBM Lotus Notes and Google Gmail for Business, as well as Public
Key Infrastructures (PKI) and certificate management frameworks,
streamlining the generation and management of certificates used on
mobile devices for authentication and encryption. AirWatch also provides
enterprises with advanced reporting, including an extensive library of
high-level and detailed device reports. IT administrators can leverage
these pre-defined reports or create custom reports based on specific
devices, user groups, date ranges or file preferences.
For more information about the tenth annual Mobile Star Awards and this
year’s categories and winners, visit MobileVillage.com.
About MobileVillage / PDA Inc.
Founded in 1993, MobileVillage is a market and solution development
company dedicated to advancing mobile and wireless technology in a wide
range of industries. MobileVillage accomplishes this by fostering
education and alliances through "Best of Breed" solution identification,
event partnerships, an online industry directory, industry job postings,
daily online news, its widely respected Go Mobile™ newsletter, a Mobile
Mentors™ program, and popular annual Mobile Star Awards™ program. Visit
MobileVillage online at www.MobileVillage.com.
About AirWatch
AirWatch is the global leader and innovator of enterprise-grade
smartphone security and mobile device management solutions. Positioned
in the Leaders quadrant of Gartner, Inc.’s Magic Quadrant for Mobile
Device Management Software 2011, AirWatch helps to deploy, secure, track
and manage an enterprise’s entire fleet of Android, Apple’s iOS,
BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Windows 7 and Symbian devices. In October
2011, Info-Tech Research Group listed AirWatch as a “Champion” in the
firm’s Mobile
Device Management Vendor Landscape and also listed it as the “best
bang for your buck” through its Value Score, which indexes each product
offering and business strength relative to their price point.
AirWatch offers the industry’s most scalable and flexible deployment
options with Software
as a Service (SaaS), appliance
or on
premise solutions. SaaS pricing starts at a $3 per month
subscription per device. Appliance pricing starts at a one-time fee of
$6,500 for the hardware and includes a one-year warranty. On premise
pricing starts at a one-time fee of $40 per device.
An award-winning
company, AirWatch has more than 1,500 customers in the retail, financial
services, healthcare, government, distribution, education, hospitality,
manufacturing, telecommunications and transportation industries. For
more information, visit www.air‐watch.com.
MobileVillage®, the Mobile Star Awards™, and Go Mobile™ are
trademarks or registered trademarks of MobileVillage / PDA Inc.
© 2011 AirWatch LLC. All rights reserved. AirWatch™ and the AirWatch
logo are trademarks of AirWatch, LLC. Android is a trademark of Google
Inc. Apple and iOS are trademarks of Apple Inc. Blackberry is a
trademark of Research In Motion Limited. Symbian is a trademark of
Nokia. Windows Mobile and Windows 7 are trademarks of Microsoft. All
other brands and trademarks mentioned in this press release are the
property of their respective owners.
