AirWatch − Mobile Device, Application and Content Management Provider − Offers Same-day, Comprehensive Support for Apple iOS 6

Corporate and employee-liable Apple iOS 6 devices securely deployed and managed with AirWatch

 

ATLANTA – September 19, 2012 – AirWatch®, the global leader and innovator in mobile security, Mobile Device Management (MDM), Mobile Application Management (MAM), Mobile Content Management (MCM), Mobile Email Management (MEM) and BYOD management, announces comprehensive support for iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad® devices running Apple® iOS 6 the same day it is made publicly available by Apple. iOS 6 features Siri® and Passbook® upgrades and enhancements to the photo, mail, phone and map applications. Additionally, iOS 6 includes new MDM benefits.

New MDM Capabilities

AirWatch’s MDM functionality, leveraging iOS 6, enables organizations to:

  • Disable Shared Photo Stream
  • Disable Passbook from appearing on the screen when the device is locked
  • Automatically remove profiles at a certain date or after a given period of time
  • Set the device wallpaper for the lock screen, home screen or both
  • Prevent recent contacts from syncing to the mail server

New MDM Capabilities Applicable to Devices Set Up in Supervised Mode with Apple Configurator

AirWatch’s MDM functionality, leveraging iOS 6 and Apple Configurator supervised device capabilities, enables organizations to:

  • Lock down devices to one app with App Lock and disable the home button
  • Force all device network traffic through a global HTTP proxy
  • Prevent installation of certificates or unmanaged configuration profiles
  • Disable iMessage
  • Disable Game Center and iBookstore and set iBookstore content rating restrictions

Same day support for Apple iOS 6 is critical for our enterprise and education customers to support their BYOD initiatives. IT administrators around the world depend on AirWatch to empower their employees with the latest devices while maintaining the highest security standards,” said John Marshall, CEO, AirWatch. “With the largest global development organization in the MDM industry, we’re able to exceed the expectations of our customers.

About AirWatch

AirWatch is the global leader and innovator of enterprise-grade mobile security, mobile device management, mobile application management and mobile content management solutions. AirWatch helps to deploy, secure, monitor and manage an enterprise’s entire fleet of Android, Apple iOS, Apple Mac OS X, Blackberry, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 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. In January 2012, AirWatch was named an “innovator” in the Forrester Research, Inc. report: Market Overviews: Cloud-Hosted MDM Solutions and Managed Services and On-premise MDM Solutions.

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 $4 per month per device. Appliance pricing starts at a one-time fee of $5,000 for the hardware and includes a one-year warranty. On-premise pricing starts at a one-time fee of $50 per device.

An award-winning company, AirWatch has more than 3,000 customers in the retail, financial services, healthcare, government, distribution, education, hospitality, manufacturing, telecommunications and transportation industries. For more information, visit www.air‐watch.com.

© 2012 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 Phone are trademarks of Microsoft. All other brands and trademarks mentioned in this press release are the property of their respective owners.

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