Enterprise and mobile software provider Sybase announced the latest release of Afaria, a mobile device management and security solution.
Sybase describes Afaria 6.5 as a key component of the comprehensive mobile platform of the company. It comprises new hosting options via a highly-secure multi-tenant infrastructure, enhanced security updates, and a new policy based model for enabling simplified device management across a range of platforms and smartphone devices including iPhone.
In addition to providing enterprises with multiple sites and business units with a cohesive way of managing company-issued and employee-owned devices, Afaria 6.5 now enables customers to manage various device types in hosted environments while maintaining centralized control.
To simplify the management of an increasingly mobile workforce, Afaria 6.5 now includes device identification and search enhancements, wipe and lock control options, and sophisticated profile settings.
The device security capabilities are also expanded through integrated antivirus and firewall components, new application control capabilities, Nokia device encryption, and an expanded Windows Mobile data security manager feature set.
Key Features of Afaria 6.5 include:
- Multi-tenancy infrastructure and hosting options for management of multiple sites or tenants using a single server farm
- iPhone support with over-the-air provisioning, certificate-based policy enforcement and enforceable administrative policy lockdown control
- Application control to block (blacklist) or allow
(white list) specific applications from being accessed by end users on Windows Mobile devices
- Data Security Manager enhancements including best-in-class Symbian data-at-rest encryption, increased complex password, and device lockdown capabilities " Policy-based management model to increase administration ease of use
- Integrated antivirus and firewall features for improved security using a single connection
- Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM)terminal security and session control enhancements for clientless device management In Related News Sybase today released new product offerings for the iPhone that extend enterprise functionality to service both internal employees and external users.
Afaria 6.5 will be available in mid-November.
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