AirWatch a market innovator, says report

Peter Dinham
Friday, 06 January 2012 19:47

Smartphone security and mobile device management solutions provider, Airwatch, has been named and recognised as an 'innovator' in the latest cloud-hosted mobile device management report from Forrester Research.

According to AirWatch CEO, John Marshall, the company was one of only two vendors recognised as an innovator in the Forrester Cloud-Hosted MDM report, and one of just four in the On-premise report out of a marketplace of 40 vendors offering these solutions.

'We believe that being recognised as an innovator by Forrester Research further validates and reinforces our goal to simplify mobility by providing enterprises with a comprehensive, leading mobile security and management solution. Built on a true, multi-tenant architecture, AirWatch is highly scalable, enabling companies to easily move from pilot programs to large device deployments. When a company selects AirWatch, they receive both the best product and best price point.'

Marshall said that the Forrester report stated that although many vendors offer hosted infrastructure solutions, 'AirWatch supports flexible architectures in that it can be delivered through an on-premise solution, an appliance, or a SaaS solution. AirWatch's user-friendly, actionable management dashboard and competitive pricing have made it a top MDM contender for many firms. AirWatch also boasts strong on-premise and WLAN management solutions.'

Forrester Research interviewed 24 vendor companies and 184 user companies on the key criteria of configuration, reporting, and support; mobile security management, including PIN enforcement, data wipes, jailbreak or root detection encryption and data leak prevention; software distribution, white and blacklist capabilities and enterprise app stores; and differentiating criteria, including platform support, integration and availability.