mobile device management (MDM) - News, Features, and Slideshows

• IDC cuts forecast for mobile management software sales

  Sales of mobile management software will grow at a slower pace over the next few years but will still top $2.9 billion in 2019, according to IDC's latest forecast.

• Microsoft applies 'freemium' tactic to mobile device management for Office 365

  Microsoft today made good on a promise from last fall, adding several basic mobile device management (MDM) tools to all commercial Office 365 subscriptions.

• Snowy Hydro eyes smart glasses

  Snowy Hydro is exploring potential uses of wearable devices in its business following a rollout of Centrify identity management software.

• Survey: iPhone 6 powers an increase in enterprise adoption of iOS

  Apple's iOS mobile platform gained user share in security-conscious businesses late in 2014, taking it away from Google's Android platform, thanks to the introduction of the iPhone 6 smartphone, according to a survey of its enterprise customers by mobile security vendor Good Technology.

• Android for Work brings container security to Google Play apps

  Google today made real its Android for Work product, which was first announced last June at the Google I/O conference. Android for Work is a revamped version of the Divide containerization app that Google acquired last spring. It's built in to Android 5.0 Lollipop and available as a separate app for Android 3.0 Ice Cream Sandwich through Android 4.4 KitKat.

Whitepapers about mobile device management (MDM)

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  The myths of mobile security

  Mobility has transformed the workplace. Laptops, smartphones and tablets not only enable an organization’s road warriors, but also create freedoms for all employees to stay connected whether at a conference, working from home, or even sitting in an airport terminal.