Sybase iAnywhere Announces New Version of Afaria Frontline Management and Security Solution
29 March 2006
Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit, Booth #15 -- iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY) today announced the general availability of Afaria(R) 5.4. The latest version of the company's award-winning frontline management and security solution includes greatly expanded capabilities for managing RIM BlackBerry devices. Afaria is the only leading mobile device management and security solution that enables a company to manage BlackBerry devices from the same administrative console as its other mobile devices. In addition, Afaria 5.4 includes full management and security capabilities for Windows Mobile 5.0 devices, including new device monitoring capabilities. Other enhancements include a permanent client identifier for handhelds, and inventory management improvements for converged mobile devices.
"With Afaria 5.4, it's easy for administrators to manage all of their mobile devices, including BlackBerry, Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone, Palm and Symbian devices, and even laptop computers from a single console," said Joe Owen, vice president, engineering, iAnywhere. "This is a huge advantage for companies who need to manage and secure a variety of devices. Now all of these devices can be easily managed and tracked through the Afaria Management console."
"Windows Mobile powered devices help users increase their productivity when they're away from the office by enabling them to access critical business information regardless of location," said Chris Hill, group product manager, Microsoft Corporation. "Windows Mobile was built with enterprise-class security in mind, and as such, businesses always have complete control of their vital information. Afaria 5.4 provides businesses with yet another way to manage the security of Windows Mobile powered devices."
"We're excited about the possibilities that the new version of Afaria brings to Intrinsic," said Derek Fournier, director of Product Development and Management Technologies, Intrinsic, a partner of iAnywhere. "Having a solution that allows users to manage BlackBerrys along with other handheld devices through the Microsoft SMS console will help companies maintain centralized control to ensure their systems and devices are up-to-date and secure."
Significant new features in Afaria 5.4 include:
New BlackBerry Management Components -- With Afaria 5.4, organizations can deploy, install and repair software applications on Blackberry devices. In addition, the flexibility of the Afaria Session Manager component is now available for BlackBerry devices to allow administrators to customize system management tasks and support business processes. Microsoft SMS administrators can also easily manage BlackBerry devices directly from their SMS console with extensions to the console for software distribution and inventory management. Additional features for BlackBerry device management include:
* Protection of lost or stolen devices through the ability to lock and/or
remove data and applications from devices.
* The ability to configure and enforce BlackBerry device settings.
* Tracking of software licenses and installations.
* Improved collection of asset information with the Afaria Inventory
Manager component, including the ability to retrieve a broad range of
data regarding device connectivity capabilities.
* Expanded communication optimizations including scheduling, outbound
notification, dynamic bandwidth throttling and checkpoint restart.
Enhanced Device Monitoring -- Afaria 5.4 allows administrators to monitor Windows Mobile 5.0 devices and automatically react to changes in the state of a device. These monitoring capabilities offer an additional method for initiating local management tasks or triggering connections to the Afaria server. With Afaria's enhanced device monitoring, administrators can:
* Back up key files on a device when the battery level drops below a
critical level.
* Monitor and enforce application installation and usage policies.
* Log when confidential files on mobile devices are written to external
cards or sent to other devices.
* Ensure that vital information is always available to frontline workers,
and automatically replace critical data on the device when required.
Enhanced Inventory Manager -- With Afaria 5.4, administrators can collect additional phone and connectivity information on handheld devices including: phone number, IMEI, IMSI, mobile operator, current network, and WIFI, Bluetooth and IR configuration and status information. For laptop computers, new differencing scans transmit only inventory changes to the server, reducing communication time and costs.
New Permanent Client Identifier -- Adds the capability to re-identify mobile devices even after power failure, device hard reset, or the loss or reinstallation of the Afaria client, keeping Afaria assignments and policies intact for the device.
Availability
Afaria 5.4 will be available on March 31. For a demonstration of the new version, please visit the Sybase iAnywhere booth #15. Additional information can be found at http://www.ianywhere.com/afaria or call 1-800-801-2069.
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About iAnywhere
iAnywhere enables success at the front lines of business. The company holds worldwide market leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth(R) and infrared protocol technologies. Tens of millions of mobile devices, millions of subscribers, and 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company's "Always Available" technologies, including SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge, and the AvantGo(R) mobile Internet service. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY). Visit http://www.ianywhere.com for more information.
Sybase, iAnywhere, iAnywhere Solutions, SQL Anywhere, Afaria, OneBridge and AvantGo are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. (R) indicates registration in the United States of America. The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by iAnywhere is under license. All other company and product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
Special Note: As used in this release, iAnywhere means iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. Statements concerning iAnywhere's new products are by nature forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks and cannot be guaranteed. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include shifts in customer demand, rapid technological changes, availability and quality of third party products, competitive factors and unanticipated delays in scheduled product availability. Some of the risks are detailed from time to time in the Sybase Inc. consolidated Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to its annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of which can be viewed on the Company's web site).
Crystal King
iAnywhere
(978) 287-1524
crystal.king@ianywhere.com
Scott Malinowski
Citigate Cunningham
(617) 374-4223
smalinowski@cunningham.com
Source: prnewswire
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