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Welcome to the Bring Your Own Device channel! Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a popular trend that comes with the dominance of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, and refers to employees using their own devices for business use. Two factors driving BYOD are companies wanting to reduce complexity and cost of managing mobility and employees wanting to use the most popular devices they use as consumers. Tune in to the Bring Your Own Device channel for industry news and updates on reducing the costs of supporting mobile workers, maintaining control over all enterprise devices, increasing overall productivity and providing employees with policy management that encourages efficiency and fulfillment.

Companies are Moving Toward a Mobile-First Mentality
There's been a steady migration away from desktop computers for several years now, both because laptops have become powerful enough to perform all the normal functions of desktop computers and because netbooks and cheaper laptops have made portable computing affordable. Even the laptop is starting to be replaced by tablets and smartphones as they become primary computing devices for many workers.

5/16/2013

MokaFive's Enterprise AnyWare Balances IT Control and End User Trust
MokaFive, a provider of enterprise end user computing solutions, doesn't care about the device or the underlying "host" for BYOD; it just focuses on the workspace and the lightweight, secure management component it provides. Its solution is the result of a balancing act of the relationship between IT and end users - between control and trust. With MokaFive, users define their policies, and MokaFive has a management console to manage, update and wipe that policy.

5/14/2013

Cloud Distribution and Fiberlink Partner to Distribute MaaS360
Cloud Distribution, a value-added distributor of disruptive next-generation security and networking solutions, has entered into an agreement with Fiberlink, a major player in cloud-based enterprise mobility management (EMM), to distribute MaaS360, its enterprise mobility management platform that spans across devices, users, applications, documents and expenses.

5/9/2013

Will the DoD Allow Employees to Bring Your Own Device?
Samsung Knox-enabled devices are now approved for use by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in all agency networks. All tablets, smartphones and other Samsung Knox devices passed full testing by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and are now listed as approved products for use within all DoD networks.

5/6/2013

BYOD or Else: New Study Suggests Mandatory BYOD by 2017
It wasn't so long ago that many companies were still grappling with the idea of even allowing employees to bring their own devices to work and use them instead of those issued by company stores. But a new study from Gartner suggests that companies may well have already gotten past the "should we or shouldn't we" stage and gone clear to the next extreme: making BYOD mandatory.

5/6/2013
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The Ten Commandments of Bring Your Own Device
The Ten Commandments of Bring Your Own Device

The rapid proliferation of mobile devices entering the workplace feels like divine intervention to many IT leaders. It's as if a voice boomed down from the mountain ordering all of the employees you support to procure as many devices as possible and connect them to corporate services en masse. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) was born and employees followed with fervor.

Document Sharing on Mobile Devices: Securing Productivity on the Go
Document Sharing on Mobile Devices: Securing Productivity on the Go

This document is designed to give you Mobile Device Management (MDM) best practices we've developed while working with our extensive customer base.

It will also show you how MaaS360 can help you.

Achieving True Enterprise Mobility
Achieving True Enterprise Mobility

Organizations need fast, low-cost solutions for enabling employees to comply with legal, corporate, and IT requirements.
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Featured Case Studies

SIHO Insurance Services
SIHO Insurance Services

Read how SIHO Insurance Services realized substantial savings on MDM without compromising compliance to HIPAA and other information security regulations.

National FFA Organization on the Go
The National FFA Organization on the Go

Audrey Roe, FFA's System Administrator, conducted a trial of AirWatch, Fiberlink's MaaS360, MobileIron and Zenprise.

Burr Pilger Mayer (BPM)
Burr Pilger Mayer (BPM)

"Before MaaS360, we were only able to allow email access on BlackBerrys, and even that was limited to certain individuals due to high licensing costs."
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Enabling Consumer Smartphones and Tablets in the Enterprise
Enabling Consumer Smartphones and Tablets in the Enterprise

The rapid growth of consumer smartphones and tablets is having a dramatic impact on the enterprise.
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