Motorola, Inc. announced the upcoming
availability of Good Mobility Suite version 6.0 which includes a new
managed-service virtual private network (VPN) as well as an enhanced
device management and security platform. Good 6.0, which will include
Good Mobile Connection, Good Administration Center and Good Mobile
Messaging, will provide organizations with more secure, seamless, and
manageable mobile access to enterprise information and applications.
The
new Good Mobile Connection is a managed-service VPN that is capable of
delivering a seamless, managed data connection from mobile devices to
data and applications behind the corporate firewall. Good's existing
trusted transport, which is currently used for Good Mobile Messaging,
will now enable other enterprise applications and services, such as
instant messaging, intranets and thick-client applications to securely
connect with behind-the-firewall resources.
Good Mobile
Connection provides a persistent network-agnostic connection via the
Good Network Operations Center (NOC) to behind-the-firewall data and
applications which improves the user experience for mobile workers.
Organizations will now be able to deploy virtually any application
leveraging standard TCP protocols over the Good Mobile Connection
transport with no modifications or custom coding required. To guard
against hacking or denial of service attacks, Good Mobile Connection
allows IT to set granular restrictions on both the type and location of
assets that can be accessed behind firewalls in addition to the
device-level security capabilities provided in the Good Mobility Suite.
"We expect the
majority of enterprise users to have access to corporate applications
from their mobile device within the next 2-3 years," says Jack Gold,
President of J. Gold Associates, LLC, an industry analyst firm based in
Northborough, MA (www.jgoldassociates.com).
"However, one of the limiting factors to providing such capability has
been the inability to secure the connection and manage it seamlessly
across multiple networks as users crossed network boundaries. End user
transparent managed security is key to expanding the footprint of
enterprise applications to more mobile devices."
"Our
customers demand secure wireless access to enterprise data while
on-the-go," said Todd Christy, chief technology officer and co-founder
of Pyxis Mobile. "We look forward to working with Motorola Good
Technology Group and leveraging the 'always-on' secure connection of
Good Mobile Connection which will enable our customers to have secure,
anytime, anywhere access to Pyxis' applications."
Unified Management with Good Administration Center
The
Good Administration Center will provide a unified environment for
deploying and managing all Good applications, devices, security
policies, and data access rights. This web console provides flexible
access for IT personnel to manage devices from wherever they are. Good
Administration Center also utilizes web services API's that provide the
ability to automate management operations and integrate with other
third party management portals and processes.
Enhanced, Configurable User Experience with Good Mobile Messaging 6.0
Good
Mobile Messaging 6.0 continues to improve the mobile experience with
new features designed to enable business users to get things done more
easily and to provide greater personalization options. Key new features
include a customizable home screen, client API's which allow third
party applications to more easily inter-operate, and voice-activated
dialing even when the device is password protected.
Good's Architecture Simplifies and Reduces Costs of Mobilizing Enterprises
Unlike
competing solutions that require the installation, maintenance, and
interoperability of multiple different servers in the enterprise,
Good's Network Operation Center (NOC)-based architecture simplifies
life for IT. With Good 6.0 there is no need to install, upgrade, or
maintain multiple components within an enterprise's network and
demilitarized zone (DMZ). The Good Mobility Suite is flexible and
compatible with existing systems so that there is no need to upgrade or
replace existing infrastructure.
Support from the Shop Floor to the Corner Office
Good
offers enterprise customers a broad range of mobile computing solutions
from the shop floor to the corner office by supporting devices ranging
from the MC35 and MC70 enterprise digital assistant (EDA) to the
Motorola Q family, as well as a variety of other Windows Mobile and
Palm OS devices from Palm, Samsung, HTC, and other manufacturers.
"Mobile
messaging alone is no longer enough for today's mobile enterprise.
Although mobile messaging remains a killer application, enterprises
need an end-to-end mobility platform that enables them to manage all of
their critical mobile applications across Wi-Fi and WAN/cellular
networks," said Sue Forbes, senior director of product management and
marketing, Motorola Good Technology Group. "With Good 6.0, we will
provide organizations the ability to simply and securely mobilize all
segments of their business across a wide variety of devices, carriers,
and networks."
Availability
Good 6.0 is expected to
be available later in 2008 through certified value-added resellers as
part of the Motorola PartnerSelect program, carrier reseller partners,
and directly through Motorola Good Technology Group. The software and
service will support a broad range of smartphones and will support both
IBM Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange email systems. For more
information about Good 6.0, please go to www.motorola.com/good.