Enterprise IT departments need the ability to control smartphones, tablet, and mobile devices. RIM today announced a new product BlackBerry mobile fusion for multi-platform mobile device management. They claim that BlackBerry Mobile Fusion will make it easier to manage devices running BlackBerry, Android and Apple iOS operating systems.
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion brings together the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (version 5.0.3) for BlackBerry smartphones; new management capabilities for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets built on BlackBerry Enterprise Server technology; and mobile device management for smartphones and tablets running Android and iOS operating systems. The platform will be available in 2012.
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion will provide the following mobile device management capabilities for all supported mobile devices:
• Asset management.
• Configuration management.
• Security and policy definition and management.
• Secure and protect lost or stolen devices (remote lock, wipe).
• User- and group-based administration.
• Multiple device per user capable.
• Application and software management.
• Connectivity management (Wi-Fi, VPN, certificate).
• Centralized console .
• High scalability.