Odyssey Software Expands Mobile Device Management Capabilities to iPhone, Palm and Nokia

WEST HENRIETTA, N.Y., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Odyssey Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-class mobile device management (MDM) products, today announced it is expanding its award winning remote and mobile device management product, Athena(TM), to support Apple® iPhone®, Palm® Pre, and Nokia E and N series products.

A recent study by Gartner forecasted that in 2009 approximately 1.2 billion smartphones were purchased(1). To meet rapidly increasing customer and market demand, Odyssey Software is expanding its device management offering to support a number of the industry's most popular devices. This will enable enterprises to integrate mobile device management through a single console, complementing and extending capabilities to existing enterprise management platforms such as Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager (Configuration Manager) 2007.

"As organizations in all industries begin to see the value of adopting smartphones for their mobile employees, there is growing complexity in managing the support requirements across a diverse set of devices," said Carolina Milanesi, Research Director, Gartner. "Utilizing flexible mobile device management solutions that integrate directly with the device's native infrastructure will ensure support processes are in place to efficiently manage and secure devices in a heterogeneous environment."

Odyssey Software's flagship product, Athena, is a unique product designed to directly integrate into the native infrastructure of industry-standard management consoles. Athena does not require additional server-side components or consoles, unlike all other device management products, which require their own proprietary server, console and database infrastructure. Contrary to traditional management offerings, Athena is specifically architected to be flexible, modular and seamless to integrate.

"As the demand from employees to use the device of their choice increases, the enterprise is left with the challenge of managing the assortment of mobile devices that are rapidly being added to their mobile workforce," said Mark Gentile, CEO of Odyssey Software. "With our recently announced plan to support BlackBerry devices and the forthcoming support for iPhone, Palm Pre, and Nokia, we are providing our customers with the flexibility and breadth of support needed to ensure an efficient, secure and productive mobile workforce."

About Odyssey Software

Odyssey Software is a leading provider of enterprise-class remote device management software products for all Microsoft Windows Mobile® and Windows Embedded CE device platforms. Our mission is to provide industry leading software technology innovations that make it efficient and cost effective for IT organizations to remotely manage and support the complexity of enterprise deployments. More information is available at: www.odysseysoftware.com or by calling +1-585-214-2409.

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(1)"Forecast Analysis: Mobile Devices, Worldwide, 2003-2013, 4Q09 Update" Gartner, December 11, 2009

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