Odyssey Software Provides Free Offer of Athena for BlackBerry Enterprise Server

WEST HENRIETTA, N.Y., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Odyssey Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-class mobile device management (MDM) products, today announced the availability of its free offer for Athena™ for BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, a fully functional copy of the product that includes a 5-user perpetual license. The product gives organizations the ability to see firsthand how Athena provides unprecedented interactive support capabilities for BlackBerry smartphones. For more information and to view a demo video as well as access to the free offer, visit www.Athena4BES.com.  

Athena for BlackBerry Enterprise Server is an add-on for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 and BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express 5.0. The product provides comprehensive interactive support tools that can be used to assist users, or identify and resolve issues, on BlackBerry 4.3 and newer smartphones - directly from the BlackBerry Enterprise Server or BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express console.

The product is uniquely designed to integrate seamlessly into the BlackBerry Enterprise Server console enabling administrators to perform interactive support functions with BlackBerry smartphones.

Athena also supports touch-enabled smartphones including the BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Storm 2 and the new BlackBerry® Torch™ running the BlackBerry 6 operating system. No additional consoles or servers are required; significantly minimizing the acquisition, support, maintenance and total costs of ownership.

"With an estimated 269.6 million smartphones shipped in 2010, Odyssey Software has continued to produce award winning mobile device management products that provide a comprehensive suite of interactive support tools that help ensure an efficient and productive workforce," said Mark Gentile, CEO of Odyssey Software. "Any company with a mobile workforce equipped with BlackBerry smartphones should visit our website and try the free offer to see how Athena-enabled features complement and extend the native device management functions of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server."

About Odyssey Software

Odyssey Software is a leading provider of enterprise-class mobile and embedded device management software products for today's most popular 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, support and control the complexity of enterprise deployments. More information is available at: http://www.odysseysoftware.com or by calling +1-585-214-2409.

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SOURCE Odyssey Software, Inc.