Siemens Enterprise Communications and AirWatch Simplify Enterprise Mobility Management with Enterasys Integration

RESTON, Va. and ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Enterprise Communications and AirWatch today announced an important step forward in their partnership with the integration of AirWatch's comprehensive mobile management solution and Mobile Identity Access Management (Mobile IAM) from Enterasys, a Siemens Enterprise Communications company. The integrated solution can now provide customers increased visibility and control of devices and users attached to their network.  

Key Facts

• CIO's can now confidently deploy a holistic and unified BYOD solution architecture with End-to-End management for all users and devices.
• Joint customers can perform application, inventory and service management of all devices with in-depth multi-level profiling, assessment and context-based policy enforcement for all devices and users: guests, BYOD, corporate – managed or unmanaged.
• Siemens Enterprise Communications' OpenScape Mobile and OpenScape Web Collaboration solutions customers will find the provisioning and management of these solutions increasingly more powerful and efficient.

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Enterprises have embraced the productivity benefits and improved team efficiencies from Siemens Enterprise Communications' OpenScape Mobile and OpenScape Web Collaboration. AirWatch, a global leader and innovator in Mobility Management, simplifies deployment, management and ongoing support for these tools across multiple device types and mobile operating systems from one single console. Enterasys Mobile IAM gives companies additional control over deployment of mobility solutions within the corporate environment. Together, all three deliver an unrivalled ability to deploy, support and manage Mobile Enterprise solutions.

Executive Perspectives

Chris Hummel, chief commercial officer, Siemens Enterprise Communications

"BYOD and the Consumerization of IT is a primary focal point for CIO's. Through our partnership with AirWatch, we have enabled a more simplified process to confidently onboard devices, deploy applications and secure network assets. This next step of integration between AirWatch and Enterasys further underpins Siemens Enterprise Communications' ability to provide leading mobile solutions to our customers." 

Markus Nispel, chief technologist at Enterasys

"Our Enterasys Mobile IAM is further enhanced through integration with MDM solutions as part of our OneFabric offering to our customers. Working with the leaders in the Mobility Management market, such as AirWatch, enables our customers to make an easy choice when deploying BYOD solutions for mobility."

John Marshall, president and CEO, AirWatch

"Enterprises require smarter, integrated solutions as corporate mobility matures and expands to include additional IT infrastructure components, including the benefits of mobile IAM. Deepening our partnership with Siemens Enterprise Communications and Enterasys creates an integrated mobile platform, tailored for multiple management options, that fuses mobile unified communications, mobile identity access management and mobile device, application and content management from a single console."

Availability

AirWatch's leading mobility management solutions are available through referral program launched last month by Siemens Enterprise Communications. Customers will be able to benefit from this new integrated offering whenever they deploy the Enterasys Mobile IAM simplifying further their deployment of mobility management and security as a core part of their enterprise communication deployment of mobile UC solutions.  

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About AirWatch

AirWatch is the global leader in mobile device security and management (MDM) systems, and, with 5,000 customers and nearly 1,000 global associates, is more than twice the size of any other MDM company. Having no outside capital, AirWatch is predominately funded by operating cash flow, resulting in an estimated install base four to five times larger than any other MDM provider. The largest customer base, combined with the largest research and development team in the industry, allows AirWatch to provide the broadest functionality at the lowest cost. This, combined with a scalable high-availability architecture, results in virtually every mobility project with more than 20,000 devices being managed by AirWatch. Examples of this market leadership include the top four global Fortune companies, nine of the top 10 U.S. retailers, six of the top 10 global airlines, the top four global energy companies, six of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies, seven of the top 10 global CPG companies, three of the top five U.S. medical device companies, five of the top 10 global luxury goods companies and two of the top three global hotel groups.

About Siemens Enterprise Communications and Enterasys

Siemens Enterprise Communications is a leading global provider of unified communications (UC) solutions and network infrastructure for enterprises of all sizes. Leveraging 160 years of experience, we deliver innovation and quality to the world's most successful companies, backed by a world-class services portfolio which includes international multi-vendor managed and outsourcing capabilities.

Our OpenScape communications solutions provide a seamless and efficient collaboration experience – on any device – which amplifies collective effort and dramatically improves business performance.

Together, our global team of UC experts and service professionals set the standards for a rich communications experience that empowers teams to deliver better results.

Siemens Enterprise Communications is a joint venture of The Gores Group and Siemens AG, and includes Enterasys Networks, a provider of network infrastructure and security solutions, creating a complementary and complete enterprise communications solutions portfolio.

For more information, please visit: www.siemens-enterprise.com or www.enterasys.com

Note:

AirWatch^® and the AirWatch logo are trademarks of AirWatch, LLC.

Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG is a Trademark Licensee of Siemens AG.

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SOURCE Siemens Enterprise Communications