May is Mobile Management Month at Cult of Mac,
Sybase, and SAP company provides a range of enterprise IT solutions. Afaria, Syabase’s mobile management platform, is a comprehensive solution that ties in with other Sybase and SAP enterprise products (most notably its desktop PC management offerings). Overall, the platform is a great resource for existing SAP and Sybase customers.
Company: Sybase/SAP
Product(s): Afaria
Type of solution(s): device and app management
Platforms supported beyond iOS: Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, webOS, Windows Mobile (plus Windows and Linux workstations)
Licensing Model: perpetual and recurring licensing options
Includes/Offers Maintenance Updates?: Optional
Technical support options: 24/7
Deployment options: cloud service, on-premise software, on-premise appliance
Failover and load balancing options: supports server failover and load balancing
Scalability: supports multiple locations and location-specific administration
Directory system integration: Microsoft Active Directory, Apple Open Directory, LDAP
Administrative tool options: web/cloud
Data export capabilities: device hardware, installed configuration profiles, location and usage tracking, installed apps
Expense management features: track current carrier, alert on roaming, bandwidth optimization/throttling
Device enrollment mechanism(s): website, iOS app
Support for secure/authenticated enrollment?: Yes
Security certificate features: Certificates for Exchange, Wi-Fi, VPN
Remote/On Demand administrative actions: remove passcode, lock, wipe, push text message
App management options: push apps to device, enterprise app store with custom and public apps, Apple Volume Purchase Plan integration, app whitelist/blacklist options, admin alert on unapproved apps