The handheld devices used in corporations have been something like an executive's company car, leased and maintained by the employee, paid for by the boss. But in some cases they're evolving into a corporate asset tightly controlled by the IT department, for security as well as productivity reasons.
Mobile e-mail software vendor Good Technology on Monday is set to expand its product line to help IT maintain that grip even as employees travel. Good Mobile Defense, an optional add-on coming in January for the company's
GoodLink wireless messaging software, lets administrators control five key aspects of security policy over the air, said Dan Rudolph, director of product management at Good, in Santa Clara, California. The product is based on SureWave Mobile Defense, which Good acquired earlier this year through its purchase of JP Mobile. It uses the GoodLink messaging mechanism to reach and modify devices in the field, Rudolph said.
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Nov 7, 2005, 07:02 PM
