Evaluation Criteria for Smartphone Mobile Device Management

Published: 20 July 2010

ID: G00205674

Analyst(s): Paul DeBeasi

Summary

The era of fully supporting a single-vendor, company-owned, enterprise-class smartphone (e.g., BlackBerry) is declining while the era of offering tiered support for multi-vendor, employee-owned, consumer-class smartphones (e.g., iPhone and Android) is growing. Mobile device management (MDM) solutions help enterprises manage smartphones by providing centralized, multi-vendor device management that results in lower risk and improved cost of ownership. In this assessment, Research Vice President Paul DeBeasi provides evaluation criteria for smartphone MDM solutions.

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