Orange joins forces with Sybase to offer mobile management

Orange Business Services have announced this week they have teamed up with Sybase to offer mobile device management as a service. The partnership will provide the service to any carrier, any mobile device and numerous operating systems around the world. 

It comes as a result of the growing number of mobile workers worldwide and it has been designed to help companies manage mobile devices, workers and applications in a much more effective way.

Orange Business Services will allow SMEs to consolidate their mobile assets e.g. SIM cards, implement a security policy and deploy all mobile applications. It's believed this help will allow companies to control their mobile spending and wireless costs. 

Many businesses are keen to embrace mobile devices but seem to lose their way when it comes to management strategies. This could be about to change though. New research by IDC found 40% of firms planned to deploy a mobile SaaS system within the next 12-18 months. 

The main features of the management service will be: 

• Mobile device management: This will cover: device inventory, corporate settings, upgrades and distribution, monitoring end-user experience, e-mail control and cost management. 

• Mobile security: This will enforce: access codes, encrypt devices and data cards, establishes "lock/wipe" policies, delivers firewall and antivirus applications and controls mobile access to corporate applications.