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Provider Info
Web Site: 
http://www.air-watch.com/

AirWatch has a free 30-day trial.

1/4/10: eSecurityPlanet has published an extensive review on using AirWatch for iOS MDM.

10/14/11: InfoTech has published an MDM Vendor landscape highlighting the features within AirWatch:
http://www.infotech.com/research/ss/it-vendor-landscape-mobile-device-ma...

Experience

Their web-based management system is HTML5 based. The configuration profiler builder is a clone of Apple's iPhone Configuration Utility, and is quite complete. There are many management features over and above the standard within the iOS5 apis such as location based services, secure mobile browser, secure content locker, an iOS app sdk (provides management libraries to embed within your app for additional functionality)

AirWatch also manages Android, Symbian, Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices.

Deployment

AirWatch offers several deployment options. You may purchase the software (requires Microsoft SQL, among other infrastructure), purchase an appliance, or use it as SaaS (i.e. hosted by AirWatch on their own servers). They are friendly to resellers and the site may be skinned with your company's theme.

The system allows for multiple "Location Groups" and "Locations". You can use these to set up a multi-tennant system where each "Location Group" has it's own LDAP based authentication component & each group pays for its own use. This is useful for resellers.

Packaging
Is the service hardware, software, or cloud?
SaaS: 
Appliance: 
Windows Software: 
Mac Software: 
Unix Software: 
Virtual Machine: 
Reseller Theming: 
Licensing
How do you pay for the service?
Recurring License: 
Perpetual License: 
Maintenance
In addition to purchase, is there recurring maintenance? What does it include?
Purchase: 
Mandatory
Includes Minor Updates: 
Includes Major Updates: 
Includes Support: 
Support
How and when is support provided?
12 x 5: 
12 x 7: 
24 x 7: 
Scalability
Are there features such as segmented administration and fault tolerance that help the product successfully manage tens of thousands of devices?
Locations: 
Location-Specific Admins: 
Role-Based Admins: 
Standalone Server: 
Fail-Over Capability: 
Load Balancing: 
Device Enrollment
What methods are available for enrolling devices?
Web Portal: 
iOS App: 
User Authentication
What method exist to authenticate users?
Active Directory: 
Open Directory: 
Other LDAP: 
User/Pass Upload: 
Basic MDM Features
Basic legacy features common to almost every MDM platform.
Require Passcode: 
Device Restrictions: 
Exchange Account Seeding: 
WiFi Configuration: 
VPN Info: 
Remote Wipe: 
Remove Passcode: 
Remote Lock: 
Push Text Message: 
Advanced MDM Features
Less common mobile management features.
Start On Date: 
End On Date: 
Versioning: 
Rollback: 
Triggered by Inventory: 
App Management
Features focused on managing apps
Recommended App Catalog: 
Push Web Apps: 
"Push" Retail Apps: 
App Store VPP Features
Features related to the iTunes App Volume Purchase Program.
VPP Spreadsheet Upload: 
Vendor-provided iOS App(s)
Links to the iTunes app store
AirWatch MDM Agent
Administration Console
How can the system be administered?
Web-Based Administration: 
Desktop-Based Administration: 
API or SDK for Administration: 
Admin Notifications
How can admins be notified of issues?
Alert When Roaming: 
Alert When No Response: 
Alert on Forbidden App: 
Data Export
Data available for export, to CSV, etc.
Device Status: 
App Inventory: 
Device History: 
3rd Party Integration
The MDM Provider connects to which other services?
Apple GSX: 
Microsoft BPOS: 
Other Devices
What other devices can be managed by the platform?
Android (Other): 
Blackberry: 
Symbian: 
Windows Mobile: 
Windows Phone 7: 
Windows Desktops: 
Mac Desktops: 
Linux Desktops: 

Mobile Device Management

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