Mobile security and device management developer AirWatch has announced standalone mobile application management (MAM) and administrative flexibility for the complete range of mobile device ownership models, including BYOD.
The AirWatch Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution delivers a combination of flexible mobile management options based on device ownership, role, and security risk level. EMM seeks to supply organizations with needed options to ensure regulatory compliance, minimize internal risk, and end-user satisfaction and privacy.
AirWatch supports corporate dedicated or shared devices with full management, personal devices with full management, and now, personal devices with standalone application management as well. “By enabling BYOD, organizations empower their end-users by providing access to VPN, WiFi, email, contacts, calendar, apps and content, all with the comfort of complete security inherent with AirWatch MDM,” the company states in a press release submitted to ChannelPro-SMB.
The AirWatch app wrapping engine enables developers to add proprietary AirWatch security features to internal apps without writing any additional source code. With injected code, developers benefit by not spending time coding for additional features.
The AirWatch wrapping engine enables forced authentication, enforcement of passwords, compromised device detection, prevention of copy/paste from the app and disablement of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and camera.
Additionally, the AirWatch MAM solution enables IT administrators to manage internal, public, and purchased apps across employee, corporate, or shared devices in organizations. It also gives developers multiple options for managing internally developed apps via advanced security and management capabilities available through the AirWatch Software Development Kit (SDK).
The AirWatch SDK provides developers with additional app management functionality, all of which can be controlled from the AirWatch console:
- Seamless LDAP/AD User Authentication
- Compromised Status & Jailbreak Detection
- Certificate Provisioning
- Geofencing
- Custom Application Branding
- Reporting & Analytics
- Application Health & Diagnostics
- Dynamic Server-Side App Configuration & Provisioning of
- Custom App Settings
“SMBs now have a variety of deployment scenarios,” says AirWatch president and CEO John Marshall, “and AirWatch offers commercial solutions that align with product requirements.”
