Amtel MDM Solution Now Includes Mac Endpoints
May 16, 2013
By Michelle Amodio, TMCnet Contributor
As mobile devices flood the market and bring your own device (BYOD) becomes increasingly popular in the workplace, mobile device management (MDM) and mobile security management (MSM) are becoming quite topical. More and more we’re seeing Mac products and devices in the BYOD space, and for businesses looking to amp up security and keep an eye on telecom expenses, Amtel (News - Alert) comes to the rescue.
The telecom expense management provider now offers more business endpoints, including Macs, with support, monitoring and management of Apple (News - Alert) Mac products like the MacBook. This supplements its already existing solution, which included iOS devices.
Particularly for those industries where Mac use is more common, such as design, education and media, this evolution from Amtel answers the demand for such a solution.
The company’s telecom expense management solution is known to help businesses eliminate up to 40 percent of telecom expenses with features such as communication services inventory tracking, carrier contract compliance, mobile policy implementation, and role-based reporting that is completely customizable.
The move to support Macs is only a natural progression for Amtel. It’s not just MDM, but officials note that it’s also about endpoint management throughout the entire cycle, from planning to expenses to support.
To mitigate waste and needless spending, telecom expense management professionals say that organizations should consider establishing expectations for the amount of employee data usage, confirm that each employee is currently using a data plan that is closest to his or her needs, thereby limiting expenses, developing a system for managing client invoices to minimize the number of late fees and overage fees and requiring employees to give reports on the details and relevance of their wireless data usage.
The right solution will help lessen the confusion in paperwork and record keeping. With its centralized asset management, users can track mobile assets across the enterprise at a central repository.
A solid telecom expense management program will provide a unified solution for control and contract compliance, budget and spending tracking, in addition to managing mobile devices. Making your data easier to see makes it easier to understand, and providing a better understanding of your telecom expenses is what telecom expense management has been created to do.
Edited by Rachel Ramsey