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Dell Software Releases Mobile Management ApplianceDec 14, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Dell Software announced a limited release of Dell Kace's K3000 Mobile Management Appliance. In a release, the Company noted the K3000 extends system management capabilities to enforce security policies for both corporate and personal mobile devices running on iOS and Android operating systems. Integration with the K1000 Systems Management Appliance provides IT managers with a solution to track, monitor and manage desktops, laptops, servers and mobile devices. The Dell Kace K3000 Management Appliance joins Dell's mobile management portfolio that includes Dell Wyse's Cloud Client Manager and Dell MDM. "The definition of systems management is changing," said Rob Meinhardt, general manager for Dell Kace. "In the past, our customers managed laptops, desktops and servers. Increasingly, they need to say 'yes' to devices of all kinds including smartphones and tablets. With the Dell Kace K3000 Mobile Management Appliance, our customers will have a well-integrated and easy-to-use system for managing and securing all types of devices, operating systems and endpoints in their IT environment." The Dell Kace K3000 Mobile Management Appliance features: -Single-step secure setup and over the air provisioning of K3000 agents to devices. -Support for personal smartphones and tablet computers including Apple iOS 4.5 and 6 iPhones and iPads, Android 2.2+ C2DM-enabled smartphones and tablets. -Device security and policy management helps protect your organizations data through features such as profile management, device lock and unlock, remote enterprise wipe and remote factory reset. -Simplified application management allows pushing corporate applications on to both corporate as well as personal mobile devices. -View all endpoints from a single console through integration with the Dell Kace K1000 Systems Management Appliance. IT admins can now seamlessly access both appliances through single-sign on and view all mobile devices, PCs and servers from a single console. Dell Kace will offer general availability of the K3000 Mobile Management Appliance in early 2013. The limited release will be rolled out to Kace customers in January. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |