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HP launches mobile device management tool for small businesses [Emirates News Agency (WAM) (United Arab Emirates)](Emirates News Agency (WAM) (United Arab Emirates) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has launched a new tool for small businesses that want to prevent data from leaking from their employees' mobile devices. On Monday, HP said it was releasing Touchpoint Manager, a mobile device management (MDM) tool that will give IT administrators control over their employees' smartphones and tablets – that is, as long as they're running iOS, Android, or Windows operating systems. While MDM software isn't new, what's different about this particular tool is that it'll be serving small business customers, rather than the enterprise. And unlike other MDM tools, Touchpoint Manager can manage much more than just mobile devices. "AirWatch and MobileIron are specifically around smartphones and tablets in a mobile environment. The difference of this service is that we're actually encompassing full-blown PC management as well … We're the only ones coming to the market with one service that can run across all these operating systems, as well as all these device types," said Michael Park, vice-president and general manager of the printer and personal systems group at HP. "So if you buy an Airwatch or a MobileIron … you get coverage over Android, iOS, and Windows mobile for managing mobile phones, and to some degree, tablets. But when you're managing a PC environment in a company, you're typically managing a different kind of infrastructure that requires some heavier duty lifting, because you typically have some pretty mission-critical data sitting on the hard drive." (c) 2014 Emirates News Agency (WAM) Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |