Support extends to standards-based OMA DM capable mobile devices, such as the Nokia Eseries

Businesses can significantly reduce the IT support costs by deploying an effective remote device management system. For IT administrators, an easy-to-use administrative web-interface allows remote management of OMA DM compliant business devices, with access to a device management server located either within a company's own premises or at a service provider's or mobile operator's facilities.

Intellisync Device Management can be used for managing a company's business devices from the moment they are deployed until the end of their life cycle. The solution can now manage configurations and settings, application distribution, installation, upgrade and uninstallation as well as maintain security policies. Furthermore, a lost or misplaced device can be locked or wiped remotely. The solution will be essential in large scale voice and email solution deployments for comprehensively managing settings in employees' devices.

"Nokia is now in a unique position to provide centrally configured and managed, end-to-end mobile device management for businesses of any size and across different devices, networks and technologies," said Tarmo Jukarainen, director, Device Management, Enterprise Solutions, Nokia. "Nokia offers the most compelling, easy to use, cost-effective mobile device management solution in the market consisting of the Intellisync multi-platform device management solution for enterprise device management needs, now enhanced by the new offering for OMA DM compliant business devices. Support is now extended to the Nokia Eseries business devices and Nokia and complementary other solutions, like PointSec and Symantec," Jukarainen continued.

The new offering complements the existing Intellisync Mobile Suite multi-platform software, Intellisync Device Management for mobile devices using Palm, Pocket PC, Windows and other handheld operating systems. Intellisync Device Management extends device support to include the Nokia E50 business device, the latest in the Nokia Eseries portfolio, also announced today. Furthermore, the new offering supports advanced device management capabilities, first introduced with the Nokia Eseries, enabling administrators to manage settings, security and applications in a trust administration model, enabling the desired settings to be protected and enforced by the company IT administrator.

"As enterprises continue deploying mobile solutions, mobile device management is essential for securing, administering and controlling mobile devices and the critical operating systems and applications that reside on them," said Stephen Drake, Program Director for IDC's Mobile Software service. "Successful mobile device management solutions provide businesses an advanced, easy-to-use administration system that leverages existing IT infrastructure, lowers the cost of IT support and reduces response times."

"The Intellisync Device Management and the Nokia Eseries business devices are central elements of our offering to business customers. Working with Nokia enables us to provide our enterprise customers with a hosted device management service which ensures usability in today's mobile business environment. When a company outsources its mobile devices and their management to Elisa, Elisa takes responsibility for the implementation, maintenance and security of the devices as well as user support services", says Anssi Okkonen, Vice President, Service Offering, Elisa."

The Symantec antivirus and firewall solution for mobile devices can also be managed using the Intellisync Device Management solution. "Nokia and Symantec have a long-standing relationship built around mobilizing the enterprise," said Paul Miller, senior director of mobile and wireless at Symantec. "IT departments realize mobile devices need the same level of antivirus and firewall security that is currently in place to protect PCs. Symantec's global threat intelligence provides protection against evolving mobile attacks with real-time security updates delivered via Symantec LiveUpdate. Nokia's Intellisync Device Management software enables enterprises to remotely manage the roll-out and configuration of our mobile applications over-the-air."

Wärtsilä, a global power solution provider, sets strict requirements for managing its employees' mobile devices: "We have worked with Nokia in defining the requirements for an easy-to-use, cost-effective device management system. We see that such a solution has to be built on standards-based business devices and applications that can be completely managed over-the-air. A remote device management solution would enable Wärtsilä to maintain and control the company business devices and their applications in many different enviroments and working scenarios," says Roger Holm, Chief Information Officer, Wärtsilä.

The new offering is part of the Intellisync Device Management solution available for businesses of all sizes either as part of an in-house corporate IT solution or as a hosted service from a service provider or a mobile operator. The Intellisync Device Management product is a part of a broader Nokia Unified Device Management Solution offering for enterprises, mobile operators and service providers that will help operators manage all their customer segments and device management operations.

This, along with other modules in the Intellisync Mobile Suite portfolio offered by Nokia, work across a broad range of devices. The Intellisync Mobile Suite portfolio supports devices from Nokia, Motorola, Hewlett Packard, Samsung, LG, Palm, Kyocera, Sony Ericsson, Sanyo, Siemens, Dopod, Qtek, and many others. The Intellisync software works on a broad range of mobile platforms including SymbianOS, Palm OS and Windows Mobile.