What Is Mobile Fusion?
Research in Motion (RIM), the Canada-based telecommunication electronics company that introduced the innovative BlackBerry mobile phone, have developed a new set of mobility tools called, BlackBerry Mobile Fusion. In a nutshell, Mobile Fusion was designed to help IT professionals and mobile web developers manage nearly every type of smartphone or tablet PC. This includes any device running the Android, BlackBerry, iOS or Windows mobile operating systems. All smartphones or mobile tablet devices can be managed from a single web-based hardware management interface designed by RIM. While Mobile Fusion is currently in limited Beta testing, the RIM-developed web interface will be officially released by March 2012 at the very latest.
Who Uses Mobile Fusion?
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion was released as a simple, easy-to-use solution for both IT professionals and developers for the mobile web. A common problem in many workplace and institutional environments, is the lack of batch management solutions for a group of smartphones and tablet PCs.
Key Features
Device Management - You can manage multiple devices from a single web-based interface provided by Research in Motion. This means that as an administrator you can create and manage groups of devices, provide support for individual devices and create and manage user profiles throughout the system.
Application Management - From the RIM device management interface, you can manage applications that are both required and optional for the workplace. This means you can monitor all activity and application downloads on any BlackBerry device.
Secure BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Management - Mobile Fusion also provides specialized support for RIM's flagship tablet PC, the BlackBerry PlayBook. You can associate a tablet with an individual user, configure individual tablets for work purposes, manage passwords and encryption all from the Mobile Fusion web interface.
Support for iOS and Android Devices - Perhaps the most attractive aspect of Mobile Fusion is its ability to manage mobile devices and tablet PCs on different networks. Basically, if members of your work team prefer Android or iOS devices to RIM-based technology, Mobile Fusion provides specialized support for those devices.
BlackBerry Balance Technology - Mobile Fusion also implements a new RIM-patented technology called BlackBerry Balance. This technology allows you to use BlackBerry devices for both work and personal purposes without compromising the security of your work-related network.
Security Options for Everyone - Finally, security is among the biggest concerns with the new Mobile Fusion system. For BlackBerry devices, Mobile Fusion utilizes sophisticated security measures to ensure protections for all data related to syncing email, contacts, calendar information and sensitive financial information to the Mobile Fusion cloud.
Benefits of Blackberry Mobile Fusion
The benefits of using BlackBerry Mobile Fusion are virtually endless. But the most obvious benefit is cost. Hiring an IT firm to design and implement a smartphone, Tablet PC and mobile device management system can be too costly for many smaller firms. Mobile Fusion allows you to easily design and implement a custom mobile device management system for a fraction of what it would cost to hire a dedicated IT team.
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