ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AirWatch, a global leader in mobile security, mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM), reached mid-year having achieved record advances in the size and scope of its employee base and security technology offerings. In the first six months of 2011, AirWatch grew its employee base by 40% and added over 450 new customers.
AirWatch enables organizations to securely deploy, monitor and manage corporate and employee-liable devices and applications across a broad range of platforms. The solution integrates mobile devices to internal resources such as Exchange, VPN and Wi-Fi. The AirWatch App Catalog allows enterprises to distribute and perform updates to applications across multiple types of smartphones. It also has the industry’s most robust SDK library for building secure apps with single sign-on, certificate authentication, app passcodes and lock and wipe capabilities. AirWatch offers the industry’s most flexible deployment options with Software as a Service (SaaS), appliance or on-premise solutions.
“AirWatch is aggressively investing to build the best team in mobile security and device management. Ultimately, we differentiate by the experience, knowledge and exceptional service we bring to our clients,” said John Marshall, CEO, AirWatch. “We will continue to accelerate our investments in people, processes and technology to rapidly develop new and innovative security capabilities.”
AirWatch has over 75 international employees with global offices in the UK, Australia and India and a fully multi-lingual solution supporting over 15 languages. In April, Gartner, Inc. positioned AirWatch in the “Leader” quadrant of its Mobile Device Management Software Magic Quadrant 2011. AirWatch was also recently selected as the winner of a 2011 Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Hot Ticket Award in the category “Hottest Bootstrap.” The NVTC Hot Ticket Awards recognize technology companies that exhibit great vision, the ability to implement and deliver an innovative management approach.
About AirWatch
AirWatch is a leading provider of enterprise-grade smartphone security and mobile device management solutions. Positioned in the Leaders quadrant of Gartner, Inc.’s Magic Quadrant for Mobile Device Management Software 2011, AirWatch secures, monitors, manages and supports an enterprise’s entire fleet of Apple’s iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Windows 7 and Symbian devices. AirWatch has more than 1,500 customers in the education, financial services, retail, healthcare, government, transportation, distribution, field services, hospitality and manufacturing industries. For more information, please visit www.air‐watch.com.
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