Sybase iAnywhere - Mobile Device Management and Security
Afaria provides comprehensive management and security capabilities to ensure that mobile data and devices are up-to-date, reliable and secure.
With Afaria, IT has the level of control and visibility required to proactively manage and secure multiple device types, applications, data and communications critical to frontline success, regardless of the bandwidth available. By putting control in the hands of IT, frontline workers are freed from the burden of management tasks, which increases user adoption and productivity. In addition, Afaria uniquely combines mobile device management and mobile security from a single console, providing the best protection against security threats and compliance issues. Afaria is a key component of the Information Anywhere suite, a secure, scalable mobile software platform that addresses the converging IT requirements of enterprises today.
Afaria is an enterprise-grade, highly scalable solution with a central Web-based console that provides IT with control over a host of key functions from a standard browser. With Afaria's ability to tie into enterprise directories, these functions provide everything necessary to extend an organization's management and security capabilities to any device in any location.
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KEY FEATURES
Security
Centrally enforce corporate security policies
Full disk encryption for laptops
Email and PIM encryption on handhelds
Over-the-air encryption
Temporary password recovery
Antivirus and firewall protection for mobile devices
Central management and control
Management and security from a single console
Update application and data as needed
Manage groups or individuals
Over-the-air software distribution
Minimal user interaction necessary
Push email interoperability
OneBridge push email, Microsoft push email (SP2)
Any mobile device
Windows Mobile (Pocket PC, Windows Mobile 5.0, smartphone),Windows Notebooks, RIM BlackBerry, Palm OS, Symbian
Any wireless connection
GPRS/EDGE/3G,W-LAN e.g. 802.11b/g, Infrared, Bluetooth
Afaria Backup Manager
Backup Manager provides a centralized, automated process for archiving frontline workers' critical business data and documents, ensuring their availability to both the frontline employee and the company, even if the device is lost, damaged or stolen.
Afaria Configuration Manager
Configuration Manager provides key mobile device management capabilities, such as ensuring devices and systems are configured properly and that required connection settings are enforced, giving frontline workers hassle-free use of their handhelds.
Afaria Document Manager
Document Manager is the easy solution to ensure that frontline workers always have the content they need, as soon as it is available. It provides organized initial delivery and ongoing updates for content and data files to frontline devices, without the involvement of users.
Afaria Inventory Manager
As time passes, it’s hard to keep up with all of your frontline devices. With Inventory Manager, you get all the information you need to make this task manageable by scanning and capturing detailed hardware and software asset information from frontline systems and devices like laptops, point-of-sale systems and handhelds.
Afaria License Manager
License Manager gives you full visibility into application use in the field. It tracks software installation and usage and allows you to compare usage against software purchases and license agreements, based on installed count, expiration date or both.
Afaria OneTouch
OneTouch simplifies the process of connecting to a network, logging in, and completing critical application-related tasks like security checks, synchronizations and backup.
Afaria Patch Manager
Patch Manager provides an increased level of intelligence and automation for managing Microsoft updates to your Windows-based desktops, laptops and servers-wherever they are in your enterprise.
Afaria Remote Control
Remote Control provides administrators full, secure, remote takeover capabilities that can be used for help desk support, server support and for remote access to machines used by workers at the front lines of business.
Afaria Security Manager
Security Manager offers unique handheld and laptop security functionality from a single console. It enables IT to manage security requirements centrally, such as enforcing power-on password, full disk encryption, updating signature files and antivirus engines, and managing the configuration of the device.
Afaria Session Manager
Session Manager uses this session-oriented approach, allowing you automate business processes and increase communication efficiency for intermittently connected devices and systems.
Afaria Software Manager
Software Manager makes it easy for your administrator to centrally distribute, install, maintain and support frontline applications, no matter where users are located or what kind of device they're using.
Afaria SMS Integration Suite
Recognizing the critical role that mobile and other distributed technologies play in business today, iAnywhere has worked with Microsoft to make the combination of Afaria and Systems Management Server 2003 the most comprehensive solution on the market for managing frontline solutions.
Welcome to the Afaria Management and Security Getting Started Center. Are you interested in how to get device management, security and data movement up and running for your mobile and frontline devices? Our Getting Started Center will provide you with information on Sybase iAnywhere technologies, answer common questions, and arm you with the knowledge to begin using Afaria quickly and easily.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
We answer your top questions and more, ranging from "What is Afaria Management and Security?" to "Where can I download an evaluation copy of Afaria Management and Security" and "When should I choose Afaria Management and Security?"
Trial Software
Accelerate your mobile device management and security evaluation with everything you need on one DVD. The Afaria Management and Security 30-day trial includes a virtual machine image and installed Afaria server (and web based console) for testing in your lab environment. Be up and running in 60 minutes or less!
Sybase iAnywhere Success Stories
Learn how other leading organizations are using Afaria Management and Security to manage their frontline systems and applications. Here you find detailed information about how Afaria is being used and the benefits it delivers.
Technical Resources
A wealth of technical information to help you get started with Afaria Management and Security.
Technical Support The Afaria technical support website supplies users with the latest software documentation, knowledgebase articles and software updates such as Hot Fixes and Service Packs. Additionally, you have the ability to open a support case and troubleshoot an issue online.
The global economy requires enterprises to mobilize business applications — and do so now. Making corporate data immediately available to the field plays a critical role in increasing productivity and profit. Enterprises deploying a range of secure, cost-effective mobile solutions make email, calendars, customer information and more accessible anywhere, any time. This helps speed the sales cycle, increase sales, offer more effective service, raise customer satisfaction levels and strengthen customer relationships.
As the leading expert in mobile enterprise solutions, Sybase iAnywhere provides a comprehensive platform infrastructure for mobilizing any existing application. Together with our systems integrators and ISV partners, iAnywhere offers a wide range of mobile applications to achieve your specific business objectives.
