IBMtoday announced a definitive agreement to acquire Fiberlink Communications: stakes and opportunities.
With this new agreement, we talk about: mobile management and security.
This means as of now, with Fiberlink’s MaaS360 cloud-based offerings, IBM
will expand its Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) capabilities to deliver a complete mobile management and security
solution through IBM MobileFirst that includes trusted transactions and security intelligence capabilities
for mobile apps, users, content and
data.
Henceforth IBM brings all mobile resources together in one platform. The consequence is that, organizations
of all sizes can be able to build secure apps by design with IBM Worklight and
IBM Security AppScan, deliver trusted transactions through integrated threat
intelligence with Trusteer, and improve the user experience with Tealeaf.
MaaS360 will:
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Become part of IBM’s Software
as a Service (SaaS) portfolio of more than 100 cloud services.
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IBM also plans to offer MaaS360 on the IBM
SoftLayer cloud infrastructure.
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MaaS360 will enable IBM to
offer either cloud-based or on-premise mobile
device management (MDM), mobile content
management (MCM), and mobile application management (MAM) including
containerization.
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Organizations will gain the building blocks to
separate personal from enterprise data and content on mobile devices.
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The combination of IBM
Endpoint Manager and MaaS360 will allow IBM to offer Unified Device Management,
supporting either SaaS or on-premise deployments for all of an organization’s
endpoints – from laptop, desktop and server to mobile devices.
Connectikpeople recalls that the acquisition is expected to close later
this year and is subject to regulatory review and the satisfaction of customary
closing conditions. , and more details are available here.
About IBM MobileFirst
As the first new technology platform for business to emerge since the World
Wide Web, mobile computing represents one of the greatest opportunities for
organizations to expand their business. Based on nearly 1,000 customer
engagements, more than 10 mobile-related acquisitions in the last four years, a
team of thousands of mobile experts and 270 patents in wireless innovations,
IBM MobileFirst provides the key elements of an application and data platform
with the management, security and analytics capabilities needed for the
enterprise.
About Fiberlink
MaaS360 by Fiberlink is the trusted enterprise mobility management solution
to customers worldwide , from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses. We
make working in a mobile world simple and safe by delivering comprehensive
mobile security and management for applications, documents, email and devices.
Instantly accessible from the web, MaaS360 is easy to use and maintain and
provides the flexibility organizations need to fully embrace mobility in every
aspect of their business. Backed by the most responsive support in the
industry, we put our customers first by providing them with the best user
experience for IT and employees. Fiberlink is headquartered in Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania. To learn more go to http://www.maas360.com.
