System Center Mobile Device Manager
Encyclopedia
System Center Mobile Device Manager is a Mobile device management
(MDM) solution providing over-the-air
(OTA) management of Windows Mobile
Smartphone
security, applications and settings. System Center Mobile Device Manager supports devices running the Windows Mobile
6.1 and above operating system.
. All device management activities are centrally managed from the server side.
Mobile device management
Mobile Device Management software secures, monitors, manages and supports mobile devices deployed across mobile operators, service providers and enterprises...
(MDM) solution providing over-the-air
Wireless
Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
(OTA) management of Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
Smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
security, applications and settings. System Center Mobile Device Manager supports devices running the Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
6.1 and above operating system.
Features
Through ActiveDirectory-based policies, the product provides the following functions:- Provisioning of device settings: provisioning the managed devices with settings, such as E-mail accounts and access points.
- Settings monitoring: setting and verifying the settings of managed devices, gathering diagnostics information and application inventory.
- Device security: back up, restore, lock, wipe and set up functionality restrictions for managed devices.
- Asset and application management: install/remove, update, gather inventory, version check and the starting or stopping of mobile applications, such as virus protection, encryption and mobile email clients.
Client
System Center Mobile Device Manager client is located in ROMRead-only memory
Read-only memory is a class of storage medium used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be modified, or can be modified only slowly or with difficulty, so it is mainly used to distribute firmware .In its strictest sense, ROM refers only...
. All device management activities are centrally managed from the server side.
Server
System Center Mobile Device Manager server components are deployed on multiple server computers, including a Mobile VPN server , a Windows Update server,and an ActiveDirectory domain controller.See also
- Official product page
- ZDNet - Microsoft launches Windows Mobile management tool
- Open Mobile AllianceOpen Mobile AllianceThe Open Mobile Alliance is a standards body which develops open standards for the mobile phone industry.- Principles :Mission: To provide interoperable service enablers working across countries, operators and mobile terminals....