Citrix today announced new security and feature enhancements to the Citrix
XenMobile® solution. The new release empowers organizations in
highly regulated industries, such as government agencies, to embrace
device choice, improve productivity with quick access to more apps, and
provide support for Microsoft Lync online meetings and other
communication environments, without sacrificing security, control and
most importantly, user experience. Citrix also enables enterprises and
government agencies that are planning to phase out BlackBerry devices to
transition smoothly, knowing their data and existing apps are secure,
integrated and supported.
Mobility is redefining the way people work and the way IT departments
support them. For many organizations, the growth of mobile devices and
applications is largely driven by employees' desire to be more
productive. While the new era of mobile computing offers opportunities
for organizations to boost worker productivity and employee satisfaction
through programs, such as bring your own device (BYOD) or
corporate-owned, personally enabled (COPE), governments and other highly
regulated industries face the challenge of finding cost-effective
enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions that will meet their
security and compliance requirements while providing a solid user
experience.
XenMobile enables government agencies and other highly regulated
organizations to mobilize their employees without sacrificing security
or control. The security and feature enhancements to XenMobile include:
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FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption for mobile apps, including secure
email, browser and content collaboration. XenMobile creates a secure
encrypted vault for application data on mobile devices so that
government and enterprise workers can access critical documents and
applications securely.
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Better-than-native secure mobile email, calendar and contacts through
the WorxMail™ app with FIPS compliant encryption for data at rest and
data in motion. New enhancements include one-click access to leading
communication and collaboration apps, such as Microsoft Lync, the
FaceTime app, and SMS messaging directly from WorxMail calendar and
contacts.
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Support for a variety of email and collaboration solutions, such as
existing systems like the IBM Lotus Notes client. Government workers
also have secure mobile intranet access with single sign-on (SSO) to
portals and SharePoint sites using the WorxWeb™ app, a containerized
browser with full policy control.
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Support for newly launched Apple iOS 7.1 and Microsoft Windows 8.1
operating systems, allowing devices with these new operating systems
to be managed and controlled with XenMobile. XenMobile also adds VPN
support for Amazon Kindle devices, enabling them to connect to
corporate environments.
XenMobile provides a complete EMM solution for highly regulated
organizations to manage mobile apps, data and devices. With XenMobile,
government agencies and enterprises gain control over personal and
corporate-issued mobile devices with full configuration, security,
provisioning and support capabilities. This also includes visibility
into currently deployed BlackBerry devices. XenMobile meets IT
departments’ need for mobile security, compliance and control while
allowing employees new ways to work better.
Quotes
Chris Chambers, Deputy Chief Information Officer, California
Department of Justice
“Our agents are much happier with Citrix XenMobile. With fast access to
information anywhere they need it, they can catch more criminals, find
more missing people, close more cases and get home quicker. We’re
finding ways to work smarter and get more out of our staff than we have
ever been able to before. Citrix XenMobile is a game changer for us.”
Brian Abrahamson, Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy’s
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
“BYOD is happening with or without IT. Our staffs have secure access to
important apps and data on their mobile devices anywhere anytime,
enabling us to increase research productivity and operational
effectiveness. This has had a huge positive impact on our organization,
and has positioned IT more favorably with staff than any deployment in
recent history. It's about IT meeting staff on their terms, and
recognizing the paradigm shift in how enterprise users expect to
consume information and interact with the workplace.”
Steve Brasen, Managing Research Director, Enterprise Management
Associates
“With the new Citrix XenMobile release, a broader audience of end users
is empowered with the freedom to use the devices they prefer in the
manner best suited to maximize their productivity without compromising
stringent enterprise security and compliance requirements. No longer
will employees be forced to always carry two separate mobile devices – a
business device and a personal device – to perform tasks that are more
effectively accommodated by one.”
Tom Simmons, Area Vice President, U.S. Public Sector, Citrix
“Mobility is one of the top three hot topics in government today and the
need for a secure, flexible enterprise solution is a reality. That need
is transforming IT in government to address the use of both
government-furnished devices and BYOD programs. By embracing these
mobility trends, agencies can improve employee productivity and job
satisfaction while taking advantage of the latest in device and
service-provider technologies. Citrix XenMobile enables the management
of the devices and the mobile applications, and when paired with other
Citrix technologies that expose applications, IT resources and
workspaces to these devices, provides the most complete EMM solution for
government.”
Availability
Citrix XenMobile 8.7 will be available for download for current
customers this month. For more information, please contact Citrix sales.
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This year Citrix is celebrating 25 years of innovation, making IT
simpler and people more productive with mobile workstyles. With annual
revenue in 2013 of $2.9 billion, Citrix solutions are in use at more
than 330,000 organizations and by over 100 million people globally.
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