Same here. It's not really Apple devices I don't like, it's the ecosystem, i.e., being tied to iTunes and everything else. Apple is the Cable TV provider for mobile devices. They can charge what they want, raise prices whenever they want, etc., etc.
From: Heaton, Joseph@DFG [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 12:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDM - Tablet/BYOD The difficulty with Android devices is that it's an open source platform, and every vendor has their own tweaks to the OS. What works one way for Samsung may not work the same on HTC, may not work the same on Motorola, etc. With Apple, there's one provider, one way of doing things. P.S - I still don't care for Apple. Joe Heaton ITB - Windows Server Support From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 8:43 AM To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDM - Tablet/BYOD During an interview with Odyssey CEO a while back he explained that iOS was easy to develop for, Android is a lot harder. BTW: With Odyssey's acquisition a lot of folks are looking more toward AirWatch. Both will be at MMS 2012 in the Expo so you can compare. From: Heaton, Joseph@DFG [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 11:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: MDM - Tablet/BYOD I'm in the same boat right now, looking at different products. The one that I was most impressed by, was Athena, from Odyssey Software (which, unfortunately, was recently bought by Symantec). Athena is an add-in to SCCM, so all management is through SCCM. No additional infrastructure needed. Also, what I've been finding is that with all the MDM products I've looked at so far, there are many more policy/management options with the Apple devices as opposed to the Android devices. Joe Heaton ITB - Windows Server Support From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 5:36 AM To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues Subject: MDM - Tablet/BYOD Are any of you using a third party MDM such as MaaS/MobileIron/AirWatch with either your company owned or BYOD tablets and phones? I'm about to look at tablets, most likely iPads, with an eye on possible BYOD for mobiles. These days if someone walks through the door with a personal device it's an Apple with the odd Android or Windows Mobile/Windows Phone device. I can't easily trial every MDM out there, and right now I don't even know exactly what policies we'd want to enforce, but I know that ActiveSync can be variable with device support and devices can basically lie/ignore settings in some situations. Thanks, Paul _____ MIRA Ltd Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 100 1464 84 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
