Sybase extends support for iPad, Android devices

DUBLIN, Calif.: Sybase, Inc., a provider in enterprise and mobile software, recently announced support for iPad and Android devices with the latest release of Afaria.

With strong consumer adoption of highly functional mobile devices, enterprises are now able to embrace this widespread demand by providing secure access to corporate information.

With the new ability to secure and manage iPad and Android, Sybase extends its ubiquitous device support to a list that includes iPhone, Windows Mobile, Windows, Symbian and BlackBerry, said a press release.

The features of the solution include:

* Ability to manage Android devices from the Afaria console, enabling IT to configure devices, control password

   policies, perform remote kill and more.

* Expanded management capabilities including the ability to perform a remote kill for iPhone and iPad.

* Expanded security to block unknown or non-compliant devices from accessing corporate assets for the

   iPhone, iPad, Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms.

* Enhancements to scalability, ensuring iPhone and iPad management is highly scalable for on-premise

   deployments as well as when managed in a hosted environment. 

Gary Kovacs, senior vice president, markets, solutions and products, Sybase said, "The number and variety of mobile devices being brought into the enterprise continues. We have listened to our customers and responded by providing our management and security solution for the widest range of mobile devices.”

“Today's addition of capabilities for Android and iPad further extends Sybase's leadership in delivering the technology required for organizations to make the most of mobility within their enterprises," he added.

Sybase's enterprise mobile device management and mobile security solution for iPad and Android will be available in Q2 in the Afaria 6.5 feature pack.