New Features
Symantec Mobile Management Suite includes three products in the areas of device management, application management, and threat protection.
Symantec Mobile Management is the mobile device management product that provides visibility and control over iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices. SMM can be installed either on a standalone basis or as an add-on module to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager or Symantec IT Management Suite.
Symantec App Center is the mobile application management product that provides comprehensive distribution and protection for mobile apps and content on iOS and Android devices.
Symantec Mobile Security is a threat protection product that provides anti-malware functionality for Android and Windows Mobile devices.
Key Features
All the features of the above three products are included. Some of the highlights include:
Device Management is employed in use cases where complete device management is required or desired. Typical use cases include mobile email deployment, BlackBerry® migration, mobile policy management, mobile configuration management, etc. Key features include:
Configuration Management
Enterprise Activation
App Distribution & Revocation
Policy Management
Selective Wipe
Asset Management
Application Management & Protection is employed in use cases where complete device management cannot be employed or is not needed, and where control over just specific corporate apps and data is desired. Typical use cases include mobile application deployments, and mobile content driven deployments, in both corporate and personally owned BYOD environments. Key Features include:
Internal App Store
App Protection Policies
Internal Content Store
Content Protection Policies
Selective Wipe
Threat Protection is employed in use cases where end users download apps of their choice from any app store in the Android ecosystem. Typical use cases include securing sizeable Android deployments in global user bases, field users and contractors, as well as securing legacy Windows Mobile and CE operational devices. Key Features include:
Anti-Malware for Android
Web Protection
Anti-theft
Symantec Mobile Management Suite employs per-user licensing and subscription based pricing model.
