Partners

Delivering device management solutions for operators requires an ecosystem of components that work together – from support for all key handsets to deployment and support for the management infrastructure, to ensuring that device management applications work with other hardware and software elements in the operator environment. Mformation partners with companies that are among the most forward-thinking in these areas, enabling operators to choose from a wide array of best-of-breed hardware, software and services to create their mobile device management environment.
Handset/Device Customers/Partners
Mformation supports all mobile handsets and all mobile device manufacturers worldwide, as well as the operating systems than run on these handsets, and is constantly adding support for new products as they come to market. Mformation maintains close relationships with handset partners to ensure that the Mformation platform works as expected across the widest range of devices. Mformation also provides the most comprehensive set of device support programs, for GSM, CDMA and WiMAX networks, ensuring interoperability between the DM server and the broadest possible range of devices.
ASUSTek Computer Incorporated , a multinational corporation centered in Taiwan with 2009 revenues of US $21.2 billion, produces a wide range of own branded computer products, including motherboards, laptops, servers, mobile phones as well as components for other manufacturers, including Apple Inc., Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Garmin. ASUS is using Mformation’s interoperability solution to pre-test Garmin-Asus mobile devices, ensuring conformance with industry standards and interoperability with the Mformation device management platform.
High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) offers innovative, feature-rich smartphone and PDA devices to mobile operators and distributors and is the world’s leading provider of Microsoft® Mobile®-based smart devices that incorporate both consumer and business applications. The company’s products are interoperable with Mformation’s product line.
Huawei is a world-leading telecom solutions provider focused on building long-term partnerships with telecom operators. Huawei is working with Mformation to ensure support for device management capabilities on its mobile handsets.
Intel® develops products and architectural specifications that are critical to realizing the potential of mobilized software in a wide array of mobile user devices. Intel’s wireless technologies, together with Mformation’s solutions, enable mobile operators to accelerate data revenues from their end users and business customers through superior manageability.
LG Electronics is a worldwide leader and technological innovator in mobile communications and the leading producer of CDMA and GSM handsets, which are sold by the world’s leading carriers. Mformation’s platform enables operators to manage all handsets from LG Electronics.
Microsoft, the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies, is the developer of Windows® Mobile® software and other products that make the mobile workforce more productive. Mformation’s product line is interoperable with Microsoft’s mobile solutions.
Motorola is a pioneer in wireless communications that transformed the cell phone into an icon of personal technology, designing, selling and servicing wireless handsets. Mformation’s software works with all Motorola wireless devices and applications.
Nokia, the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile devices, provides an expanding range of mobile voice and data capabilities across a wide range of mobile devices. Mformation’s product family is interoperable with all Nokia products.
Research in Motion (RIM) provides wireless platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information such as email, phone, Internet and more. Mformation’s product family is interoperable with RIM devices, including BlackBerry.
Samsung Electronics a leading provider of telecommunication network systems and handsets, offering a wide array of 3G mobile phones, including smartphones as well as phones optimized for functions such as text messaging and playing music. All Samsung products interoperate with Mformation’s product line.
Seowon Intech is an industry leader in routers and consumer premise equipment for WiMAX. Seowon has joined Mformation’s WiMAX Self-Certification Program to certify compliance of Seowon devices with OMA DM and WiMAX Forum™ specifications, and to ensure that its devices can be easily activated and managed when deployed by service providers.
Sequans Communications, an industry leader in WiMAX semiconductor products, has integrated an OMA DM client directly into its chip software and has joined the Mformation WiMAX Self-Certification Program whereby it has passed an extensive range of tests certifying compliance with OMA DM and WiMAX Forum™ specifications.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications is a global provider of mobile multimedia devices, including feature-rich phones, accessories and PC cards. Its products combine powerful technology with innovative applications for mobile imaging, music, communications and entertainment. Mformation supports the company’s entire range of hardware and applications.
Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system that powers advanced, data-enabled mobile smartphones from the world’s leading handset manufacturers. Mformation has optimized its products for the Symbian OS and is a Symbian Platinum Program partner.
ZTE, one of the first Chinese telecoms equipment providers to pursue business in overseas markets, is a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions to over 100 countries. Mformation and ZTE are working together to ensure support for device management capabilities on its mobile handsets.
Solution Partners
Amdocs , the market leader in customer experience systems, has partnered with Mformation to deliver the industry’s first integrated mobile device customer care solution. Mformation’s device management technology is integrated with Amdocs CES customer management solutions, enabling mobile providers to speed support call resolution and lower support costs.
“The combination of Mformation’s mobile device management technology with Amdocs’ leading customer management suite creates a new support solution for customer-care organizations within mobile operators.”
Bridgewater Systems develops subscriber-centric service control solutions, including access control and policy management software for fixed, mobile and converged networks. Mformation and Bridgewater have partnered to integrate Mformation's market-leading device management platform with Bridgewater's service control and subscriber data management solution. Through this integration, WiMAX operators can automatically detect, provision and manage WiMAX devices over the air using industry-standard IP and OMA DM protocols.
Elitecore Technologies Limited is an IT product company headquartered in India, that provides telecoms, network and security solutions (OSS/BSS solutions). Elitecore’s EliteAAA Core Network & Session Control software interoperates with Mformation’s OMA DM-based advanced device management server, ensuring the successful activation, provisioning and management of the wide array of devices connected to WiMAX networks.
“Ensuring interoperability between our AAA solution and Mformation’s advanced device management platform is an important step toward delivering greater flexibility to WiMAX operators in an open WiMAX ecosystem.”
Intel® develops products and architectural specifications that are critical to realizing the potential of mobilized software in a wide array of mobile user devices. Intel and Mformation are working together to improve the manageability and security of mobile PCs by using Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT) combined with the Mformation OMA DM client (Open DM™) to manage and disable mobile PCs over cellular networks once they are reported lost or stolen.
“Laptops and other mobile devices accessing corporate networks over wireless are becoming an accepted usage and a fast growing trend. This creates a huge challenge for enterprises to protect and manage these devices.” - George Thangadurai, General Manager of Intel’s PC Client Services Division
System Integrator Partners
In some circumstances, systems integrators ensure Mformation’s platform is correctly deployed into the operator’s or service provider’s environment. All partners are leaders in their field, have a wide knowledge of the Mformation environment, have intimate knowledge of the operator platforms and environments and have the reach to deploy installations around the world. They also bring additional value to Mformation customers, such as the ability to provide wider program management or to scale and support extremely large deployments across regions and countries.
Acision helps the world’s top network operators, service providers, broadband operators, content owners and broadcasters to increase revenues, enhance customer loyalty, manage content assets and capitalize on the opportunities offered by convergence. Mformation’s solution provides a comprehensive wireless management solution that Acision can tailor to the needs of its customers.
HP, a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services, offers the HP Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution to provide better remote support for mobile operators’ consumer and enterprise customers. The HP MDM solution consists of Mformation’s device management solution and HP hardware, consulting and integration services.
IBM is the world's fourth largest technology company and the second most valuable global brand, manufacturing and selling computer hardware and software as well as offering infrastructure services, hosting services and consulting services. IBM and Mformation are teaming to expand the reach and breadth of mobile device management solutions globally. Mformation is a member of IBM Partnerworld. Mformation and IBM will create solutions to expand the role and relevance of mobile device management.
Platform Partners
In addition to supporting handsets and OS, Mformation partners with world-leading providers of hardware and software platforms to ensure that the MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER platform can be seamlessly integrated into operator environments.
F5 is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, providing solutions that make applications secure, fast, and available for everyone.
HP is a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions. Mformation’s device management solutions are optimized to run on HP servers and operating systems.
IBM systems and storage solutions enable clients to create smarter infrastructures. Mformation's device management solutions are optimized to run on the Linux-enabled IBM Systems product line, enabling businesses to take advantage of the power of open standards.
JBoss, a division of Red Hat, is a global leader in open source middleware software. The company combines its enterprise-class JBoss Enterprise Middleware with industry-leading services and tools to transform business to service-oriented architecture (SOA). Mformation is a JBoss Certified Solution Partner and uses the JBoss Application Server as an application infrastructure platform.
Oracle, the world’s largest enterprise software company, is the provider of the market-leading Oracle Database. Mformation uses the Oracle Database as a core component of its device management solution.
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Sun: Mformation’s device management solutions are optimized to run on Sun hardware and the Sun Solaris operating system including cutting-edge server hardware technologies.
“As the most widely deployed Mobile Device Management solution for Tier 1 operators around the world, Mformation is an important partner. It is critical that our hardware works seamlessly with the software solution for our joint customers – the operator. This partnership ensures that the “end to end” solutions that are deployed for the customer are carrier grade – the solutions are scalable, highly available and optimised to meet the most demanding performance metrics.” - BEA: Mformation uses the BEA WebLogic Server as an application infrastructure platform.
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"As the most widely deployed Mobile Device Management solution for Tier1 operators around the world, Mformation is an important partner. It is critical that our hardware works seamlessly with the software solution for our joint customers – the operator."Sun Microsystems
