F5 Networks, Inc. has announced the expansion of the company?s partner ecosystem, focused on addressing the demand for secure mobile access to enterprise applications and network resources. By combining mobile device management (MDM) solutions from AirWatch, MobileIron, SilverbackMDM, and Zenprise, with F5?s mobile access solution, enterprises reduce mobility deployment and management costs and gain security and control.
Unifying Secure Mobile Access with Enterprise Mobility Management
F5?s mobile user access solution, which comprises of the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), BIG-IP Edge Gateway, and BIG-IP Edge Client, provides secure, high-performance access to enterprise resources. By partnering with various MDM vendors, F5 extends mobile access policy enforcement from LAN networks and wireless connections to smartphones with its unified enterprise mobility solution.
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Customers can deploy F5?s mobile user access solution with offerings from AirWatch, MobileIron, SilverbackMDM, Zenprise, and others, to support the latest mobile operating system (OS) controls for Apple iOS, Google Android, and Microsoft Windows Mobile. Enterprises benefit through simplified deployments for managed and unmanaged devices, while gaining end-to-end security and centralised management.
In addition, when F5?s mobile user access solution is coupled with MDM offerings, organisations are able to extend full VPN (virtual private network) and route control capabilities for enterprise users. This enables IT to enforce appropriate routing restrictions for users who access applications behind the corporate firewall.
