Motorola Launches Good Mobile Messaging 5 in India
IT News Online Staff
2008-03-27
Motorola Inc., has launched its Good Mobile Messaging software in India. The latest software version, Good 5, is tailored to meet the advancing needs of the enterprise mobility market and delivers a new user experience aimed at making the mobile workforce more productive, while strengthening security and IT control.
Good, which has over 12,000 enterprise customers with users in over 90 countries on over 200 carrier networks, will be available across India through the Motorola PartnerSelect channel program. Starting early April 2008, enterprises will be able to purchase Good 5 from a global network of specialized resellers and receive in-country sales and technical support.
Good 5 was designed for ease-of-use and enables extensive personalization with features like RSS news feeds, customized email alerts and filters, complete calendaring including free/busy checking and an automated conference room finder as well as a host of other features that increase the productivity of the mobile workforce. For IT administrators, the new release expands Good's handheld security and management capabilities to include over-the-air control of handheld features like cameras, Bluetooth ports and storage cards as well as application and device lockdown, advanced password management and advanced encryption management.
Good 5 also enables access to behind-the-firewall intranets and Web-based applications from handhelds and smartphones. Good 5 supports both Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange messaging servers and can be deployed over GSM, CDMA and Wi-Fi networks on a host of devices from Motorola and other manufacturers.
"The holy grail of mobile computing lies somewhere between complete IT control and unencumbered usability. Products that try to close that gap often compromise the mobile experience for users," said Jeff Buhl, director of Motorola Good Technology Group, Enterprise Mobile Solutions, Asia Pacific. "With Good 5, we've successfully bridged the divide by giving end users the usability and personalization they want, while arming IT with even more remote device control."
"We are now poised to present the latest scalable technology offering the widest choice of deployment options for the enterprise customer spanning the shop floor to the corner office," said Anirudh Gupta, Country Manager for Motorola Good Technology Group. "From email access to transaction-based data applications, Motorola Good Technology Group's products are easily deployable and partners bring in intrinsic value with their industry expertise in various verticals. Good's products free mobile workers from their desktop and offer anywhere, anytime enterprise grade communication tools, thereby significantly impacting organizational productivity."
"Good Mobile Messaging 5 is a powerful tool that helps us offer an integrated mobility solution to our enterprise customers," said Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan, COO, Persistent Systems Ltd., a reseller partner. "The intuitive and familiar interface, combined with rich security and manageability features, is easily embraced by enterprises. More importantly, the Good 5 can be enabled on a variety of popular handheld phones today as opposed to costly alternative device solutions."
Motorola said that to make it easier for enterprises to deploy a one-stop mobility solution, its PartnerSelect Program now offers a family of mobile computing solutions comprising of Good on a choice of devices and smartphones including the Motorola enterprise digital assistants such as the MC35, MC50 and MC70, and the Motorola Q smartphone family. Good is also supported on a variety of Palm, HTC and Samsung smartphones. PartnerSelect partners can package bundled solutions with device activations and vertical applications for their customers.
In a separate announcement, Motorola said it is making Good Mobile Messaging and Good Mobile Intranet available to more than 10,000 VARs worldwide through its PartnerSelect channel program. Enterprises looking for a unified mobility solution including devices, data service plans, wireless email and other behind-the-firewall applications can now purchase solutions more conveniently from a global network of resellers beginning in early April 2008.
"We're very excited to offer Good through the PartnerSelect program," said Alex Zaltsman, co-founder and managing partner, Exigent. "Combining a leading mobile email solution with the industry's most popular mobile computing devices and a highly successful channel program allows us to serve our enterprise customers more comprehensively and gives us a distinct competitive advantage."
"Our channel partners and customers have been asking for end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions designed to meet the requirements of both IT and indoor and outdoor mobile workers," said Tom Gleason, Vice President of Partners and Solutions Organization, Motorola Enterprise Mobility business. "By adding Good Mobile Messaging and Good Mobile Intranet to their portfolios, solution providers and customers will now have streamlined access to a truly comprehensive mobile offering from Motorola."
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