Motorola Launches New Push-Email Platform

Published on: 2nd June 2008

Motorola has announced the upcoming availability of Good Mobility Suite version 6.0 which includes a new managed-service virtual private network (VPN) as well as an enhanced device management and security platform.

The new Good Mobile Connection is a managed-service VPN that is capable of delivering a seamless, managed data connection from mobile devices to data and applications behind the corporate firewall. Good's existing trusted transport, which is currently used for Good Mobile Messaging, will now enable other enterprise applications and services, such as instant messaging, intranets and thick-client applications to securely connect with behind-the-firewall resources.

"We expect the majority of enterprise users to have access to corporate applications from their mobile device within the next 2-3 years," says Jack Gold, President of J. Gold Associates, LLC, an industry analyst firm based in Northborough. "However, one of the limiting factors to providing such capability has been the inability to secure the connection and manage it seamlessly across multiple networks as users crossed network boundaries. End user transparent managed security is key to expanding the footprint of enterprise applications to more mobile devices."

Good Mobile Connection provides a persistent network-agnostic connection via the Good Network Operations Center (NOC) to behind-the-firewall data and applications which improves the user experience for mobile workers. Organizations will now be able to deploy virtually any application leveraging standard TCP protocols over the Good Mobile Connection transport with no modifications or custom coding required. To guard against hacking or denial of service attacks, Good Mobile Connection allows IT to set granular restrictions on both the type and location of assets that can be accessed behind firewalls in addition to the device-level security capabilities provided in the Good Mobility Suite.

"Our customers demand secure wireless access to enterprise data while on- the-go," said Todd Christy, chief technology officer and co-founder of Pyxis Mobile. "We look forward to working with Motorola Good Technology Group and leveraging the 'always-on' secure connection of Good Mobile Connection which will enable our customers to have secure, anytime, anywhere access to Pyxis' applications."

"Mobile messaging alone is no longer enough for today's mobile enterprise. Although mobile messaging remains a killer application, enterprises need an end-to-end mobility platform that enables them to manage all of their critical mobile applications across Wi-Fi and WAN/cellular networks," said Sue Forbes, senior director of product management and marketing, Motorola Good Technology Group. "With Good 6.0, we will provide organizations the ability to simply and securely mobilize all segments of their business across a wide variety of devices, carriers, and networks."

 

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