451 Research: AirWatch Tops 2015 Plans for IT Decision Makers

-- Most IT decision makers selected AirWatch by VMware in 2014, topping MobileIron

-- Twice the number of respondents plan to choose AirWatch over the nearest competitor in 2015

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Dec 18, 2014, 09:00 ET

ATLANTA, Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AirWatch® by VMware®, the leading enterprise mobility management (EMM) provider, announced today that most companies plan to choose AirWatch for mobile device management (MDM) in 2015, according to 451 Research's in-depth survey of 217 IT professionals and decision makers. AirWatch received at least twice the number of selections as the next closest competitor for planned MDM vendor in 2015. 451 Research also revealed most IT decision makers used AirWatch in 2014, superseding last year's expectation that MobileIron would be the most selected vendor.

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451 Research found AirWatch to be the leading choice for IT decision makers over other vendors in 2014 and 2015. According to the research, "the lead in-plan vendor for mobile device management (MDM) in 2013, MobileIron, gave way to VMware in 2014, fresh of its acquisition of AirWatch." The report also noted that respondents plan to spend 31 percent more on MDM in 2015 than 2014, tying for first in increased spending among 42 technologies assessed.

"The research results demonstrate what we anticipated when VMware acquired AirWatch and bridged together two industry leaders and innovators," said John Marshall, senior vice president and general manager, AirWatch by VMware. "Since the acquisition we have focused on the right balance of integration and innovation for our solutions, and we are confident that we will continue to meet the changing needs that drive business mobility."

451 Research leveraged TheInfoPro's methodology for the survey, which includes an extensive interview with a proprietary network of IT professionals and key decision makers at large and midsize enterprises. Each interview explores several fundamental areas, including the implementation and spending plans for technologies. The report was written by Daniel Kennedy, research director for enterprise networking and information security, 451 Research and published in December 2014.

"Our research revealed that VMware, based on the AirWatch business, is the leading choice of MDM vendors among IT decision makers in 2014 and is expected to continue to be in 2015," said Kennedy. "With spending on MDM expected to increase in 2015, and buoyed by the resources and complementary technologies of VMware, we expect to see AirWatch continue to be very much in focus for IT decision makers."

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About AirWatch by VMware
AirWatch by VMware is the leader in enterprise mobility management, with more than 14,000 global customers. The AirWatch platform includes industry-leading mobile device, email, application, content and browser management solutions. Organizations can implement these solutions across device types and use cases, including complete EMM for corporate and line of business deployments, and containerized solutions for bring your own device (BYOD) programs. Acquired by VMware in February 2014, AirWatch is based in Atlanta and can be found online at www.air-watch.com. VMware is headquartered in Silicon Valley and can be found online at www.vmware.com.

VMware and AirWatch are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding expectations for IT decision maker MDM vendor selections in 2015, increased spending on MDM in 2015 and customer reception of integrated VMware and AirWatch. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to (i) changes to business information technology strategies; (ii) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (iii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iv) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into enterprise, cloud and mobility computing markets, and new product and marketing initiatives by our competitors; (v) our customers' ability to develop, and to transition to, new products and computing strategies such as software-defined data centers and cloud computing; (vi) the uncertainty of customer acceptance of emerging technology; (vii) rapid technological and market changes in virtualization software and platforms for cloud and enterprise computing; (viii) changes to product development timelines; (ix) VMware's ability to protect its proprietary technology; (x) changes and new developments to regulatory requirements; and (xi VMware's ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees. These forward looking statements are based on current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect as well as other risks detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that we may file from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. VMware assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

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