MobileIron Named 'Cool Vendor' by Leading Analyst Firm

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MobileIron, the first company to deliver virtualized smartphone management, has been included in the "Cool Vendors in Enterprise Networking, 2010" report published on April 9, 2010 by Michael King et al, of Gartner, Inc. In the report, Gartner states "Technology providers that qualify as cool vendors must think very far out of the box and provide solutions that are potential game-changers."

Enterprise mobility is in need of such innovation. IT departments are losing control of smartphones due to the challenges of fragmented platforms, user-driven computing, and increasing wireless costs, yet they retain all the accountability. MobileIron's solution combines data-driven smartphone management with real-time wireless cost control. It provides visibility into what's on a smartphone and how it's being used, letting both IT and users better secure data and control costs without compromising privacy, even on employee-owned phones.

"We consider our inclusion in the Cool Vendor report by Gartner confirmation of our mission to solve the challenges CIOs face as business data moves to the smartphone," said Bob Tinker, CEO of MobileIron. "Smartphones are more difficult to manage than laptops ever were. Companies need a scalable solution and that is why we built the MobileIron Virtual Smartphone Platform."

To access the Gartner report, "Cool Vendors in Enterprise Networking, 2010" please go to http://www.mobileiron.com. You can also see MobileIron in Booth 2009 at the BlackBerry Wireless Enterprise Symposium April 27-29 in Orlando, Florida.

About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process

Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.

Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.

About MobileIron

MobileIron is solving the problems CIOs face as business data moves to the smartphone. The MobileIron Virtual Smartphone Platform is the first solution to give IT and users real-time intelligence and control over smartphone content, activity, and apps in order to secure the enterprise, reduce wireless cost, and improve the mobile user experience. MobileIron's investors include Norwest Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Storm Ventures.  For more information, please visit www.mobileiron.com. 

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