MobileIron Launches MobileIron University for Mobile IT Professionals

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MobileIron, the innovator in enterprise management and security for mobile devices and apps, today announced MobileIron University, the industry's first training and certification center for Mobile IT professionals. MobileIron University was created to give MobileIron customers a self-guided environment to get the technical training and develop the practical business process skills to be the Mobile IT leaders for their companies. Graduates of MobileIron University will deliver successful, large global mobile deployments for their companies.

Enterprise mobility touches many different enterprise systems, and Mobile IT professionals need to understand how they interoperate. MobileIron University delivers training on the MobileIron platform as well as the systems that touch mobile device management, including:

• Application delivery
• Authentication
• Authorization
• Certificate delivery
• Enterprise controls
• Security

MobileIron University classes are available globally, both in real-time and on-demand, and are also open to partners. MobileIron University has been piloted by more than 500 users.

MobileIron University offers set curricula, such as the MDM Bootcamp, which includes 17 courses, as well as individual courses. Recent classes have covered iOS 5, Android technologies and devices, and using certificates. Instruction is as either on-demand training or an online virtual classroom. MobileIron University's on-demand courses provide a personalized learning experience, allowing the learner to engage, at their convenience, from work or home at any time. The online virtual classroom environment provides targeted training without the cost and hassle of travel. At the completion of their course work, customers and partners take a test to earn their certification.

"We have been piloting MobileIron University for a couple of months, and the positive response has been overwhelming," said Bob Tinker, CEO, MobileIron. "Enterprise mobility is an incredibly fast-paced industry. Training and keeping up with new technologies is essential, but there has been nowhere to go to get this knowledge. With MobileIron University, we have built a way to quickly deliver the latest training. What is really significant about our training is that it covers a lot more than just MobileIron. This is about building Mobile IT expertise."

About MobileIron
Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner, Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for Mobile Device Management Software 2011, MobileIron is solving the problems CIOs face as business data and applications move to smartphones and tablets. The MobileIron Virtual Smartphone Platform and the MobileIron Connected Cloud are the first solutions to give IT and users real-time intelligence and control over mobile content, activity, and apps in order to secure the enterprise, reduce wireless cost, and improve the mobile user experience. For more information, please visit www.mobileiron.com.

SOURCE MobileIron