MobileIron Named a Market Leader in Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting an Enterprise Mobility Management Solution, 2014-15

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MobileIron (NASDAQ: MOBL), the leader in enterprise mobility management (EMM), announced today that its platform has been named a market leader on the Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting an Enterprise Mobility Management Solution, 2014-15. In this inaugural report, Ovum praised MobileIron's platform for its innovation and market impact. Ovum defines market leaders as "vendors [that] have established a commanding market position with a product that is widely accepted as best-of-breed."

"MobileIron has been managing devices, apps, and content from the very beginning," said the author of the report, Richard Absalom, Ovum's Senior Analyst for Enterprise Mobility and Productivity Software. "Our analysis identified the core strengths of MobileIron as innovation, EMM feature set, market presence, and partner ecosystem."

"Innovation is our DNA," said Ojas Rege, Vice President Strategy, MobileIron. "MobileIron is building the next generation platform for enterprise computing, and it is our laser focus on customer success and solving the big problems that has separated us from legacy software vendors struggling to adapt to the mobility disruption."

The Ovum Decision Matrix assessed EMM vendors based on an execution, technology and market impact. Vendors are assigned into three groups, market leaders, challengers and followers. To be named a market leader, MobileIron earned scores "significantly higher" than the group average for technology assessment, execution, and market impact.

*"Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting an Enterprise Mobility Management Solution, 2014-15," by Richard Absalom, Ovum, September 17, 2014.

About Ovum Decision Matrix
The Ovum Decision Matrix compares the leading solutions in major enterprise and industry-specific technology categories and greatly reduces the time and risk involved in product and service procurement. Ovum has a tested and proven set of deliverables that help IT managers make the right decision in a timely manner. The Ovum Decision Matrix is complemented by an interactive tool that enables you to personalize the comparison for your own organization.

ABOUT OVUM
Ovum is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. Through its 180 analysts worldwide it offers expert analysis and strategic insight across the IT, telecoms, and media industries. Founded in 1985, Ovum has one of the most experienced analyst teams in the industry and is a respected source of guidance for technology business leaders, CIOs, vendors, service providers, and regulators looking for comprehensive, accurate and insightful market data, research and consulting. With 23 offices across six continents, Ovum offers a truly global perspective on technology and media markets and provides thousands of clients with insight including workflow tools, forecasts, surveys, market assessments, technology audits and opinion. In 2012, Ovum was jointly named Global Analyst Firm of the Year by the IIAR.

In addition, Ovum operates a large portfolio of technology conferences annually in Europe under the OvumLive events brand, presenting a more interactive opportunity to learn from its analysts. Its flagship event – Ovum Industry Congress – attracting over 300 end-user attendees every year.

Ovum is a division of Informa plc, one of the leading business and academic publishing and event organisers globally, headquartered in London. Informa is quoted on the London Stock Exchange.

About MobileIron
MobileIron provides the foundation for companies around the world to transform into Mobile First organizations. For more information, please visit www.mobileiron.com.

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