- #Primary focus of the vmware horizon suite software
- #Primary focus of the vmware horizon suite windows
#Primary focus of the vmware horizon suite windows
Unlike BlackBerry Enterprise Service, XenMobile is compatible across all platforms including iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile and Symbian and can be deployed via cloud or on-premise. Additionally, BES also lacks certain network-related features, email encryption, malware detection, firewalls, virtual private network on an app level and remote desktop access via personal devices.Īmong other competitors, Citrix acquired Zenprise last year and integrated it with its existing MDM software, marketed jointly as XenMobile. However, BlackBerry's BES is disadvantaged by the fact that it offers only on-premise deployment, with cloud functionality still in development stage. Moving on from its BB-specific focus, the company has introduced cross-platform support for iOS and Android-based devices in the newly launched BES 10.
#Primary focus of the vmware horizon suite software
Consequently, the company has enhanced its focus on BlackBerry Enterprise Service, which includes its MDM software for enterprises. In the last few years, BlackBerry has lost hardware market share to Apple and Samsung and witnessed a decline in its subscriber base, with its flagship BlackBerry Messenger service losing out to newer messengers such as WhatsApp and WeChat in the consumer market. Additionally, companies such as AirWatch, MobileIron, Fiberlink and Good are MDM-specific players in the market. Large companies such as BlackBerry, Citrix, VMware, IBM, SAP and Symantec have internal divisions that develop MDM software. With VMware increasingly facing competition from Microsoft, Oracle and Citrix in a maturing server virtualization market, the company has expanded its product and service portfolio to include cloud-computing services for enterprises, network virtualization and end-user computing.Īlthough the acquisition of Desktone helped VMware tap the end-user computing space by offering Desktop-as-a-Service functionality, management believes that mobile-device management is a necessary addition to stay relevant in the end-user infrastructure market.A few days before its earnings call, VMware announced that it will acquire mobile device management provider, AirWatch, for $1.54 billion to add enterprise-mobile management and security to its offerings in the end-user computing space. VMware recently announced a strong set of quarterly results, driven by end-user computing and software-defined data centers in addition to growing adoption of hybrid-cloud solutions among its subscribers.