New MDM service ties Apple, Android devices to Active Directory

Centrify Corp., a safety vendor that permits Linux, Unix and Mac machines to tie into Microsoft Active Directory (AD) for IT management, is launching a brand new mobile device management (MDM) services that it says can do an analogous thing for smartphones and tablet devices.

MDM platforms â€" there are a minimum of 40 vendors selling MDM software â€" require enterprises to put in in-house infrastructure. Some MDM platforms offer cloud-based and hybrid deployment options, but none offer an instantaneous connection to AD. Now and again, organizations are rolling out MDM platforms alongside their existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Centrify said the mobile service is an integrated element of its full Active Directory security, compliance and auditing suite. The corporate competes with its software suite against Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Quest Software and Carlsbad, Calif.-based BeyondTrust.

The service can be provided in a paid subscription version of $24 per device per year with full support and the free Centrify Express for Mobile, which provides enterprises access to a help forum for technical support questions. 

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