Device Management Software suits enterprise applications.
Share:
Press Release Summary:
Designed for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Athena(TM) Feature Packs deliver comprehensive phone information, extended WWAN, and detailed GPS location information to IT and help desk personnel, and provides support to mobile workers using Windows Mobile® devices. Laptop and Virtualized Evaluation Kits enable prospective customers to evaluate software for Configuration Manager 2007 in their own environment and with their own mobile devices.
Original Press Release:
Odyssey Software Announces New Athena Device Management Extensions for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
New Athena(TM) Feature Packs Deliver Comprehensive Phone Information, Extended WWAN and Detailed GPS Location Information to IT and Help Desk Personnel; Evaluation Kits Now Available
WEST HENRIETTA, N.Y., Jan. 13 -- Odyssey Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-class device management software products, today announced significant new Athena device management extensions for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Configuration Manager 2007), as well as the availability of evaluation kits that enable prospective customers to quickly and easily evaluate the Athena for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 product.
The new device management extensions are implemented as Athena Feature Packs and are designed to address enterprise requirements to provide comprehensive support to mobile workers using Windows Mobile® devices. New functionality includes live, remote access to detailed information about the status of a device's integrated phone, summary statistics about phone and messaging utilization, information about the phone's current cell tower association and enhanced wireless wide area network (WWAN) reporting.
Additionally, Odyssey Software now offers two kits to simplify and accelerate the evaluation of Athena for Configuration Manager 2007. The Laptop Evaluation Kit provides a self-contained environment that includes all of the necessary hardware and software components required to enable prospective customers to evaluate Athena for Configuration Manager 2007. The Virtualized Evaluation Kit utilizes the Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Test Drive Program to deliver a virtual image of Configuration Manager 2007 preconfigured with Athena, enabling prospective customers to evaluate Athena for Configuration Manager 2007 in their own environment and with their own mobile devices. To request an evaluation kit, please contact Steve Harrison, +1-585-214-2409 x120, email evalkits@odysseysoftware.com, or visit http://odysseysoftware.com/evalkit.
The new Athena Feature Packs and enhancements to existing Athena Feature Packs for Configuration Manager 2007 include:
o Phone Feature Pack -- An all new Feature Pack that provides detailed phone information and status, carrier information and summaries of incoming, outgoing, missed and dropped calls. In Q1 2009, this Feature Pack will be enhanced with additional functionality that will deliver detailed statistics on sent and received e-mail, and text and multimedia messages, and includes summaries of activity over the past day, seven days, 30 days, 60 days, 90 days and total activity.
o Positioning Feature Pack -- This new Feature Pack enables remote access to current device location, detailed GPS status and historical (bread crumb) location information. This Feature Pack will be available in Q1 2009.
o Enhancements to the Interactive Support Feature Pack -- Now delivers WWAN reporting information, including WWAN adapter details, WWAN adapter status, WWAN signal strength and bytes received/sent via the WWAN adapter.
o Enhancements to the Device Provisioning Feature Pack -- Now supports effective date ranges with fully automated installation and optional removal of applications, updates, settings, data and media.
"These new and enhanced Athena Feature Packs for Configuration Manager 2007 provide more detailed information about a device's status to better support the mobile user," said Peter Phillips, senior director of marketing for Odyssey Software. "Athena exists to equip IT and Help Desk personnel with comprehensive visibility and manageability of remote devices for increased productivity and efficiency of mobile workers. Now, with the availability of our new evaluation kits, prospective customers can quickly and easily experience the real-world benefits of our Athena for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 product for their mobile device management initiatives."
Athena is the only product that enables organizations to leverage their existing enterprise management investments, such as Configuration Manager 2007, for comprehensive remote and wireless device management. Unlike all other device management products, which require their own proprietary server, console and database infrastructure, Athena is uniquely designed to integrate seamlessly into the native infrastructure of Configuration Manager 2007 and other existing platforms -- without the need for proprietary Odyssey Software servers -- thereby leveraging the inherent scalability, security, reliability and fail-over capabilities of these industry-standard platforms.
About Odyssey
Odyssey Software is a leading provider of enterprise-class device management software products for Microsoft Windows Mobile, Windows Embedded, and other Windows-based platforms. Our mission is to provide industry-leading software technologies, making it efficient and cost effective for IT organizations to manage and support the complexity of mobile enterprise deployments. More information is available at www.odysseysoftware.com/ or by calling 585-214-2409.
Source: Odyssey Software, Inc.
CONTACT:
Peter Phillips
of Odyssey Software
+1-650-617-3442
pphillips@odysseysoftware.com
Web site: www.odysseysoftware.com/
