Rule enterprise level devices, rule the world. That is what the Blackberry cell phones, by Research In Motion, did in the past. Everyone in business had one, there was no other option. That was until Apple's iOS started taking huge chunks of the market. Now the leading mobile OS, Android, wants a piece of the pie.
Motorola Mobility's side company 3LM, Three Laws Mobility, has made Android enterprise ready. Founders of 3LM, Tom Moss and Gaurav Mather were once members of the Android Security team in Google. The pair saw a need to secure the platform, but with Google's half-hearted interest in the measures, they had no choice but to strike out on their own. After some market research and talks with C-level people (CEO, CFO, CIO, you get the picture) they now have a good set of features for the first version.
The features include the regular slew of employee control. Remote installing of apps, VPN access, data encryption, and remote wipe of the phone if ever lost, SD-card and app encryption, bread-crumb tracking, and checking "health" of the device just to name a few. Of course, soon after starting 3LM, Motorola bought it. Now, Google is buying Motorola. Looks like the pair is working for Google again.
I am left to ask the "no brainer," what took so long to have this "C-level" security on Android? I am glad there is another alternative. This will be huge with the military, I am sure.
The lesson here is, see a need in the market, fill it.
Eavesdropper
