MaaS 360
MaaS360 is a SaaS product offered by IBM that allows for the management of BYOD and enterprise-issued devices, including smartphones, tablets, and laptops. It is a cloud-based product originally developed by Fiberlink Communications until its acquisition by IBM.
History
MaaS360 was first developed by Fiberlink Communications. Fiberlink Communications was started in 1991.[1][2] The company was known for managing laptops in the cloud until developing MaaS360. In 2013,[3][4] IBM bought Fiberlink for $375 million.[5] This allowed IBM to integrate a Mobile Device Management solution into their IBM MobileFirst product line[6]
Technology
MaaS360 was originally offered only as a Cloud-Hosted solution, although an on-premises solution was later introduced. Since IBM MaaS360 uses a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, the software resides on IBM's BlueMix cloud platform. It has multi-tenancy allowing for all types of businesses and organizations to use the software from their web based login portal. MaaS360 has a "cloud extender" plugin allowing a corporate Active Directory server to integrate all of a user's normal login credentials.
MaaS360 is available to manage Android, iOS, iPadOS, BlackBerry, Windows, and MacOS.
References
- ↑ "Fiberlink Communications Corp.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=28478. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ Heary, Jamey (30 December 2012). "Mobile Device Management Spotlight: Fiberlink MaaS360" (in en). http://www.networkworld.com/article/2223747/cisco-subnet/mobile-device-management-spotlight--fiberlink-maas360.html. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ "IBM News room - 2013-11-13 IBM to Acquire Fiberlink Communications, Transforming the Mobile Management and Security Market - United States". 2013-11-14. http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/42396.wss.
- ↑ Dheap, Vijay (12 November 2013). "IBM to Acquire Fiberlink: What It Means for Mobile Security". https://securityintelligence.com/ibm-to-acquire-fiberlink-maas360-mobile-security/. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ DiStefano, Joseph. "IBM buys Fiberlink for $375 million (Update)". Philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC. http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/IBM-buys-Fiberlink.html. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ "IBM Mobile solutions". 14 June 2017. https://www.ibm.com/mobile/. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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