Cardiff University Teams up with Astute for Mobile Enterprise Network Administration
December 17, 2008 – OTTAWA – Cardiff University, one of Britain’s leading teaching and research universities with an international reputation for the quality of its work, today announced it has teamed up with Astute Mobile Data Solutions, a Research in Motion Strategic Alliance Partner, and Rove, UK’s Regional Vertical Alliance Partner, to implement Rove’s Mobile Admin at its educational institution.
Mobile Admin is a complete enterprise solution that enables the unified administration of all servers, including Windows and UNIX, as well as routers and switches. Mobile Admin 4.1 also provides administrators with the ability to view their Windows environment exactly as it is appears on the screen of their desktop or laptop.
"Having the ability to administer our BlackBerry Service from a secure BlackBerry Smartphone would benefit us greatly, in terms of increasing productivity for our IT department and I was really keen to see how this could be deployed in our environment” commented Mark Hale, Senior Applications Specialist at Cardiff University. ‘”The University plans to grow its BlackBerry user community over the next 12 months, and working with Astute to implement Mobile Admin I am confident this solution will greatly increase the support team’s mobile effectiveness in managing this growth."
"We are really pleased to be working with one of our country’s leading research and teaching universities, particularly one with such exciting mobile development and growth plans,” commented Simon Poole, Managing Director of Astute."
About Astute Mobile Data Solutions
Astute is an award winning IT Solutions specialist, expert in enabling businesses to work on the move. From secure company email, right through to your daily business systems, Astute can deliver the benefits of empowering people with information to their fingertips. The technical skills, exceptional service and support ensure our customers achieve real return on investment. For more information about Astute, please visit www.astutedata.co.uk or call 0845 680 1518.
About Rove
Rove is the world’s leading provider of network administration software that allows for unified management of all IT systems from a handheld device or computer. Rove has more than 80,000 installed licenses and more than 7,000 customers in 77 countries, including 100 Fortune 500 companies and six of the world’s 15 largest banks. The company’s proven solution extends the capabilities of handheld devices far beyond mere voice and email to lower costs, increase productivity and reduce risk for clients in a host of verticals. Rove’s product innovation and excellence has been recognized with awards from industry-leading companies such as RIM, Microsoft, IBM and AT&T.