Vodafone Idea Business Services partners IBM to offer high-end mobile security solutions

As a reassurance to its trusted customers at a stressed situation with large financial dues to the government, Vodafone Idea Business Services (VIBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone Idea Ltd. (VIL), launched Vodafone Secure Device Manager (VSDM), powered by IBM Security MaaS360, an Unified End-point Management (UEM).

VSDM UEM is designed to enable trusted apps and content on any device, on-the-go delivering mobile security for the way people work.

As part of the agreement with IBM, VIBS will leverage IBM Security MaaS360 to deliver an AI approach to UEM to enable endpoints, end-users, and everything in between — including apps, content, and data.

As more and more organizations move towards a digital workplace, companies need to enable employees with any time and anywhere connectivity - delivered through a secure environment. VSDM empowers companies with a wide array of functionalities like containerization, secure access to company apps while on the go, ability to push policies, control access to apps while at work, provide content that employees need to be productive while maintaining data security and personal privacy. Through VSDM, enterprises can increase employee productivity by optimizing the functionality and security of devices within the enterprise. All this, while maintaining complete security, visibility and control over each and every device.

The platform, leveraging IBM Security MaaS360  is designed to secure emails, protect devices containing company information used for automating the field sales force, and securing company data and apps on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scenario, all while respecting the personal privacy of the employees. The platform is flexible and can be customized to each company’s security policies with the option of different policies for different employee profiles. The platform provides AI insights and contextual analytics, capabilities to proactively defend against malware and other threats, Single Sign On (SSO) to Web & SaaS Apps on devices and Business Dashboard for Apps. It also comes with a top-notch user interface for Apps and workspace containers.

In addition to this, it is believed that VSDM can offer extremely affordable pricing with OPEX billing, regular auto-updates, an AI-Powered Advisor for prioritization and prescriptive response to contextually relevant insights, highly customizable and managed services, VIBS back-office specialist team support at every step, as well as a 30-day free trial with unlimited licenses. VSDM is available for Large Enterprises, Government & SMB’s with features catering to their specific business needs and policies.

Commenting on the launch, Anil Philip, EVP- Products, Solutions and Partnerships, Vodafone Idea said, “Our strength lies in providing Enterprise mobility solutions which is the key for promoting digital workplace. The rising trend of BYOD and increased security threat of data stored in the cloud and transferred over networks highlights the need for a product like VSDM. It will enable organizations to be more productive by ensuring flexibility and mobility to its employees without having to worry about data safety. We are happy to partner with IBM to offer VSDM to support our enterprise and small business customers in their endeavor for data security and digitalization.”

Vaidyanathan Iyer, Security Software Leader, IBM India South/Asia, said, “Thousands of enterprises worldwide rely on IBM Security MaaS360 as the foundation for their mobile initiatives. VSDM, powered by IBM Security MaaS360, helps organizations to increase employee productivity, by optimizing the functionality and security of mobile devices within the enterprise, while simultaneously protecting the corporate network. Further, with AI capability, companies will be empowered to manage malware and get proactive threat management.  Vodafone Idea Limited’s reach and expertise coupled with IBM’s proficiency in data security can be leveraged to help enterprises secure their devices, prevent malware and permit seamless scalability.”