NetMotion Wireless Announces Mobility XE 7.0 Beta

New software meets enterprise demand for Smartphone support, increased scalability and RSA SecurID® two-factor authentication.

 

Seattle, WA—May 17, 2006—NetMotion Wireless, the acknowledged leader among Mobile VPN solution providers, has announced availability of the beta version of Mobility XE™ 7.0. In developing the release, the company partnered with Microsoft to deliver support for Windows Mobile 5.0 powered Smartphones. The company is also working with RSA Security to achieve RSA Secured® technical certification with RSA SecurID two-factor authentication when Mobility XE 7.0 is released this summer. The new version of Mobility XE 7.0 also meets growing demand for large mobile application deployments with a threefold increase in scalability, resulting in support for mobile workforces of up to 15,000 simultaneous users.

 

Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Support

With Mobility XE 7.0, NetMotion Wireless has extended client platform support to include Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 powered Smartphones, including such popular devices as the Cingular 2125, Motorola Q and the T-Mobile SDA. With this new version of Mobility XE, IT administrators can now manage all of their mobile devices—laptops, handhelds, and Smartphones—from a single management console.

 

"Increasingly, companies are including Smartphones and Pocket PCs as a significant part of their enterprise mobile computing solution," said Gene Signorini, vice president with Yankee Group. "Mobility XE enables them to take full advantage of the power and utility of these devices by providing reliable, secure access to core enterprise applications and resources over wireless networks."

 

Increased Scalability

To meet demand from enterprises undertaking large-scale mobile application deployments, Mobility XE 7.0 now supports up to 15,000 simultaneous users—three times more than previous versions. Based on typical mobile worker usage patterns, this increase in scalability can support companies with more than 35,000 mobile workers.

 

"There were two major factors over the past year that shaped the roadmap for Mobility XE 7.0: we significantly increased the number of large enterprises in our customer base, and our average deployment size more than doubled in 2005," said Bob Hunsberger, CEO of NetMotion Wireless. "The mobile worker population is growing fast, with increasingly varied and complex needs. This new version of Mobility XE was designed to support this growing population of workers with a Mobile VPN that is both scalable and secure."

 

RSA SecurID Two-factor Authentication

In a technology partnership with RSA Security, NetMotion Wireless is working to achieve RSA Secured certification between RSA SecurID two-factor authentication and Mobility XE 7.0.

 

"Enterprises with mobile workers have heightened security concerns, such as secure remote access, that RSA SecurID is meant to alleviate," said Stuart Cohen, director of business development at RSA Security. "With the planned technical certification of RSA SecurID two-factor authentication and the Mobility XE Mobile VPN, NetMotion can help keep enterprise data secure while mobile workers enjoy the convenience and ease-of-use they require."

 

Mobility XE 7.0 is currently available in beta version. Those interested in trying the beta software should send email to beta@nmwco.com. General availability is scheduled for the summer of 2006.

 

About NetMotion Wireless, Inc.

NetMotion Wireless is the acknowledged industry-leader among Mobile VPN solution providers. Mobility XE, the company's flagship product, enables hundreds of thousands of mobile workers in more than 800 enterprises worldwide to get connected and stay connected to critical business applications over wireless networks. Because of its outstanding technology, NetMotion Wireless has received more than 20 product awards, including an Editor's Choice designation from Network Computing. For more information about NetMotion Wireless or its products, please visit www.netmotionwireless.com, call (206) 691-5500, or write 701 N. 34th Street, Suite 250, Seattle, Wash. 98103.