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Company
MobileIron provides mobile device management and security to enterprise companies. The MobileIron Virtual Smartphone Platform lets companies manage multiple operating systems at a granular level, support corporate- and employee-liable devices, enforce cost control, and create a private app store only for company employees.

The company has raised $36 million in funding from Foundation Capital, Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners and STORM Ventures. MobileIron is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has offices in the Netherlands and Hyderabad, India.

History
MobileIron was founded in 2007 by Ajay Mishra, Suresh Batchu and Bob Tinker to solve enterprise mobility challenges. Ajay Mishra previously founded Airespace which was acquired by Cisco in 2005 for $450 million. In August 2009, MobileIron came out of stealth mode and began shipping product.

Product Features

 * Mobile device management and security capabilities for both corporate- and employee-owned devices including remote provisioning, viewing device status, policy enforcement, remote lock and wipe, and network access control


 * Management of multiple mobile operating systems: iPhone including iOS4, BlackBerry, Android, Symbian, webOS and Windows Mobile


 * Cost control via real-time monitoring of voice and data usage


 * Enterprise App Store so companies can create a private repository of apps that IT has approved


 * A Partner Mobility API so carriers and partners can build proprietary applications for mobile device management, security and analytics and integrate MobileIron data with applications in the enterprise


 * Integration with Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) to facilitate client deployment, distribute BES policies and service books, and remotely lock and wipe devices


 * MobileIron SentryApp for iPad lets IT personnel identify unauthorized devices, block their access and enforce company policies

Customers
Fenwick & West, NETGEAR, Windsor Foods RehabCare

Partners
Vodafone, AT&T and Korea Telecom