“SteelCloud has developed a new mobile appliance to help secure iPhones across the Department of Defense (DOD),” Elizabeth Montalbano reports for InformationWeek.
“Through a partnership with Good Technology, SteelCloud is now offering Mobileworks DE to help DOD IT staff quickly and efficiently configure military-grade security specifications for Apple iOS infrastructure, according to the company,” Montalbano reports. “SteelCloud, based in Ashburn, Va., is a provider of mobility appliances and VMware solutions.”
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Montalbano reports, “‘The DOD’s recent approval to allow the deployment of Apple iOS devices represents a quantum change in how mobility solutions are embraced by our military,’ SteelCloud CEO and president Brian Hajost said in a statement. ‘Our timely announcement gives the military a powerful option to quickly embrace Apple mobility on the DOD network.'”
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