VMware Partners with HP on Enterprise Mobility to Enable the Next Generation Workplace

HP Mobility to Leverage AirWatch by VMware solutions BARCELONA, SPAIN--(Marketwired - Oct 14, 2014) - Today at VMworld Europe, VMware (NYSE: VMW) announced AirWatch by VMware solutions will partner with HP (NYSE: HPQ) global delivery expertise to enable a more mobile workforce. The partnership will benefit customers by decreasing deployment and return on investment timelines for mobile devices in the workplace.

The pace of mobile innovation continues to accelerate and organizations need access to the right combination of technology and services to address device management, secure application access, mobile strategy, mobile business applications, policy enforcement and regulatory compliance. By extending the existing HP Mobile Enterprise Services offering to include AirWatch by VMware solutions, customers will receive industry-leading AirWatch enterprise mobility management technology delivered through world-class HP enterprise services and support.

HP Managed Mobility Services packages supported by the AirWatch platform will include:

Management Essentials to quickly deploy full-featured enterprise mobile device and application management without infrastructure or capital investment

Trusted App Access to enable secure access and single sign-on to applications, offer flexibility for users to run apps from any source and enable BYO devices to run enterprise corporate applications and store data securely on the device

This new capability creates more choice for customers by adding on-demand cloud delivery to the existing HP managed cloud and on-premises options.

We look forward to working together with HP to drive product innovation in core markets with a focus on security, mobile cloud and big data that enable end users to work at the speed of life across smartphones, tablets, laptops and the next generation of connected devices, said Sanjay Poonen, executive vice president and general manager, End-User Computing, VMware. The addition of our end user computing solutions, VMware Workspace Suite , to the HP Mobile Enterprise offering better positions customers to take advantage of emerging technologies in the mobile-cloud era.

This partnership is about getting in front of the rising trend of employees bringing multiple devices to the workplace and enabling a safe, secure and productive environment for our clients to access and develop information sources, said Chris Moyer, mobility & workplace practice lead and chief technology officer, HP Enterprise Services. We believe enterprise mobility is one of the most rapidly changing aspects for IT, and our collaboration with VMware will better enable customers to modernize their workforce with HP mobile solutions.

The AirWatch by VMware platform offers industry-leading solutions for mobile device, application, email, browser and content management and is used by more than 13,000 organizations in 150 countries.

To learn more about the partnership, watch a video with Moyer.

About AirWatch by VMware

AirWatch by VMware is the leader in enterprise mobility management, with more than 13,000 global customers. The AirWatch platform includes industry-leading mobile device, email, application, content, and browser management solutions. Organizations can implement these solutions across device types and use cases, including complete EMM for corporate and line of business deployments, and containerized solutions for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs. Acquired by VMware in February 2014, AirWatch is based in Atlanta and can be found online at www.air-watch.com. VMware is headquartered in Silicon Valley and can be found online at www.vmware.com.

VMware, Workspace Suite and AirWatch are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions. The use of the word partner or partnership does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware and any other company.

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