Good Announces Version 5 of Their Mobile Messaging Suite

[Mike Temporale]

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200000615

"Good Mobile Messaging 5.0, is a best-of-both-worlds tool that "gives IT everything they could ever want" in terms of centrally controlling any policy over remote devices, while "not impairing users' ability to get stuff done on the smartphone." To a large degree that means managing applications. The new software allows IT departments to require all devices to use mandatory applications, such as virus-protection software, and to ban the launch of blacklisted applications not meeting company guidelines. Good 5 also allows advanced password and encryption management and the temporary lockdown of possibly compromised devices -- rather than a complete shutdown and erase requiring the full reinstalling of software if the device is recovered."



Good has stepped things up a notch with their latest release, providing IT departments with more tools to manage the ever increasing mobile work force. I've never used Good Messaging - I did use the Good MP3 player for the Handspring Visor, but that was a long time ago, before Good found their true calling. Anyone here use Good? How do you like it compared to Microsoft's Direct Push?

[Mike Temporale]

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200000615

"Good Mobile Messaging 5.0, is a best-of-both-worlds tool that "gives IT everything they could ever want" in terms of centrally controlling any policy over remote devices, while "not impairing users' ability to get stuff done on the smartphone." To a large degree that means managing applications. The new software allows IT departments to require all devices to use mandatory applications, such as virus-protection software, and to ban the launch of blacklisted applications not meeting company guidelines. Good 5 also allows advanced password and encryption management and the temporary lockdown of possibly compromised devices -- rather than a complete shutdown and erase requiring the full reinstalling of software if the device is recovered."



Good has stepped things up a notch with their latest release, providing IT departments with more tools to manage the ever increasing mobile work force. I've never used Good Messaging - I did use the Good MP3 player for the Handspring Visor, but that was a long time ago, before Good found their true calling. Anyone here use Good? How do you like it compared to Microsoft's Direct Push?

[jctune]

I just hope they didn't fix the registry hack that allows for disabling the IT Policy that requires passwords.

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by jctune

I just hope they didn't fix the registry hack that allows for disabling the IT Policy that requires passwords.

According to a post over at PPC Thoughts, they did.

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/foru...c.php?p=438724

[laakness]

my company is going to be moving away from Goodlink. It works and works pretty well most of the time..."most"

We're going to start using the direct push for simplicity and because I requested it.

It's been causing some issues on both the smartphones and ppc phones lately.