DALLAS, July 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is making
it easy for workers to carry just one smartphone. New enhancements
to AT&T Toggle® give network administrators more control,
employees more flexibility and organizations more security when
preparing for a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) environment.
With the latest additions to AT&T Toggle, it's even easier
for administrators to manage their mobile environment with an
improved user experience and new applications in the AT&T
Toggle App Ecosystem. AT&T Toggle customers also benefit from
AT&T Toggle Data packages available for use with AT&T
Mobile Share and Mobile Share Value plans.
According to Gartner, "by 2020, 85% of organizations will adopt
BYOD in some form."1 Many employees prefer the ease of
using their preferred device for both personal and professional
use. One example of this is SleepMed, Inc., the largest private
sleep diagnostics provider and the largest ambulatory EEG provider
in the nation. Like many healthcare institutions, SleepMed, Inc. is
moving to BYOD to reduce costs and increase productivity and
convenience. The company is providing AT&T Toggle to its 1,000
SleepMed employees and has plans to expand to the 8,000 physicians
in its network to meet a demand for smart connectivity.
"Using AT&T Toggle will allow our community to use their
personal devices for work without compromising security – which is
of the utmost importance in the healthcare industry. Our staff will
be more mobile and connected," said Sean
Heyniger, chief executive officer, SleepMed, Inc. "As a
result, they can improve workflow, and ultimately, patient
experience and outcomes."
Recent enhancements to AT&T Toggle include:
- AT&T Toggle App Ecosystem – AT&T Toggle App
Ecosystem applications give organizations the flexibility and
control of a self-managed solution by adding a layer of protection
to applications on employee-owned devices. This access management
helps businesses protect their network and provides employees a
familiar and easy solution for sharing and storing information in
the cloud.
- Box, a mobile application that businesses use to store, manage
and share content on-the-go, has been added to the AT&T Toggle
App Ecosystem. Box wrapped in AT&T Toggle allows enterprises to
securely access and collaborate around business content and enables
IT admins to manage specific features of Box that address the
specific needs of an organization.
- Seamless Transition - IT managers can allow employees to
switch between the personal and work modes on their devices without
entering a PIN code.
- Emergency Response – E911 emergency call "My Location"
capability can now be set up on more than one device associated
with the same AT&T Toggle Voice number. This helps 911
authorities identify a caller's location at the time the call is
placed so they can dispatch a nearby emergency response team.
- Secure Remote Access – AT&T Toggle delivers a
highly-secure mobile workspace and is now certified under the
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2.
FIPS is a U.S. government computer security standard used to test
and validate product security. AT&T also added Juniper
Networks® SA Series SSL VPN to the AT&T Toggle portfolio of
highly-secure VPN providers. Customers now have more choices for
scalable, customizable remote access and endpoint security.
- Network Security - AT&T Toggle's network-based
security features help protect enterprise data on employee-owned
devices with VPN, providing a defense against mobile botnets and
zero-day threats.
"Companies are switching to BYOD to balance the needs of the
business and their employees. AT&T Toggle fulfills both," said
Mike Troiano, vice president,
Advanced Mobility Solutions, AT&T Business Solutions.
"Businesses and organizations save on the cost of issuing
company-owned devices, while employees can use the smartphone or
tablet they're more comfortable with for both work and personal
matters."
AT&T Toggle is now available to business customers in more
than 25 countries worldwide including Germany, Italy, Spain,
United Kingdom, Mexico, Argentina, and South
Africa.**
A recent Forrester Research, Inc. report listed AT&T as a
market leader in a competitive emerging BYOD
landscape.2
For more information AT&T Toggle, visit
http://www.att.com/toggle.
1Gartner, "Defining BYOD Ownership and Support
Expectations in Contracts Ensures Successful Implementation."
(April 2014)
2The Forrester Wave, "Global BYOD Management
Services, Q2 2014: Analysis Of 13 Top Integrators And Specialists
Representing The Emerging BYOD Ecosystem And How They Stack Up."
Forrester Research, (June 2014)
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by
subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T
brand and not by AT&T Inc.
**AT&T Toggle is not available for downloading and/or use
in all countries. Toggle Voice, Toggle Data and some other features
of AT&T Toggle are not available for downloading and/or use
outside the United States.
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