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FancyFon, a pioneer in mobile device management solutions that empower organizations to securely and centrally manage multiple smartphones and tablet devices over the air, today unveiled support for Research in Motion’s (RIM’s) PlayBook tablet.

Canadian-based RIM launched the PlayBook to market today, announcing that the tablet offers “full computing power in a tablet format” and is “ideal for games, media and apps”.

FancyFon has developed a remote access console for the PlayBook, allowing administrators to manage their fleet of smartphone and tablet devices directly from the PlayBook, via remote access, without the need for a desktop or laptop. The console is incorporated into FancyFon Mobility Center (FAMOC); the market leading and award winning mobile device lifecycle management platform that enables customers to centrally manage their fleet of smartphone and tablet devices – based on multiple mobile platforms – in real time, over the air.
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FancyFon, a pioneer in mobile device management solutions that enable organizations manage multiple smartphones securely and centrally, over the air from a single point of control, today announced that it will support Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.
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FancyFon(TM), a pioneer in mobile device management solutions that empower organizations to securely and centrally manage multiple smartphones over the air, today unveiled support for BlackBerry Torch 9800 and the new Blackberry operating system 6.

The US mobile operator AT&T and Canadian-based Research In Motion (RIM) officially co-announced the smartphone BlackBerry Torch 9800 and OS 6, on Thursday 12th August 2010. The BlackBerry 9800 is the first device from RIM to offer the new BlackBerry OS 6, and at this moment in time, it is available exclusively from AT&T.

BlackBerry OS 6 is RIM’s newest operating system and includes enhancements such as an improved interface for devices with touch screens or trackpads, and a WebKit browser that powers both the Apple iPhone and Google Android browsers. Additionally, OS 6 boasts improved multimedia tools, such as album art and the syncing of photos, videos, and music, wirelessly over WiFi or via a USB cable.
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Monday 8th February 2010-Cork, Ireland. Award-winning FancyFon(TM), a pioneer in unlocking the capabilities of next generation mobile communications, today further strengthened its leading position as the provider of choice for centralized multi-platform mobile device lifecycle management, by announcing the addition of Android to the technologies that it currently supports from a single point of control.

Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, and lately by the Open Handset Alliance. Android allows developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries.

FancyFon Mobility Center, FAMOC(TM), a centralized mobile device lifecycle management platform, enables customers to manage a fleet of mobile phones, over multiple platforms – including Symbian S60, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, UIQ, Java-based feature phones, and now Android – in real time, over the air.

FancyFon has provided Android remote support since February 2009, empowering mobile operators, enterprise customers and government organizations to operate Android devices remotely – and independently if they are Android version 1.x or 2.x users – by enabling access to end users’ phone screens, keyboards, applications and files via over-the-air diagnostic tools. Going forward, Android customers will be able to benefit from the full functionality portfolio from FancyFon, including the five key areas of mobile device lifecycle management: device asset management, configuration management, application management, security management and remote support. With a common GUI and a centralized point of control, FancyFon provides a simple and cost effective management solution for Android.

Dietmar Fuchs, COO at FancyFon commented, "As mobile technology evolves, Android is gaining market share and is being viewed as an increasingly important player. FancyFon has reacted to this by extending its support of Android functionality, to satisfy the growing market demand."

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Tuesday 19th January 2010 – Cork, Ireland – FancyFon, a pioneer in unlocking the capabilities of next generation mobile communications and a BlackBerry Alliance Program Member, today announced that it has introduced the FAMOC (FancyFon Mobility Center) application for BlackBerry smartphones. The FAMOC application is now compatible with BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 5.0, and also provides full support for BlackBerry Internet Service users. By increasing its support for the BlackBerry solution, FancyFon is further strengthening its commitment to the BlackBerry platform.

FancyFon has provided specialist remote support for BlackBerry smartphone users since February 2009, empowering mobile operators and enterprise customers to manage BlackBerry smartphone deployments remotely – regardless of whether they are connected to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server or on BlackBerry Internet Service. This is done by enabling access to end users’ phone screens, keyboards, applications and files via over-the-air diagnostic tools..

FAMOC simplifies the process of moving user data from multiple platform handsets to BlackBerry smartphones, enabling the centralized management of corporate handsets, regardless of operating system and manufacturer. FAMOC empowers organizations to remotely install any application, wipe a device and SD card, or create and roll out new functionality to the BlackBerry smartphone fleet, from a single common FAMOC console or via multiple BlackBerry Enterprise Servers.

With the management capabilities of FAMOC, BlackBerry smartphone users will experience the following additional features from FancyFon:

-Integration into multiple BlackBerry Enterprise Servers to provide a single point of control

-The remote installation of applications onto BlackBerry smartphones provides unparalleled asset, configuration, application and security management to BlackBerry Internet Service users.

-The capability to back up and restore BlackBerry smartphone contacts, calendar information and other defined data and files, over the air, can be initiated by the user or centrally by an administrator

-Security enhancements include the configuration or wiping of data on BlackBerry smartphones, as well as the remote wiping of a handset’s microSD card when required

Dietmar Fuchs , COO at FancyFon commented; “Many corporate customers operate on one or more mobile platforms, which is complex and time consuming to manage. FancyFon’s ability to provide a single point of control over multiple BlackBerry Enterprise Servers and other mobile platforms radically simplifies the management of a mobile device fleet which leads to impressive cost savings for FAMOC customers.”

FAMOC is a centralized mobile device lifecycle management platform that enables customers to control multiple mobile devices based on multiple mobile platforms in real time, over the air. This provides mobile handset users with the following benefits:

- Improved business productivity and increased employee efficiency

- Seamless roll out of new and improved services, over the air

- Removed administrative complexity and minimized support and management costs

- Increased privacy and data security to address the compliance issues of corporate clients