Provide apps to corporate iPads and iPhones with TARMAC

equinux releases TARMAC 1.5 - Provide Apps Company-wide
San Francisco, USA / Munich, Germany - February 16, 2011: Companies and institutions can now provide internal apps to iPhone and iPad users with TARMAC. equinux releases TARMAC 1.5, the latest version of their server solution designed to securely and professionally deploy and manage iOS devices. TARMAC now supports the creation of App Catalogs — an easy way to provide employees with pre-defined groups of applications through the TARMAC-web interface.

"The new App Catalog feature in TARMAC complements the existing iPhone and iPad deployment capabilities and adds another essential feature for enterprise iOS deployments", says equinux CEO Till Schadde. "Our customers agree: our strategy of focusing exclusively on iOS devices with TARMAC has paid off, as it allows us to offer iOS-exclusive features, instead of only supporting the much smaller common feature-set found on other device platforms."

With the App Catalog, TARMAC 1.5 can host internally developed apps and link those apps to specific workgroups. Using TARMAC, companies can provide employees with an app to access internal sales figures or earnings predictions from internal databases – all without going through the App Store. Using the Admin-interface an administrator can upload, delete or update new apps.

Administrators in corporate networks can define user groups and then categorize and restrict access to certain apps based on the user group. Within the App Catalog, users will then only be able to access the apps they need based on their group.

TARMAC 1.5 can even provide an App to a user without requiring a provisioning profile or user group. Educational institutions can provide students with a course directory and museums can offer exhibition guides right to users on their mobile iOS devices. This is particularly useful for media-rich applications with lots of videos or photos.

Price and Availability

TARMAC 1.5 with support for App Catalog and Mobile Device Management is available immediately. TARMAC is fully compatible with the current and upcoming iOS releases for iPhone and iPad. TARMAC Business Server is available from authorized partners for a suggested retail price of USD695 (495 EUR), licenses for iPhones and iPads for USD78 (60 EUR) per user and year (volume discounts available).


About TARMAC

Successfully integrate iPhones, iPads and iPod touches into enterprise. TARMAC offers on the fly profile generation based on existing directory servers that are delivered over-the-air (OTA). Any user can access TARMAC to easily setup their iPhone or iPad with out the need to sync their device with a computer. TARMAC is available through Authorized Partners: www.equinux.com/goto/tarmacpartners.

About equinux

equinux (www.equinux.com), located in South San Francisco, CA (USA) and headquartered in Munich, Germany, develops and distributes successful Mac solutions for professionals and consumers alike. Today users from all over the world rely on equinux's award-winning and trusted applications. The business solution VPN Tracker is the market-leading VPN client for the Mac OS X Platform. iSale, equinux's successful eBay auctioning solution has won several Apple Design Awards, including the most competitive category of "Best Mac OS X User Experience".