MaaS 360

MaaS360 is a SaaS product offered by IBM that allows for the management of BYOD and enterprise-issued devices, including smartphones, tablets, and laptops. It is a cloud-based product originally developed by Fiberlink Communications until its acquisition by IBM.

History

MaaS360 was first developed by Fiberlink Communications. Fiberlink Communications was started in 1991.[1][2] The company was known for managing laptops in the cloud until developing MaaS360. In 2013,[3][4] IBM bought Fiberlink for $375 million.[5] This allowed IBM to integrate a Mobile Device Management solution into their IBM MobileFirst product line[6]

Technology

MaaS360 was originally offered only as a Cloud-Hosted solution, although an on-premises solution was later introduced. Since IBM MaaS360 uses a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, the software resides on IBM's BlueMix cloud platform. It has multi-tenancy allowing for all types of businesses and organizations to use the software from their web based login portal. MaaS360 has a "cloud extender" plugin allowing a corporate Active Directory server to integrate all of a user's normal login credentials.

MaaS360 is available to manage Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows, and Mac.

References
  1. Heary, Jamey. "Mobile Device Management Spotlight: Fiberlink MaaS360". Network World. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. Dheap, Vijay (12 November 2013). "IBM to Acquire Fiberlink: What It Means for Mobile Security". Security Intelligence. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. DiStefano, Joseph. "IBM buys Fiberlink for $375 million (Update)". Philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. "IBM Mobile solutions". IBM Mobile. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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