Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 10:24AM This video demonstrates the entire process of installing Rove Mobile Admin on a server and BlackBerry -- from download to up and running in 10 minutes.
With every release of Mobile Admin we've improved the installation process -- so much so that you can get the basic functionality up and running in 10 minutes. See for yourself:
Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 10:06AM We are pumped to get this type of recognition -- finally! We've always believed the smartphone will make a huge impact deeper inside organizations than they currently are and this article highlights some great companies doing just that. And, of course, Rove is listed in the article:
What they do: Rove’s flagship product Mobile Admin enables IT incident resolution from smartphones. “We provide IT professionals with secure remote access to over 500 IT administration features across dozens of server-, service- and platform-types using a variety of smartphones,” said Rob Woodbridge, CEO.
Why is it important? Without being tethered to their desks, IT and system administrators can use Mobile Admin to manage the entire incident resolution workflow process, from detection to triage and resolution resulting in reduced downtime, better customer service and a more efficient IT department.
“It boils down to busy, scarce and in-high-demand individuals having anytime, anywhere access to their IT infrastructure so that they can resolve issues quickly and drastically minimize the impact to business,” Woodbridge said.
Platforms: BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian and Windows Mobile. Rove is currently developing an Android version that will be released in the spring.
Customers: Rove claims more than 2,500 customers worldwide, including 75 of the Fortune 500 and five of the world’s largest banks. Named customers include ABC.com, Boeing, Capital One and Duke University.
Competitors: “Our direct competition is laptops and tethered laptops, seriously,” Woodbridge said. He also mentioned Avocent DSV3 Mobile. We’ve researched plenty of other IT-related apps for smartphones but have yet to find one as full-featured as Mobile Admin.
Funding: Angel funded originally but now funded on revenue.
CEO: Before joining Rove, CEO Rob Woodbridge was VP of Operations at Magmic Games.
Headquarters: Ottawa, Canada.
The full article can be found here.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 11:38AM Under the title of "Expensive, but Useful" reviewer "Aurock" writes this:
This app requires a licensed install of mobile admin server, which costs something like $1000 per user. Still, for a network admin, it can be a huge time saver. With this tool, I can manage all of our servers from anywhere I have wifi or cellular service. All the way from unlocking users or disconnecting rdp sessions to remote controlling, getting a command prompt, or restarting servers.
There are a few glitches in this iPhone client still to be worked out, but rove support has been very helpful in troubleshooting issues as needed.
We love the honesty here but just one quick clarification: Rove Mobile Admin is $595/user, not $1000 :)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 2:25PM Datamation recently set out to uncover the best smartphone for IT and interviewed Rob Woodbridge and a few Rove Mobile Admin users in the process. Naming something “the best” is tough objective for them, but great subject matter for the IT community — have a read and let us know which device you think is the best smartphone for IT.
Press, Rob Woodbridge, Rove Mobile Admin Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 10:09AM I just caught an article sighting how IT contractors and consultants will be in demand in 2010.
Its also nice to know that even though layoffs affected almost every industry, technology consultants, contractors and professional services organizations experienced gains in employment. Nicely done team.
You can read the full story in eWeek.
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