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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.