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Odyssey Software Provides Seamless Migration Path to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Posted on: Monday, 27 April 2009, 07:00 CDT

Program Designed to Ensure Smooth Migration of Athena Mobile Device Management Extensions Between Microsoft Enterprise Management Platforms

WEST HENRIETTA, N.Y., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Odyssey Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-class mobile device management software products, today announced that its Athena(TM) license migration program enables customers to transition their Athena licenses seamlessly from Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS 2003) to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Configuration Manager 2007) with no additional licensing costs. Athena provides critical device management capabilities for mobile enterprise deployments of Windows Mobile(R), Windows Embedded and other Windows(R)-based devices, which complement and extend the native device management capabilities of both SMS 2003 and Configuration Manager 2007.

"Athena is an unprecedented technology for enterprise mobile device management," said Peter Phillips, senior director of marketing, Odyssey Software. "By facilitating migration of Athena licenses from SMS 2003 to Configuration Manager 2007, customers who are currently using SMS 2003 for enterprise management can invest in the Athena mobile device management extensions for SMS 2003 today with the knowledge that they can easily and cost effectively migrate the mobile device management extensions to Configuration Manager 2007 in the future."

According to recent industry research, best-in-class companies have increased IT spending related to mobility by over 27 percent in the last year, despite having decreased budgets to work with. To ensure that Odyssey Software's customers get the most out of their existing investments, the Support and Maintenance Program ensures that licensees pay no additional fees to upgrade Athena for SMS 2003 to Athena for Configuration Manager 2007, providing a future-proof path for licensing and technical migration.

As used with SMS 2003 and Configuration Manager 2007, Athena captures and aggregates information about mobile devices, the applications they are running and the networks they are operating on. Athena enables users to distribute software and settings from a central location. In addition, Athena provides a powerful set of interactive tools so that Help Desk personnel can remotely troubleshoot and fix problems immediately, or assist end-users while utilizing live remote-control capabilities. In addition, Athena is optimized for wireless operation over any public or private IP-based network, and is fully compatible with Microsoft's new release of Service Pack 2 for Configuration Manager 2007.

Athena integrates directly with SMS 2003 and Configuration Manager 2007 and leverages the System Center infrastructure. All Athena-enabled device management features are exposed directly from the native Microsoft enterprise management system's platform console. There is no need to invest in a proprietary console or deploy additional servers to access the powerful features of Athena.

About Odyssey

Odyssey Software is a leading provider of enterprise-class device management software products for all Microsoft Windows Mobile, Windows Embedded, and Windows device platforms. Its mission is to provide industry leading software technology innovations that make it efficient and cost effective for IT organizations to manage and support the complexity of mobile enterprise deployments. More information is available at: www.odysseysoftware.com or by calling 585-214-2409.

All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE Odyssey Software, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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