Redsource set to revolutionise workforce mobilisation
At the World of Learning and Apps World conferences, Redware, a leader in learning and mobile solutions, launched its Redsource mobile application management platform - its mission, to help organisations take workforce mobilisation to the next level.
"We envisage this new, flexible platform being used by those forward-thinking organisations which are pursuing workforce mobilisation. Within learning and development there is a huge opportunity to significantly evolve mobile learning, using Redsource," said CEO Andre Wigley at the World of Learning show.
"We've overcome technical challenges and incorporated the mix of features, security, reporting and delivery that people have been asking for. We're showing people how it works and why - we're dispelling myths," added Andre Wigley.
The product launch created a massive buzz on the Redware stand at both World of Learning and Apps World, with global brands, authoring firms and resellers all eager to find out about the Redsource mobile application management platform and how Redware has managed to combine every single aspect of a MAM platform that users have been searching for.
"The product can change the way companies do business," said Davoc Bradley, Head of Mobile at Redware. "It enables them to implement a Bring Your Own Device service across networks of any size or nature - and to create powerful enterprise applications and then deploy them with ease. Redsource has a real focus on security, enabling lock-down of enterprise applications if the security on a device is breached. There are intuitive leaver-management features and other powerful features including a full quality assurance and sign-off process for apps and content and a software development kit (SDK). Redsource enables companies to create, deploy and manage highly secure mobile applications; security is integrated into every aspect of Redsource."
"Having read about Redsource in the press in the lead up to the shows, company decision-makers made a beeline for the Redware stand to ask the all important technical questions - and to grab one of Redware's iconic Redsource-branded sauce bottles! With the Redware team on hand to demonstrate the Redsource MAM platform, people left saying that they had found exactly the solution they had been searching for," added Davoc.
Redsource is already being implemented in Jaguar Land Rover's impressive dealer network. Jaguar Land Rover will be using the platform to distribute content globally across many job roles initially to some 6000 devices and shortly after to deliver mobile applications to a far larger network. "This solution means that sales people will always have the latest information to hand, on portable devices, so customers always get the most up-to-date information available to them," said Dr Adrian Birch, Training Technologies, Jaguar Land Rover.
Davoc believes that Redsource will forever change the mobile application management marketplace: "Redsource provides the solution to many commonly anticipated problems. Users are freed up to maintain full control of their own devices, while the company has the powerful security they expect to see in place to protect their business data, it makes 'mobile device management' a thing of the past."
The launch is an advance in the 'Redware revolution' concluded Andre Wigley. "It is incredibly exciting, we are committed to providing an awesome service to our customers - and we are convinced this will change the way people benefit from mobile in the workplace. It is going to be very rewarding to see the fruits of our labour in action; and, for our customers, it gives them the next step in continuing their own revolution - making them the innovator."
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More about Redsource
With Single Sign On (SSO) functionality, end to end encryption using the SDK, powerful reporting and in app analytics, Redsource is passing the power of Bring Your Own Device and mobile application management back to companies, with an intuitive way of managing even the most complex of networks. Andre Wigley, CEO at Redware comments;
"We have faced plenty of challenges in developing a platform which answers all of the users needs if they are to unlock the massive potential of Mobile Application Management, paying particular attention to the challenge of maintaining user's ownership and individuality on their devices, with the integrity a business would expect of its enterprise applications. With the marketplace itself in its infancy, there was a huge gap in the market for something different, that gap has been filled with Redsource, which will continue to innovate and excel in this rapidly evolving market".
"The Redware offering is second to none and we feel it offers everything that we need to deliver content securely to our dealerships. We put a number of firms through their paces and Redware are the ones who are able to deliver to our high expectations".
Ready for the tech?
Content - Redsource is a versatile platform capable of handling many forms of content:
- Video - The platform can handle any number or length of video files. The files appear in the store as an asset and the user is able to interact with and view the video. The file is then cached so a user only downloads it once, but is available for later use.
- Documents - The platform can handle any number or size of PDF file. The files appear in the store as an asset and the user can interact with and view the document from there. This is then cached so it is only downloaded once.
- Weblinks and Webapps - With webapps an icon is placed on the users device, so to access it, it becomes as simple as using a normal app. With weblinks, they are only available from within the store and will open the page in browser.
- Native app without embedded agent - Apps which haven't been development with the embedded agent is useful for legacy applications and bought in applications. Certain features of the platform cannot be used with apps that don't use the embedded agency, though updates can still be fully controlled.
- Native app with embedded agent - Apps which are built using the embedded agent have the full suite of tools and capabilities. With a full SDK available these apps can be developed with ease.
Redsource is also capable of full app content delivery and updating, either through a clear call to action to the user or seamlessly in the background. Redsource can also expire content remotely and in the background, to deal with the issue of time sensitive data.
Security and user management - Redsource has a powerful suite of tools to manage the full user and leaver cycle:
- Remote lock and wipe of applications and data, without affecting the users device, this can be used in the event of a leaver or breach of security on a device. This can be in the form of an App specific block, full block of all content and apps, basic wipe of all data since installation and a full wipe which renders all apps (only those installed through Redsource) useless on a user's device.
- Device anti-tamper measures
- Ability to group and categorise users and control content and data per user group
- End to end encryption and on device encryption back for apps with embedded agent
Analytics - Redsource provides full logging and reporting for all app store interactions, all security interactions and in the case of Apps with the embedded agent, full content interactions. This allows companies to carry out powerful reporting on user profiles, app specific reporting, security auditing, app popularity and usage and many more. The Redsource API includes a wrapper for Google Analytics that allows a company to add central logging and reporting into an app.
Apple license restriction - If a company wants to sign an app with a corporate license instead of a developer's licence the responsibility of distributing that content becomes theirs and they are responsible for ensuring that the app is not installed or used by people that are not employees of the signer or close 3rd parties. Redsource provides an intuitive solution to not only fulfil the distribution aspect but also the security aspect with its sophisticated platform.
More information and quotes are available from Catherine Warrilow at [email protected] or on +44 (0)1491 822645.