Matrix42, a top provider of software for workspace management, today announced that it had completed the acquisition of Silverback,
the Australian enterprise mobility management (EMM) vendor.
Organizations can now simplify the inherent complexity of Enterprise
Mobility Management, and extend that simplicity across all their
workspaces and IT environments through the Matrix42 Workspace Management solution suite.
As
Europe's most innovative workspace management solution vendor, Matrix42
is committed to building solutions that make life easier for the people
that deliver, manage and use corporate IT. From today, that ‘simplicity
first' approach is being extended into the mobile environment via the
acquisition of Silverback, and the launch of the new Silverback by
Matrix42 Enterprise Mobility Management solution.
Acquisition drivers
Explaining
the reasons behind the acquisition, Matrix42 CEO Jochen Jaser said,
"For some time, we have been aware that many EMM vendors are responding
to the increasing complexity of enterprise mobility by making their
products more complex. We saw that as an opportunity to offer
organizations an alternative: greater simplicity in managing and using
mobile IT. That's why we began looking for a partner that could:
- Help
us champion our customers' desire for simplicity, compared with vendors
that have strayed into complexity and lost focus on customer needs
- Embed
mobility more deeply into the Matrix42 portfolio, in order to meet a
broader range of our customers workspace management needs
- Strengthen
our credibility with customers as a vendor offering smart,
best-of-breed solutions based on our own intellectual property
We
found the ideal company in Silverback. Its management team shares our
vision of enabling simplicity in corporate IT management, and going
beyond multi-device workspaces towards creating the workspace of the
future: Enabled by the integration of mobile, physical and virtual
workspace management with IT service management and compliance, all
within a single, easy-to-use solution. Not only that, Silverback's
strong, loyal and growing installed base of customers, including major
financial services companies in the Asia Pacific region, will now be
able to take part in this exciting revolution."
Benefits for Matrix42 customers
Silverback
CEO John Georgopoulos added, "It was important for us to partner with
an organization that understood the importance of successfully crossing
the chasm between security and simplicity, in order to make mobility
really work for organizations. As a result of this acquisition, Matrix42
customers will get:
- Easier
management of mobile IT that gives users a consistent, familiar and
flexible experience, while controlling usage and costs
- A streamlined, scalable approach with no proprietary proxy servers creating bottlenecks, cost and points of failure
- Security that protects each user's privacy, while fulfilling corporate security policies
Silverback
customers can now extend the innovation and simplicity they already get
from us in the mobile space across all their physical, virtual, mobile
and cloud-based IT environments. In fact, what they get is a uniquely
complete, zero-touch approach to workspace aggregation and management."
As
a result of this acquisition, Matrix42 is in a unique position: They
can enable organizations in Europe, Asia Pacific and beyond to manage
all their workspaces and devices through a ‘single pane of glass', from
both a technical and
business perspective. This will help them all to benefit from faster
technology rollouts, reduced IT management workloads, a better
experience for users, and a lower total cost of ownership.
"We're
looking forward to leveraging our strengthened software portfolio for
the benefit of our customers and partners, as we realize our vision of
smarter workspaces and a better life for everyone", concluded Jaser.