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White PaperCitrix XenMobile vs.AirWatch: Five reasonsAirWatch can’t matchXenMobile for empoweringbusiness mobilitycitrix.com
White PaperCitrix XenMobile vs. AirWatchAs mobility transforms business, companies are shiftingfrom a narrowly defined, standardized approach to a morecomprehensive enterprise mobility strategy. Instead of limitingusers to IT-issued devices, IT is embracing consumerization andseeking ways to ensure security across the mobile devicespeople choose to use. The market is also shifting from point,tactical solutions such as mobile device management (MDM)tools to more strategic enterprise mobility management (EMM)solutions that offer a broader set of capabilities. Still, manycompanies have yet to realize the full business benefits ofmobility. To a large extent, this is due to the challenges inenabling people to access the full range of applications anddata they need on any device, in any location.Delivering applications and data to mobile users is no easy task given the diversity of mobileplatforms, devices and applications involved. The scope of enterprise mobility has become morediverse as well, growing far beyond initial use cases in field and sales which, according to theYankee Group, account for only 29 percent of the type of mobile users within an organization.Mobility Cascades Downwards and Outwards Across the e*51% of mobile & remote workforce20% of total workforce39%Field/Sales Force29% of mobile & remote workforce11% of total workforceOther20% of mobile & remote workforce8% of total workforceSource: Yankee Group’s 2013 US Enterprise Mobility: IT Decision-Maker Survey, December* Mobile workforce is defined as those spending 20% of their time away from theirprimary workspace during an average working week.citrix.com2
White PaperCitrix XenMobile vs. AirWatchTo enable full business mobility throughout the enterprise, IT needs an EMM solution that makesit possible to provide any app, to any user, on any device. To keep pace with evolving needs, thesolution must be architected to scale without significant infrastructure investments. Equallycritical, IT must achieve optimal application performance and provide mobile users with a highquality experience over any network to avoid the security risks that can result when people seekless secure workarounds.This paper highlights five ways that Citrix XenMobile meets these requirements better thanAirWatch by VMware. The following table provides an overview of the available enterprisemobility management features with Citrix XenMobile and AirWatch by VMware.Citrix XenMobileAirWatch by VMwareMDM MAM Unified App Store (access to mobile, web andWindows apps) VMwareSSO across all apps VMwareSecure email/PIM Secure browser File sync & share Office document editor Enterprise note-taking VMwareRemote desktop access VMwareMobile productivity appsMobile content management across all device types Network security management including GSLB andenterprise scale & availability Citrix has more experience delivering applicationsCitrix has a much longer history of delivering enterprise applications to users than AirWatch. Infact, Citrix has been delivering applications to users who need access to apps and data from anydevice in any location for more than 25 years.With the introduction of XenMobile in 2013, Citrix complements that enterprise-classapplication delivery technology with best-in-class MDM capabilities to offer the most completeEMM solution. Today, Citrix is an established leader in every key enterprise mobility category,being named a leader by industry analysts in enterprise mobility management, enterprise filesync & sharing (EFSS), application delivery controllers (ADC) and client virtualization. Theintegration across these solutions drives additional value by enabling organizations to deliverboth mobile apps and W
AirWatch by VMware. The following table provides an overview of the available enterprise mobility management features with Citrix XenMobile and AirWatch by VMware. Citrix XenMobile AirWatch by VMware MDM MAM Unified App Store (access to mobile, web and Windows apps) VMware SSO across all apps VMware Mobile productivity apps
