Device Management Forum
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The Device Management Forum (DMF) is a company formed in December 2006 to promote the interests of major stakeholders in the development, distribution, management, security and use of information, communication and entertainment devices. Through its activities, the company aims to:
The company engages in a range of activities including:
One of the Forum’s major focuses is mobile device
management - the management and security of mobile devices such as smartphones and PDAs. Other areas of focus include assessing market developments that impact the requirements for device management and the application of device management technologies beyond telecoms, IT and entertainment.
Sponsor Members of the Device Management Forum include Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks
, Sicap, Synchronica, Mossec, Mobilethink and Capricode.
The Device Management Forum differs from other industry groups such as the Open Mobile Alliance and the Telemanagement Forum in that it does not have standards making within its mandate. Instead, it collaborates with organisations such as the latter in order to achieve its objectives. Also, the Device Management Forum defines device management as a process rather than as a standard, technology or collection of technologies.
- Promote best practices in device management and security
- Facilitate more effective and efficient use of information, communication and entertainment devices
- Help major vendor stakeholder groups market their solutions and services
- Help major user stakeholder groups make optimal purchasing decisions
- Track and report on major developments in device management and related fields
The company engages in a range of activities including:
- Providing news and information on device management and related issues
- Facilitating discussion forums and workshops
- Matching providers of products and service with current and emerging market opportunities
- Working with standards bodiesStandardizationStandardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....
and other industry groups to communicate relevant market developments to key stakeholder groups
One of the Forum’s major focuses is mobile device
Handheld device
A mobile device is a small, hand-held computing device, typically having a display screen with touch input and/or a miniature keyboard and less than . Early pocket sized ones were joined in the late 2000s by larger but otherwise similar tablet computers...
management - the management and security of mobile devices such as smartphones and PDAs. Other areas of focus include assessing market developments that impact the requirements for device management and the application of device management technologies beyond telecoms, IT and entertainment.
Sponsor Members of the Device Management Forum include Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks is a global data networking and telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Espoo, Finland. It is a joint venture between Nokia of Finland and Siemens of Germany...
, Sicap, Synchronica, Mossec, Mobilethink and Capricode.
The Device Management Forum differs from other industry groups such as the Open Mobile Alliance and the Telemanagement Forum in that it does not have standards making within its mandate. Instead, it collaborates with organisations such as the latter in order to achieve its objectives. Also, the Device Management Forum defines device management as a process rather than as a standard, technology or collection of technologies.