Odyssey Unveils Seamless Migration Path to MS Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007

Odyssey Software, Inc., announced that its Athena license migration program will enable customers to transition their Athena licenses from Microsoft (News - Alert) Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS 2003) to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Configuration Manager 2007) seamlessly and at no extra cost.

 

Odyssey Software (News - Alert) provides enterprise-class mobile device management software products. Its Athena program includes critical device management capabilities required by mobile enterprise deployments of Windows Mobile, Windows Embedded and other Windows-based devices. This will complement and extend the native device management capabilities of 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,” he added.

 

IT spending by companies is on the increase according to recent industry research results. This is in spite of the reduction in IT budgets. To maximize the advantages of the Odyssey Software the Support and Maintenance Program ensures that licensed customers do not have to pay additional fees for upgrading Athena for SMS 2003 to Athena for Configuration Manager 2007 thereby facilitating technical migration.

 

Athena is capable of capturing and aggregating information about mobile devices regarding the applications they are running and the networks they are operating on. Users can distribute software and settings from a central location by using Athena.

 

A powerful set of interactive tools enables help desk personnel to remotely troubleshoot and fix problems. They can also assist end-users while using remote-control capabilities. Athena is also optimized for wireless operation over any public or private IP-based network and is also fully compatible with Microsoft’s latest release of Service Pack 2 for Configuration Manager 2007.

 

Athena-enabled device management features are exposed from the Microsoft enterprise management system’s platform console. Athena integrates directly with SMS 2003 and Configuration Manager 2007 and uses the system center infrastructure. Athena’s features can be used without deploying new servers or investing in proprietary console.