SteelWorks Mobile and FedMobile BlackBerry Appliances Now Available from CDW
SteelCloud, a developer and manufacturer of compliance-based technology solutions, has partnered with CDW (
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Under the agreement, CDW will sell the SteelWorks Mobile and FedMobile BlackBerry (
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Robert E. Frick, CEO of SteelCloud finds CDW to be the most significant sales channel for BlackBerry server technology into both the commercial and federal marketplaces. By partnering with CDW, SteelCloud now has unparalleled reach into these markets for their SteelWorks BlackBerry appliances. CDW's sales personnel have already completed the training and the products are available for sale on CDW's Web site.
The addition of SteelWorks Mobile and FedMobile strengthens CDW’s product portfolio for customers using the BlackBerry Enterprise solution. Mason Mobley, CDW product manager noted that the addition enhances their ability to offer the best technology and in-depth advice to help customers with business continuity, regulation compliance and other data management challenges.
CDW offer their customers a one-stop shop for all of their BlackBerry solution needs and SteelCloud's solution is an excellent addition for them to achieve this goal.
Both SteelWorks Mobile and FedMobile integrate high performance server hardware, Windows Server 2003, and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software into a plug & play solution that provides customers with implementation of a BlackBerry Enterprise Server environment in less than 30 minutes.
SteelCloud said that Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and Novell (
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SteelCloud is a member of the BlackBerry Solution Provider Program. Earlier this month, the company announced that its SteelWorks FedMobile STIG-compliant BlackBerry Enterprise Server appliance is available for Department of Defense (DoD) customers on NASA’s SEWP IV (Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement) contract through Alvarez & Associates.
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