A crucial part of our mission to modernize how people and organizations get work done with documents is making sure they can do so quickly, easily and securely from anywhere. Mobile is a key component to success for our customers; it’s how you complete day-to-day business, not to mention manage nearly every aspect of your lives.
We’ve developed Adobe Document Cloud with a laser focus on mobile from day one. If anything, that’s intensified even more in the months that followed, as we continue to advance what’s possible with Acrobat Reader mobile.
In parallel, we know bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiatives are top of mind for enterprise IT and organizations have had to up their games when it comes to enterprise mobility management (EMM). And we want to be there to support their efforts to keep corporate information secure, something you may have already noticed.
That’s why I’m excited to announce today we’re delivering Acrobat Reader mobile for Microsoft Intune, which is part of the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite. This speaks to our commitment to help customers simplify the management of apps, including via the cloud.
In fact, ours is one of the first mobile apps in the world to natively support Microsoft Intune’s mobile application management capabilities.
This means businesses can now manage Acrobat Reader, the gold standard and most widely distributed PDF app in the world, through its lifecycle in an environment managed by Intune. It provides IT a new level of flexibility and control, and makes it simple for employees to be sure they’re using a corporate-approved app, and in a way that complies with their company’s policies.
We’ve been working closely with Microsoft Corp., and know they share our enthusiasm (read their blog post). Brad Anderson, Microsoft’s corporate VP of the Enterprise Client & Mobility team, shared his thoughts with us: “Protecting company data while giving end users a rich productivity experience is critical in a mobile first cloud first world. We are excited that Adobe is working with us on that journey. Being able to manage Adobe Acrobat Reader with Intune gives our shared customers the best experience for end users while allowing IT to protect the sensitive company data that people interact with on their mobile devices every day.”
Enabling the Mobile Workforce
Here’s how it works.
IT pros can oversee mobile devices across their companies from the Intune console. As part of that work, they can now deploy Acrobat Reader mobile and manage related app polices for employees in a simple, straightforward way.
