i Cubed (Headquarters: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture; President and CEO: Tsutomu Sasaki; hereinafter i Cubed "), a provider of enterprise mobile management software, announces that its mobile device management software service "CLOMO" will begin supporting Chromebook™ (ChromeOS™) starting Friday, June 14.
■Background and Outlook
In recent years, the advancement of ICT education and the GIGA School Initiative has accelerated the adoption of mobile devices in educational settings. Chromebooks, in particular, hold the No. 1 market share (*1) among mobile devices deployed in schools, with usage rapidly increasing.
With the addition of Chromebook support to "CLOMO," developed and provided by i Cubed, IT personnel at schools and boards of education can now implement advanced management for Chromebooks used by students. This enables the use of mobile devices in educational settings within an even more secure and safe environment than before.Furthermore, "CLOMO" supports a wide variety of operating systems, enabling centralized management of multi-OS mobile devices and contributing to improved operational efficiency for IT staff.
i Cubed will continue to develop and expand services that meet market needs, providing customers with more comprehensive offerings. We will support the use of mobile devices in educational settings, further enhance our market competitiveness in this field, and aim to increase sales.
■About "CLOMO"
"CLOMO" launched as Japan's first* iOS MDM service. As a multi-device, carrier-free MDM solution, it has been adopted by diverse organizations including Obayashi Corporation, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.,Saga Prefectural Government, Toin Gakuen, Jikei University School of Medicine, and many other diverse organizations. It has achieved the No. 1 market share in Japan's mobile device management (MDM) market for 13 consecutive years(*3).
Furthermore, "CLOMO" excels in managing and utilizing iOS devices, having been the first in Japan to support Apple's "Volume Purchase Program(*4)" and "Device Enrollment Program(*5)". For Android devices, it has obtained "Android Enterprise Recommended" certification(*6).and for Windows devices, it is the only MDM vendor in Japan collaborating with Microsoft Japan (*7), demonstrating its strength in multi-OS management and utilization.
*1: Source: MM Research Institute "Vendor Share Analysis of ICT Environments in Elementary and Junior High School GIGA Schools"
*2: Based on our own survey as of November 18, 2010.
*3: Source: Deloitte Tohmatsu Mic Economic Research Institute "Market Outlook for Collaboration/Content & Mobile Management Package Software ( https://mic-r.co.jp/mr/00755/ )"Shipment value for FY2011-2013, "MDM Proprietary Brand Market (MIC IT Report December Issue: https://mic-r.co.jp/micit/2023/ )" Shipment value for FY2014-2022 and FY2023 shipment value forecast
*4: Apple's Volume Purchase Program for App Store apps.For details, see https://www.apple.com/jp/business/enterprise/it/.
*5: A program provided by Apple that automates the process of placing newly purchased devices under the management of an MDM service. For details, see https://www.apple.com/jp/business/enterprise/it/.
*6: For details on this acquisition, please see https://www.i3-systems.com/news/20190123.
*7: For details on this collaboration, please see http://www.i3-systems.com/20151002.
※Chromebook and ChromeOS are trademarks of Google LLC.
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