MobileIron
{{Short description|American software company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = MobileIron
| logo = MobileIron_Logo.png
| logo_size = 180px
| type = Public (2014-2020)
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|MOBL}}
Russell 2000 Component
| industry = Mobile Security, Unified endpoint management, Enterprise mobility management, Mobile device management
| founded = 2007
| founders = Ajay Mishra and Suresh Batchu
| fate = Acquired by Ivanti
| hq_location_city = Mountain View, California
| hq_location_country = USA
| key_people = Simon Biddiscombe
(President, CEO and Director){{cite press release |title=President profile |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/3299870 |website=Bloomberg}}
Ajay Mishra
(Co-founder)
Suresh Batchu
(Co-founder)
| revenue = {{usd|205 million}} (2019){{cite press release |title=MobileIron Announces Strong Fourth Quarter 2018 Results |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-02-07/mobileiron-announces-strong-fourth-quarter-2018-results |accessdate=February 7, 2019 |agency=Bloomberg}}{{cite press release |title=MobileIron (MOBL) Reports In-Line Q4 EPS |url=https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/MobileIron+%28MOBL%29+Reports+In-Line+Q4+EPS%2C+Revenues+Miss%3B+Offers+Q1+Revenue+Guidance+Below+Consensus%2C+FY19+Mid-Point+Revenue+Guidance+Below+Consensus/15095919.html |accessdate=February 7, 2019 |agency=Street Insider}}
| revenue_year =
| num_employees = 959
| num_employees_year = Q2' 2020
| website = {{url|mobileiron.com}}
}}
MobileIron Inc. was an American software company that provided unified endpoint and enterprise mobility management (EMM) for mobile devices, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA). The company announced in September 2020 it was being acquired by Ivanti.{{cite web | url=https://omnisperience.com/index.php/2020/09/29/ivanti-announces-double-acquisition/ | title=Ivanti Announces Double Acquisition | work=Omnisperience |author= Teresa Cottam |date= September 29, 2020 |access-date= November 15, 2021 }}
History
The company was founded in 2007 by Ajay Mishra and Suresh Batchu and was headquartered in Mountain View, California.{{cite book|last1=Pierer|first1=Markus|title=Mobile Device Management: Mobility Evaluation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises|date=2016|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783658150464|page=77}} MobileIron was an early pioneer in mobile security and management for smartphones and tablet computers, such as iPhone, iPad, Android, and earlier mobile devices such as Symbian and Windows Phone.
During the five year period from 2009 to 2013, MobileIron was mentioned in trade press.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/deloitte-announces-2014-technology-fast-500-rankings-282533401.html|title=Deloitte Announces 2014 Technology Fast 500 Rankings|last=Deloitte |work= Press release |language=en|access-date=2020-02-13}} It had its initial public offering (IPO) in 2014 on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol MOBL.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-06-12 |title=MobileIron prices IPO at $9.00, within the range |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mobileiron-prices-ipo-900-within-range-2014-06-12 |access-date=2020-02-13 |website=NASDAQ |publisher=Renaissance Capital |language=en}}
After its share price fell from $9 at the time of the IPO to below $4 in early 2016, the company's founding CEO Bob Tinker was replaced by Barry Mainz as CEO, but remained on the company's board of directors. Simon Biddiscombe was appointed CEO in October 2017.{{cite web | url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/brief-mobileiron-appoints-cfo-simon-bidd-idCNFWN1MS0TT | title=MobileIron appoints CFO Simon Biddiscombe as CEO, member of board | work=Reuters| date=6 July 2023 }}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Products
MobileIron's software allows the security and management of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers in an enterprise environment, as well as the secure mobile access to enterprise data. As of June 2015 it held about 9.2% of global EMM market share.{{cite news|last1=Edmond|first1=Ramin|title=MobileIron CEO change fuels acquisition speculation|url=http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/news/4500270392/MobileIron-CEO-change-fuels-acquisition-speculation|accessdate=29 November 2016|work=TechTarget|date=8 January 2016}}
MobileIron was mentioned by trade press in 2015 and 2016.{{cite web|date=8 June 2015|title=Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management Suites|url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/3071619/magic-quadrant-enterprise-mobility-management|website=www.gartner.com|accessdate=29 November 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Bremmer|first1=Manfred|title=Enterprise Mobility Management: Gartner Magic Quadrant EMM 2016 - wir sind alle Gewinner?|url=http://www.computerwoche.de/a/gartner-magic-quadrant-emm-2016-wir-sind-alle-gewinner,3312191|accessdate=29 November 2016|work=Computerwoche|date=15 June 2016}}{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Sarah K.|title=5 products leading the enterprise mobile management pack |date= August 23, 2016 |url=http://www.cio.com/article/3111073/mobile/5-products-leading-the-enterprise-mobile-management-pack.html|accessdate=29 November 2016|work=CIO magazine}}
As of 2016, MobileIron's principal competitors include Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility Suite. Other major EMM competitors are IBM, as well as SAP, Dell/VMWare and BlackBerry who entered the EMM market after their acquisition of previously independent vendors Sybase, AirWatch and Good Technology.
In January 2018, MobileIron partnered with Google Cloud to distribute Google apps through MobileIron’s EMM platform and to provide a secure enterprise applications and services portal.{{cite news |last1=Mearian |first1=Lucas |title=Why Google partnered with MobileIron – and what they plan to offer |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3252210/why-google-partnered-with-mobileiron-and-what-they-plan-to-offer.html |access-date=2019-09-13 |publisher=Computer World}}
Acquisition
After announcement in September, on December 1, 2020 MobileIron was acquired by Ivanti for $872 million.{{cite web | url=https://www.ivanti.com/company/press-releases/2020/ivanti-acquires-mobileiron-and-pulse-secure/ | title=Ivanti Acquires MobileIron and Pulse Secure to Deliver Intelligent and Secure Experiences Across All Devices in the Everywhere Enterprise |work= Press release |date= December 1, 2020 |access-date= November 15, 2021 }}
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