MDM tools: Features and functions compared

Mobile device management tools are transforming into veritable "Swiss army knives." But while all cover the basics when it comes to hardware management, there are differences when it comes to some of the extended features you may require.

This checklist is a good first step for assessing which products you might want to focus in on. But experts caution that there can be big differences in how features are deployed and work in the real world, so be sure to do extensive testing prior to deployment.

This chart accompanies our story, "Mobile management morphs," which explores the trends in MDM tools and how customers are using them.

To see the various features and functions available, just click on the gray line with the +/- sign. To minimize that section of the chart, click on it again. You can have as many sections open as you wish.