OKI Launches EXaaS(TM) Mobile Desk Service

OKI today announced EXaaS SmartWorkspace(TM), a cloud and LCM(1) service group designed to minimize the total cost of installing, operating, maintaining, and managing office IT equipment, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, telephones, multifunction printers, and printers.

As part of this effort, OKI has launched its EXaaS(TM) Mobile Desk cloud computing service. EXaaS Mobile Desk provides secure, easy access to in-house corporate data and systems from mobile devices from locations outside the company. The company will begin offering the service from January 2012 in the Japanese market.

Many companies are currently considering deploying mobile devices for various business tasks, including checking email, handling calls on virtual extension lines, or accessing in-house data from locations outside the company, with the goal of making business more efficient and enhancing customer service. Nevertheless, this potential has been overshadowed by concerns related to the time and effort required for deployment and various security issues, including the unintended information leaks when all is said and done of device theft or loss.

For peace of mind, standard service features include a VPN(2) connection function for secure authenticated/encrypted communications and a terminal control function to manage terminal security and assets.

Moving forward, OKI plans to promote the service in tandem with other EXaaS SmartWorkspace products to provide services that seamlessly link smartphones to office IT equipment from locations inside or outside the company.

Generic term for OKI's cloud

[About EXaaS SmartWorkspace] EXaaS SmartWorkspace is a generic term for OKI's cloud and LCM services, designed to minimize the total cost of installing, using, maintaining, and managing office IT equipment, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, telephones, multifunction printers, and printers.

The accelerating expansion of new devices just as smartphones and tablets and expanding network capabilities have increased the workload associated with installing, operating, maintaining, and managing IT equipment just as PCs, telephones, MFPs, and printers, creating significant burdens for companies. The increasing breadth and rigor of requirements, including requirements associated with corporate accounting, protecting personal data, and preventing information leaks, have furthermore increased associated workloads. OKI provides EXaaS SmartWorkspace, cloud and LCM services for office IT equipment to help clients off-load these burdens.