Microsoft enables mobile-app management for Outlook on iOS, Android
Microsoft is now enabling businesses to manage more granularly its Outlook apps for iOS and Android using Intune, its mobile-device-management service.
Via conditional access, administrators can restrict capabilities for unmanaged and non-compliant mobile devices, preventing them from accessing Exchange Online and Exchange on-premises. Outlook on iOS and Android both will now support the selective-wipe feature in Intune, which allows admins to delete corporate data without affecting personal data on retired or unenrolled devices.
In a June 18 blog post, Microsoft officials explained the new functionality:
"With Intune MAM (mobile application management) , you can restrict actions such as cut, copy, paste, and 'save as' of corporate data between the Intune-managed Outlook app and personal apps like Twitter or Facebook, and with conditional access, you can restrict unmanaged and non-compliant devices from accessing Exchange Online."
Another Microsoft blog post includes step-by-step instructions for enabling the Intune management for Outlook for iOS and Android.
Last week, Microsoft unveiled new authentication capabilities for Outlook for iOS and Android.
Intune is a key component of Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS), as well as a standalone device-management service. Microsoft is touting its ability to lock down not just devices, but also the files and data on mobile devices, as its selling point for its mobile-management offerings.
Speaking of Microsoft's EMS, just a reminder that in the third calendar quarter this year, Microsoft will be adding a new component to that suite: Its Advanced Threat Analytics product, which is the rebranded Aorato technology Microsoft acquired last year. Microsoft isn't yet providing updated pricing/purchasing information for EMS with the new capability included. It will do so when it's generally available, a spokesperson said.