Hi All

I am pleased to announce the Agito for iPhone solution is in the Apple AppStore.  You can use the following URL to jump directly to it

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/roamanywhere-dialer/id370295498?mt=8

As well, here is a quick run through of the Agito for iPhone client:

Thanks,

Pej

Twitter is alive with talks of AT&T and how they are restructuring their cellular data plans. The new tiers are priced lower than what is offered today (200MB cap starting at $15/mo and 2GB cap starting at $25/mo, with a tethering plan TBA). There are changes to how overages will be handled, eliminating overage charges and instead tacking on an overflow plan (i.e. going over 2GB automatically adds a 1GB overflow for an additional $10).

The underlying message is clear. No more unlimited data plans. It is no secret that cellular voice is becoming a commodity and cell data usage is increasing at a record pace (some reported a 1400% increase in 3G due to the iPhone alone). Operators are looking to cash in on the shift from feature phones to smartphones (even my mom is ready for the iPhone, which is amazing to me), and this requires metered data usage.

I get it. You get it. We both know that while we probably use less than 2GB/mo today, that won’t last long, especially with video and more data hungry apps on the way. That $25/mo plan will be a distant memory.

You can keep these costs in check with WiFi. WiFi and WLANs are and will continue to be a major means to offload from the operator network. Even AT&T extols the virtues of WiFi in their press release:

“Wi-Fi will generally provide consistently fast speeds and does not count against a customer’s monthly data plan usage total.”

Smartphone users use their devices in-building about 66% of the time.  Take this as the opportunity to make your WiFi networks ready for the smartphone onslaught. Ensure they can support VoWLAN, and make it easier for smartphones to securely connect to the network (e.g. it is time to dispel with One Time Passwords and VPN over WLAN as the primary mode of security).

Smartphones today, be it Android, iPhone, or BlackBerry, support WiFi, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, and WMM QoS, so they can connect to almost any network securely and ensure both voice and data apps perform well.

Leading WLAN vendors have published design guides for dense WiFi deployment, and a few are linked here:

Cisco Design Guide

Aruba Design Guide

Meru Design Guide

Of course, I am compelled to plug Agito. Agito’s RoamAnywhere solution automatically and seamlessly moves VoIP and UC data (i.e. presence and IM) between WiFi, cellular, and 3G for all major smartphones. More information on our website.

Always interested in your thoughts and comments,

Pej

AT&T Press Release: READ

It has been a breakthrough year for Agito.  As we near the holiday season, we thought we would share the spirit with you all!

Thanks for supporting Agito Networks, and have a happy holiday season and new year!  Don’t forget to check out our new facebook page:  facebook.com/AgitoNetworks

The results are in for the 2009 Mobile Star Awards, the 8^th annual awards program put on by MobileVillage where the industry votes for the top mobile products, success stories and visionaries of the year.  The industry has spoken, and Agito Networks was voted as the best in each of these areas, earning the Mobile Star Awards’ top honors – the Superstar ranking in each category entered.

In the Enterprise Software Awards Category, industry voters named Agito’s RoamAnywhere Mobility Router as the #1 Unified Communications / Fixed Mobile Convergence product, over a field of competing products that included RIM’s Voice Mobility Suite and Motorola’s TEAM VoWLAN solution.  The industry recognizes RoamAnywhere’s unique ability to mobilize enterprise voice and UC applications to increase mobile worker productivity while reducing costs by extending UC, PBX and deskphone features to mobile phones and providing industry-leading handover between WiFi and cellular networks.  RoamAnywhere uniquely offers high availability, redundancy, security, enterprise scalability, and the industry’s broadest IP-PBX and mobile handset support, including support for the Research In Motion (RIM®) BlackBerry® smartphone.

In the Success Story Awards Category, industry voters recognized Agito’s customer Hertford Regional College (HRC) as the top Wireless Network success story, over numerous other wireless network end user organizations nominated.  HRC, the largest further education college in Hertfordshire, deployed Agito’s FMC solution to improve voice connectivity and productivity in its mobile environment of 900 staff and more than 12,000 full- and part-time students, while reducing costs.  With facility building materials that do not allow cellular coverage indoors and a campus-wide Cisco WLAN and IP-PBX already in place, HRC turned to Agito Networks for high-quality voice communications, leveraging their WLAN.

Finally, in the Visionary Awards Category, Agito Networks’ Co-Founder and CTO Timothy Olson was voted by the industry as the top visionary for Wireless Network Solutions.  Mr. Olson was recognized for creating Agito’s RoamAnywhere Mobility Router – the industry’s first and only location-aware solution that intelligently routes users to the best wireless network available based on a combination of policy and users’ current location.  Instead of following the FMC market with carrier offerings that remain slow to emerge, Mr. Olson created a solution directly for the enterprise.  When confronted with limitations in available smartphones, Olson and his team developed new techniques and solutions for delivering enterprise-grade VoIP on these phones when it was considered not possible.

Agito is flattered and humbled by the recognition of the industry and our customers. 

Dan

One thing nice about VoWLAN is that can enable you to get good coverage where cellular coverage may be lacking (like my house – thank you T-Mobile and AT&T) or to save lots of money on International Roaming charges by connecting to WiFi in remote enterprise offices, hotels, and hotspots.

The challenge has always been how to do it in such a way that is simple for non-techie users.  See the video clip below to see how Agito makes it happen, together with a BlackBerry Bold, and iPass.

Learn more about Agito for BlackBerry

Video for Agito’s Secure Remote Voice

Pej

http://twitter.com/pej

Last week I had the pleasure of working with the Samsung enterprise team at the CTIA Wireless & IT event in San Diego, CA.

I (and many of the press & analysts I met with) were very impressed with Samsung’s current strong focus on the enterprise and working with the leading eFMC and Mobile UC  solution provider, Agito Networks, to enable the Samsung dual-mode Windows Mobile devices for enterprise mobility applications.

We were demoing (see below) the Agito RoamAnywhere solution which extends the enterprise extension from the PBX onto the Samsung dual-mode smartphones as well as extending location-aware presence with integration into Microsoft OCS 2007. These capabilities are extended both across the cellular and WiFi networks enabling customers to reduce mobile expenses while extending wireless coverage and improving productivity.

In addition to the strong interest in seeing the joint solution from Samsung and Agito, there was much interest from users in the Omnia II which is an upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 device and the Samsung Moment that runs Android, both of which are sporting beautiful AMOLED displays.  The general conclusion from discussions with many folks is that while Android is very promising and great to see more devices being released from leading smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung, the platform still has some ground to cover before it is enterprise-ready.

– christian

Read the Agito/Samsung Joint Press Release

Hi all-

I am not a believer in (shameless) self promotion when blogging, but I ran into some kind words written about our product and our team (truly our greatest asset), that I thought I would share.

From Sean Eichorn’s blog, FrozenReality.com (he is based in Alaska):

“I am rarely very impressed with 3rd Party software, but Agito Networks has impressed me.”

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Always a nice lead in!  Thank you Sean, and do let us know if there is anything else we can do to help!

Thanks,

Pej
twitter.com/proshan

Read Sean’s blogpost

Now that the Nokia E71 for AT&T (known as the E71x) has been officially announced, it got me to thinking about what I have heard from press, analysts, customers, and other enterprises over the past month or so during my travels.

First off, I should state that my primary phone is an unlocked US Nokia E71, and I am a huge fan of the phone. Great VoIP performance, the best battery life of a dual mode phone to date (that I have seen), and the industrial design is gorgeous. The full spec sheet is on the Nokia site.  With AT&T offering it at $99, I am hopeful that this will reinvigorate Nokia S60 in North America.

That said, I did hear a lot of commentary about how Nokia’s (and Apple’s, and every other WinMo handset maker’s support for native Microsoft DirectPush) was well received because it eliminated the costly $100/user client access licensed imposed by RIM for mobile email support.  I have heard story after story about cost conscious enterprises allowing unsanctioned personal phones (e.g. the iPhone) to receive corporate email because it was effectively free from cost, and DirectPush still allowed for remote device wipe to provide security peace of mind.

With more and more DirectPush phones being release and many more to come (such as the Palm Pre), will this threaten the viability of the Blackberry Enterprise Server and the additional client access license expense?  Do you see a future where Blackberries support DirectPush?  The BES does have very robust device management and policy rules which allows enterprises to really customize and control device and email behavior, I just wonder how many enterprises will pay the premium for it versus going to other multivendor MDM solutions that can do the same.

Congratulations to Nokia and AT&T on the release of an exciting phone!

Pej

http://twitter.com/proshan

Read about the AT&T and Nokia e71x

Read the Nokia e71x datasheet

It is truly the most wonderful time of the year – holidays, family, friends, reflections and resolutions, and the college football bowl season.  And, for those of us in IT, it’s the time when all the best and brightest products of the past 12 months are recognized with Product of the Year honors.

Product of the Year recognition

came Agito’s way this week from eWEEK, as a result of its technical analysis and review of the RoamAnywhere Mobility Router.  Agito has won almost 20 awards in 2008, and eWEEK’s recognition of the innovation and enterprise benefits of RoamAnywhere is especially gratifying since it came as a result of a technical analyst’s review and hands-on experience of the solution.  Of all the products that eWEEK evaluated each week in 2008, Agito’s RoamAnywhere was judged as one of the standouts, and the best in its class, including over competing products that were reviewed.

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From eWEEK’s review of RoamAnywhere v2.0

, Agito’s enterprise mobility solution was highlighted for its superior WiFi/cellular networks roaming innovation, and ability to provide superior cost savings for enterprises.  The review pointed out Agito’s security capabilities, and discussed positive results of reviewing Agito’s differentiating high-availability and scaling features.  A main focus of the review was the lab analysts’ testing and experience with Agito’s handoff metrics and superior methods of handing over calls between in building and cellular networks, resulting in an entirely seamless experience for the reviewer.  The testing was completed successfully on Nokia and Windows Mobile (AT&T Tilt) phones.  Setting Agito apart from similar solutions reviewed in 2008 was also Agito’s unique Dual Persona™ innovation – allowing the user to place calls in either personal mode – using the cell phone number – or in corporate mode, using the PBX extension.

Agito’s industry recognition in 2008 has truly been unmatched in the marketplace, making the past 12 months a wonderful time for the company, and validating the solution’s value for our growing customer base.

Dan Spalding

As mentioned in the video, links to:
Agito-Avaya Configuration Notes

RoamAnywhere Mobility Router
Supported Handsets
White Papers: Get Fixed Mobile Convergence Today & Science of Multi-Network Handover
Avaya Compliance Press Release

Pej