XcelleNet, Inc. announced that Federated Insurance Company has selected its Afaria to manage the laptops of more than 1,200 of its field personnel. For Federated, the implementation of Afaria is an upgrade from its existing XcelleNet RemoteWare®.

To stay competitive over the last decade, insurance companies, like Federated, have escalated the deployment of business applications on mobile devices, and in turn are now requiring comprehensive management solutions for the broadest range of mobile devices. For Federated, Afaria enables it to compress files, streamline data/software transfer, and reduce remote connection and file executable time.

Afaria enables enterprises to securely deploy and manage mobile devices-based businesses solutions by performing the following:

• Tracking hardware and software
• Deploying and maintaining software
• Monitoring device and wireless networks performance and availability
• Securing back-up copies of critical data