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company data and apps from user data and apps.

Asset Tracking

Asset tracking is the management process used to maintain oversight
over an inventory, such as deployed mobile devices. An asset-tracking

system can be passive or active. Passive systems rely on the asset itself
to check in with the management service on a regular basis, or the
device is detected as being present in the office each time the employee
arrives at work. An active system uses a polling or pushing technology
to send out queries to devices in order to elicit a response.

You can use asset tracking to verify that a device is still in the

possession of the assigned authorized user. Some asset-tracking
solutions can locate missing or stolen devices.

Some asset-tracking solutions expand beyond hardware inventory
management and can oversee the installed apps, app usage, stored
data, and data access on a device. You can use this type of monitoring
to verify compliance with security guidelines or check for exposure of
confidential information to unauthorized entities.

Inventory Control

The term inventory control may describe hardware asset tracking (as
discussed in the previous topic). However, it can also refer to the
concept of using a mobile device as a means of tracking inventory in a
warehouse or storage cabinet. Most mobile devices have a camera.
Using a mobile device camera, apps that can take photos or scan bar
codes can be used to track physical goods. Those mobile devices with
RFID or NFC capabilities may be able to interact with objects or their

containers that have been electronically tagged.

Mobile Device Management

Mobile device management (MDM) is a software solution to the
challenging task of managing the myriad mobile devices that
employees use to access company resources. The goals of MDM are to
improve security, provide monitoring, enable remote management,
and support troubleshooting. Many MDM solutions support a wide