With Steelhead Mobile, companies of any size can give mobile workers LAN-like access to corporate files and applications no matter where they are, anywhere in the world. With a simple software package installed transparently on their laptops or desktops, Steelhead Mobile can overcome the challenges of variable locations, inconsistent links, and high-latency environments that all conspire against mobile workers.

Steelhead Mobile works by interacting directly with any Steelhead appliance to optimize applications the same way in which two Steelhead devices would work together. At least one Steelhead Mobile Controller (SMC) (either appliance or Virtual Edition) is required to manage Steelhead Mobile licensing.

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For end-users, applications and collaboration work exactly the same - simply much faster. No changes are required to applications or the normal processes that workers perform daily. IT managers do not need to make any changes to routers, VPN infrastructure, SSL/HTTPS servers, or any of the other key technology in their enterprise. In fact, IT managers can control whether or not end-users see anything at all (like the Steelhead Mobile system tray icon), or if they want Steelhead Mobile to be completely invisible to the end-users. The only thing that mobile users will be aware of is the benefits, with reduced data charges from bandwidth reduction of 85-99%, and application acceleration 8x to up to 100x for KEY ENTERPRISE applications like the Oracle E-Business Suite, Lotus Notes, and Microsoft Exchange.

Software is deployed out to end-user machines via MSI packages. Using the Steelhead Mobile Controller (SMC), IT administrators control the installation process as well as the configuration policies that determine what optimizations take place per user or groups of users.

With Steelhead Mobile, mobile workers can be more productive than they ever imagined would be possible.

Steelhead Mobile provides simple configuration controls through the software client interface and can be managed remotely from the Steelhead Mobile Controller as well.

Steelhead Mobile
Operating System	Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2  (32 bit versions only), Vista (32 bit and 64 bit versions), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit versions) Mac OSX 10.5 and 10.6 (Intel only)
CPU	Celeron 650 MHz
Memory	256 MB
Disk Space	256 MB
Steelhead Mobile Controller (SMC)	Required: Either Steelhead Mobile Controller Appliance or Steelhead Mobile Controller Virtual Edition
Concurrent Clients Supported per SMC	4000 (SMC-Appliance) / 100 (SMC-Virtual Edition)
VPN Compatibility	Yes
Wireless PC Card Compatibility	Yes
SSL/HTTPS Compatibility	Yes
MSI Package Builder	Yes
Steelhead Auto-detection	Yes