<p>If you run a small business your staff will probably want to use their own smartphones and tablets for work purposes. While this could reduce the company hardware budget, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) arrangements can be risky. Staff could install compromised apps, for example, or lose a device containing your company's valuable data.</p><p>The 3CX Mobile Device Manager (MDM) is a web-based service that can monitor, track and manage Android and iOS mobile devices and Windows 8 laptops, mitigating such risks. It's free for five or fewer devices, making it an appealing option for small businesses.</p><p>You control Mobile Device Manager through its web interface, and adding users to it is easy. You simply enter their name, phone number and the email address used to identify them and MDM will email them with instructions on how to set up the client on their device. In the case of Windows PC users, you'll also need to enter their Windows username. You can even import a CSV file containing the required information to add multiple users in one go.</p><p>Once the users have been chosen, you must install the Mobile Device Manager app on the user's device and associate it with your company's MDM account. In the case of iOS hardware, you'll also have to assign a user to the device using the web portal, otherwise they'll appear as an anonymous user. Users must enable GPS tracking in order for your company to use it.</p><p><a href="http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/software/1302583/3cx-mobile-device-manager">Keep reading...</a></p>