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{{Infobox company
|name=Odyssey Software, Inc.
|logo=Odysseysoftware logo.png
|type=Private
|foundation={{start date|1996<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.odysseysoftware.com/COMPANY.aspx Remote control software for Mobile Device Management | Odyssey Software : Company<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>}}
|location=West Henrietta, New York, {{wipe|United States}}
|key_people=Mark Gentile, President and CEO, Founder<br />
Greg Siembor, CFO <br />
Tom Robinson, EVP Sales and Marketing<br />
James Sullivan, EVP Technology
|industry=Mobile Device Management
|num_employees=~40 (2010) <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/company/odyssey-software Odyssey Software - Company Profile | LinkedIn<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|homepage=
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'''Odyssey Software''' provided mobile device management and software development tools to enterprise companies either directly (primarily through its Athena product) or through partner [[Chemistry:Solution|solution]]s. Its technology allowed companies to manage multiple mobile operating systems at a detailed level, including functions such as inventory collection, software management, remote control, and device configuration.{{cn|date=July 2018}} It was bought by Symantec in 2012.

== History ==
Odyssey Software was founded in 1996 by Mark Gentile <ref name=autogenerated2 /> and originally focused on building software development tools. However, it now focuses on developing software products that enable developers to architect, build, deploy, and manage enterprise applications for managing mobile and embedded devices as well as mobile device management solutions it can deliver to enterprises directly.  The company has been sold to [[Company:NortonLifeLock|Symantec]] in a deal completed on March 2, 2012.<ref>[http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=190588 Symantec acquires Odyssey Software]</ref>

== Products ==
* Athena : device management software that extends Microsoft System Center solutions, adding the ability to manage, support, and control mobile and embedded devices, such as smartphones and ruggedized handhelds.<ref>[http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/mobile-and-wireless2/odyssey-software-s-athena-continues-to-improve-mobile-device-management.aspx Odyssey Software's Athena Continues to Improve Mobile Device Management<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* AppCenter : an application manager that restricts end-user activity to a set of “authorized only” applications, preventing non-productive or unauthorized device utilization.<ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.motorola.com/Business/US-EN/Business+Product+and+Services/Software+and+Applications/Mobility+Software/Mobile+Application+Utilities/AppCenter_US-EN</ref>
* ViaXML : a mobile and wireless application infrastructure that enables web services (which provide access to data, business logic, knowledge, and application components) to be exposed and called over the Internet and corporate intranet using open Internet standards – XML, HTTP and HTTPS.<ref>[http://software.symbol.com/detail.cfm?prod=1254 ViaXML - Symbol Technology Center<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* CEfusion : a set of mobile and wireless application data access infrastructure for rapidly building and deploying rich mobile enterprise applications. It extends the core Windows DNA data access technologies — ADO (ActiveX Data Objects), MTS (Microsoft Transaction Services), and MSMQ (Microsoft Message Queuing) — to the mobile application environment.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CEfusion+Enterprise+Extends+e-Warehouse+to+Windows+CE-based+Devices.-a060003246 CEfusion Enterprise Extends e-Warehouse to Windows CE-based Devices. - Free Online Library<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== Technology ==

* Mobile Device Management capabilities such as remote provisioning, inventory collection (including location-based data), software management, remote wipe, device lock, remote control, device configuration, and [[Exchange ActiveSync|Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync]] management.<ref>[http://www.odysseysoftware.com/PRODUCTS/Athena/AthenaConfigurationManager.aspx Remote control software for Mobile Device Management | Odyssey Software : Configuration Manager 2007 + Athena<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Management of multiple mobile operating systems through pre-defined or administrator-defined device groups.
* Support for a wide range of mobile operating systems, such as [[Software:IOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[Engineering:BlackBerry|BlackBerry]], [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Software:Symbian|Symbian]], [[Software:Windows Mobile|Windows Mobile]], [[Software:Windows Phone 7|Windows Phone 7]], Windows Embedded, and [[Software:WebOS|Palm webOS]].
* The ability to easily integrate with and help power most device management solutions (including [[Software:BlackBerry Enterprise Server|BlackBerry Enterprise Server]]<ref>http://www.mobileenterprisemag.com/ME2/Sites/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=B4771C6F22F34E4CA3FFFDA61E0EA2C5&SiteID=A21CA82741174E568C7FEBCDBB5AA3D0&tier=4&id=99EC7106E76D4FDE940C3C58EE7F06A0</ref>), such as those of its partners ([[Company:Odyssey Software (Mobile Device Management)#Partners|see below]]).
* Application management capabilities such as restricting end-user activity to enterprise-approved applications, controlling the availability of applications on a device, automatically launching applications, and restricting the use of certain functions of the Operating System.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

== Customers ==
Coca-Cola (Freestyle),<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/odyssey-software-enables-new-coca-cola-freestyle-fountains-to-phone-home-111373364.html Odyssey Software Enables New Coca-Cola Freestyle Fountains to Phone Home - WEST HENRIETTA, N.Y., Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Wegmans, OfficeMax, DHL, [[Company:Intel|Intel]], [[Company:J. C. Penney|J. C. Penney]], Plymouth Foundry, others.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZiLOQxnCoE YouTube - Athena<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== Partners ==
Motorola, [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]], HTC MobilityNow, [[Company:McAfee|Trust Digital]], AirWatch, Conceivium, CloudSync, Optical Phusion, Stay-Linked, JANAM, others.<ref>[http://www.odysseysoftware.com/PARTNERS.aspx Remote control software for Mobile Device Management | Odyssey Software : Partners<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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