Organizations using Office 365 will soon be able to manage iOS, Android and Windows Phone smartphone and tablets without paying anything extra.

The new features will let administrators remove corporate information and leave personal data; ensure email and documents are only synchronized on corporate phones and tablets; and prevent access from jailbroken devices using the Office 365 administration portal.

With the announcement, Microsoft is hoping to show it’s serious about mobile device and app management, because to date it simply hasn’t done enough, according to Leif-Olof Wallin, research vice president at Gartner. The launch shows Microsoft has ambitions to become a more complete management vendor.

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