<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Intune	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Windows	B-Application
Intune	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
unified	O
endpoint	O
management	O
service	O
for	O
both	O
corporate	O
and	O
BYOD	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
extends	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
on-premises	O
"	O
functionality	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Endpoint	I-Protocol
Configuration	I-Protocol
Manager	I-Protocol
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Azure	I-Application
cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
on-premises	O
infrastructure	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
clients	O
to	O
use	O
Intune	B-Application
,	O
and	O
management	O
is	O
accomplished	O
using	O
a	O
web-based	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
to	O
use	O
Endpoint	O
Manager	O
in	O
co	O
management	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Endpoint	I-Protocol
Configuration	I-Protocol
Manager	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
Enterprise	O
Mobility	O
+	O
Security	O
(	O
EMS	O
)	O
suite	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Enterprise	O
E5	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
both	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Premium	O
licenses	O
also	O
include	O
Intune	B-Application
and	O
EMS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intune	B-Application
supports	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
Operating	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
administration	O
console	O
allows	O
Intune	B-Application
to	O
invoke	O
remote	O
tasks	O
such	O
as	O
malware	O
scans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
version	O
2.0	O
,	O
installation	O
of	O
software	O
packages	O
in	O
.exe	O
,	O
.msi	B-Application
and	O
.msp	B-Application
format	O
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Installations	O
are	O
encrypted	O
and	O
compressed	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Azure	I-Application
Storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upgrades	O
to	O
newer	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Intune	B-Application
software	O
are	O
also	O
controlled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intune	B-Application
notifies	O
support	O
staff	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
notifying	O
an	O
external	O
dealer	O
via	O
e-mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Der	O
Standard	O
praised	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
Intune	B-Application
promises	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
simple	O
PC	O
Management	O
tool	O
via	O
Web	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
Computing	O
World	O
criticized	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Although	O
Windows	B-Application
Intune	I-Application
worked	O
well	O
in	O
our	O
tests	O
and	O
did	O
everything	O
expected	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
find	O
it	O
all	O
that	O
easy	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
grips	O
with	O
"	O
,	O
blaming	O
the	O
unintuitive	O
"	O
deceptively	O
simple	O
"	O
management	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Intune	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
introduced	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
Intune	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
and	O
rename	O
it	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Intune	I-Application
on	O
8	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
