<s>
Mobile	B-Application
file	I-Application
management	I-Application
(	O
MFM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
(	O
IT	O
)	O
software	O
that	O
allows	O
businesses	O
to	O
manage	O
transfers	O
and	O
storage	O
of	O
corporate	O
files	O
and	O
other	O
related	O
items	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
business	O
to	O
oversee	O
user	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
file	I-Application
management	I-Application
software	O
is	O
typically	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
corporate	O
file	B-Application
server	I-Application
like	O
Windows	B-Device
2008	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
such	O
as	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
remotely	O
wipe	O
a	O
lost	O
or	O
stolen	O
device	O
,	O
access	O
,	O
cache	O
and	O
store	O
files	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
and	O
integrate	O
with	O
file	O
permission	O
solutions	O
like	O
those	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
main	O
advantage	O
of	O
modern	O
mobile	B-Application
file	I-Application
management	I-Application
solutions	O
is	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
a	O
VPN	O
connection	O
for	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
corporate	O
file	B-Application
servers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
connection	O
between	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
and	O
the	O
corporate	O
file	B-Application
server	I-Application
is	O
established	O
via	O
a	O
cloud	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
way	O
the	O
corporate	O
file	B-Application
server	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
open	O
incoming	O
ports	O
which	O
would	O
cause	O
security	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
company	O
server	O
and	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
keep	O
the	O
encryption	O
key	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
encrypt	O
and	O
decrypt	O
the	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
nobody	O
,	O
not	O
even	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
file	I-Application
management	I-Application
solution	O
provider	O
,	O
can	O
access	O
the	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
that	O
utilize	O
Mobile	B-Application
Device	I-Application
Management	O
solutions	O
can	O
also	O
secure	O
content	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
but	O
usually	O
cannot	O
provide	O
direct	O
access	O
and	O
connection	O
to	O
a	O
corporate	O
file	B-Application
server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
File	O
management	O
is	O
how	O
the	O
computer	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
keeps	O
data	O
organized	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
,	O
how	O
they	O
are	O
arranged	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
they	O
are	O
listed	O
in	O
a	O
hierarchical	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
file	I-Application
management	I-Application
allows	O
file	O
management	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
installing	O
it	O
both	O
on	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
the	O
corporate	O
server	O
,	O
users	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
can	O
freely	O
access	O
corporate	O
servers	O
from	O
remote	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
