MINNEAPOLIS, October 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF), the standard for managing and securing Apple’s workplace, today announced that it has invested in LifeSaver mobilea leader in distracted driving solutions, via its Jamf Companies Investment fund.
Announced inside October 2022Jamf Ventures strives to grow the Jamf and Apple ecosystem faster and more comprehensively than Jamf could do alone. The Fund facilitates Jamf partnerships with early-stage founders, entrepreneurs and innovators around the world focused on increasing security to further amplify Apple’s transformational power.
“We are pleased to be a Jamf Ventures portfolio company and are excited to continue working with Jamf to eliminate the distracted vehicle operation caused by our continued addiction to using mobile devices,” said Ted Chen, co-founder and CEO of LifeSaver Mobile. “When we first integrated with Jamf in 2019, we knew we had something special. Our business customers, which typically include fleet managers, safety managers and risk managers, report improved employee compliance, lower fleet insurance claims and fewer distracted driving incidents. Our software platform can be used in any use case involving human operation of vehicles, such as rail transportation, upper and lower wing aviation, and forklifts. Joining Jamf’s family of portfolio companies only makes us more excited about where we can go.”
The road for Jamf and LifeSaver Mobile so far
In March 2022, Jamf announced the LifeSaver Mobile integrationintended to maximize driver safety simply and without gadgets and gizmos that added more hardware to the vehicle.
The LifeSaver Mobile solution consists of a mobile application deployed to employee phones, with each app managed by a cloud-based fleet portal used by the company’s managers to manage the LifeSaver program. With Jamf, administrators can streamline that deployment and prevent employees from uninstalling the app from their devices, improving employee compliance. Furthermore, LifeSaver gains an extra layer of device restriction through real-time locking of iOS devices behind the wheel. The Jamf + LifeSaver Mobile integration prevents screen access while still allowing phone calls and access to navigation, maximizing driver productivity.
Why switch from integration to investing now?
According to the CDCAbout 3,000 people die every year in crashes involving distracted driving. A significant percentage of these accidents are directly related to using mobile devices or texting while driving almost 40% of workplace-related deaths are the result of transport incidents.
With the use of mobile devices in the transportation industry on the rise and states across the country cracking down on distracted driving, there’s no better time to take the wheel than now.
“Anytime we see an opportunity for technology to make our lives safer, we immediately look for ways to help,” said Jake Mosey, VP of Business Development and Integrations at Jamf. “This investment in LifeSaver is a direct reflection of the hard work and mission-driven innovation that Ted and his team have continued to produce. We couldn’t be more excited to partner with them to achieve their mission of eliminating distracted driving through mobile solutions.”
The investment and continued partnership with LifeSaver demonstrate Jamf’s ongoing commitment to providing deskless workers with optimized and secure mobile devices that help them succeed at work. Nearly 80% of the world’s working population – or 2.7 billion people – Don’t sit at a desk.
Customers of the Jamf + LifeSaver integration can be confident that the devices they deploy protect their employees, minimize costs, and enable their employees to do their jobs effectively, no matter where they are.
LifeSaver joins the cloud platform provider SwiftConnectleading communications platform for catering brands Monsieurand leading browser security provider Conceal as a member of Jamf Ventures.
Learn more about Jamf and LifeSaver Mobile here and more about Jamf Ventures here.
About Jamf
Jamf’s goal is to simplify work by helping organizations manage and secure an Apple experience that end users love and organizations trust. Jamf is the only company in the world to provide a complete management and security solution for an Apple-first environment that is enterprise secure, simple for consumers, and protects personal privacy. Visit for more information www.jamf.com.
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