Secure Mobile Work for Government and Enterprise
About Materna Virtual Solution
Secure Mobile Work for Government and Enterprise
About Materna Virtual Solution
Materna Virtual Solution, a Materna Group company, is a market-leading software vendor with mobile security expertise based in Munich, Berlin and Dortmund, which specializes in products and consulting services to facilitate secure, ultramobile work scenarios.
In addition to the ongoing development of the SecurePIM application, a security solution based on container technology which enables government agencies to communicate via mobile devices at the classification levels “Verschlusssachen – Nur für den Dienstgebrauch” (VS-NfD – RESTRICTED) and “NATO RESTRICTED”, Materna Virtual Solution also develops applications for new public sector specific platforms such as Apple indigo. The company not only designs and manufactures new applications to facilitate secure ultramobile work situations in the company’s own indigo competence center. Its wide-ranging portfolio also includes executing customer-specific projects and the mobilization of specialized procedures and processes at the VS-NfD level. With the vision of a workplace which is both ultramobile and secure, Materna Virtual Solution utilizes its comprehensive expertise to provide consulting services along the entire value chain – irrespective of which platforms or operating systems are installed on the respective mobile device.
Materna Virtual Solution was founded in 1996 and has around 100 employees. All Materna Virtual Solution products bear the »IT-Security made in Germany« seal of approval provided by the IT Security Association Germany (TeleTrusT).
Solutions for secure mobile communication on iOS and Android
Over
100 Government customers
Over
330.000 users
Available at KdB (Kaufhaus des Bundes):
SecurePIM is available for federal and regional governments
Around 100 employees;
over 60 in development divisions
Located
in Munich, Berlin and Dortmund
Management
Dr. Christian Schumer, Managing Director
Dr. Christian Schumer is Senior Vice President Corporate Development and member of the Executive Management Board at Materna. He is responsible for the further development of the corporate strategy and the design of the group portfolio. Since July 2022, he is also responsible for the corporate development of Materna Virtual Solution as Chief Executive Officer.
Volkan Gümüs, Managing Director
Volkan Gümüs has been part of Materna since 2018 and as Head of Competence Center “Mobile Solutions” is responsible for all topics and projects related to app development and smart devices. The Competence Center covers both the “Public Sector” and the “Industry” markets. Since April 2023, Volkan has also taken over the role as Vice President Project Excellence at Materna Virtual Solution and, together with his team, is responsible for the implementation of individual customer requests and the management of large customer projects. Volkan has been a member of the management board since February 2024.
Kai Henrik Tilger, Vice President Finance
Kai Henrik Tilger is responsible for the commercial area with the functions of controlling, accounting and back office. Together with his teams, his focus is on sustainable growth and the achievement of the economic goals of Materna Virtual Solution. He has many years of experience in various controlling positions in successful international companies and contributes his expertise in daily operations, as well as in strategic financial planning and the constant further development of commercial processes.
Emily Sidka, Head of Marketing
Emily Sidka’s key responsibilities include increasing awareness of the SecurePIM mobile solution in Germany as well as on international markets and generating new business for Materna Virtual Solution’s sales force as well as partners.
Emily’s 12 years of marketing experience are based on consulting and marketing solutions that help companies to realize new-work concepts. After working for the job portal Monster and a large personnel marketing agency, Emily most recently headed the B2B & B2C marketing of Jochen Schweizer, a subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1.
Certificates
Approval by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for “VS-NfD”
Materna Virtual Solution’s SecurePIM Government SDS (Secure Data Synchronization Service) has been approved by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). This approval enables classified data identified as “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY – VS-NfD” to be processed and transferred with SecurePIM Government SDS. SecurePIM is the only BSI-approved solution for Apple® iOS mobile devices.
Approval by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for “NATO RESTRICTED”
SecurePIM Government SDS by Materna Virtual Solution has been approved by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for classified data identified as “NATO RESTRICTED” for iOS devices. SecurePIM Government SDS is the only BSI-approved solution for Apple® iOS mobile devices, that is both approved for “VS-NfD” as well as “NATO RESTRICTED”.
Security “Made in Germany”
Locally developed, globally active – all security-related Materna Virtual Solution components and respective backend systems are developed exclusively in Germany and proudly bear the trust seal “IT Security made in Germany” issued by Germany’s IT Security Association (TeleTrust-IT-Bundesverbandes IT-Sicherheit). Servers are located in German data centers and adhere to rigorous German privacy policies.
AppConfig Community
Materna Virtual Solution is part of the AppConfig Community and the application SecurePIM complies with AppConfig Standards. The AppConfig Community is a collection of industry leading EMM solution providers and app developers, whose mission is to streamline adoption and deployment of mobile enterprise applications by providing a standard approach to app configuration and management, making it simpler for developers to implement a consistent set of controls so that enterprise IT administrators can easily configure and manage apps according to their business policies and requirements.
Cloud Services Made in Germany
Cloud Services Made in Germany is an initiative for more legal security and transparency in Cloud Computing. All members have to be headquartered in Germany and offer support in German language. Contracts have to be drafted according to German law and the place of jurisdiction for all legal matters has to be Germany. Materna Virtual Solution not only fulfills these criteria but aims to exceed them. All security-related components and respective backend systems are developed exclusively in Germany. Servers are located in German data centers and adhere to rigorous German privacy policies.
Social Engagement
In 2019 we decided, instead of sending out Christmas presents to our partners and suppliers, to donate to the initiative for children with cancer in Munich (Initivative Krebskranke Kinder München e.V.). The initiative supports children with cancer and their relatives. Find more information here.