Enterprise mobile services vendor Good Technology reported that Apple's iPad accounted for more than 91 percent of enterprise tablet deployments, while iPhone represented 54 percent of smartphones activated by the more than 2,000 companies using its services in the fourth quarter, giving iOS an overall 73 percent share of mobile devices in the enterprise.
Good provides push messaging, device management and security products for corporate mobile users, serving as an alternative to RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Server. As such, Good supports mobile platforms outside of RIM's own, including Microsoft's Windows Mobile, iOS and Android.
"we continued to see an increase in iOS activations this quarter," Good's report stated, "which we can attribute to two new iPhone models coming to market just before the start of the quarter. The overall number of device activations has increased 34 percent from Q1 to Q4 of this year, indicating strong, continued growth and adoption of the Good Secure Mobility Solution.
"As many organizations are migrating away from BlackBerry to meet end user demand and embrace newer platforms like iOS and Android, they are deploying Good's cross-platform solution to secure both their data and devices."
Good noted that total enterprise app activations grew by 54 percent over the previous quarter, an increase over previous quarterly growth rates of 43 percent. Deployment of custom developed apps grew at a rate of 55 percent.
That rapid growth in mobile application use by companies primarily benefitted Apple and its iOS platform, as Good reported "iOS devices claimed the top ten spots for most popular devices among users."
In contrast, "Android's share of activations continued to decrease quarter over quarter at 26 percent," while "Windows Phone activations remained steady at one percent of total device activations in both quarters."
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Just more proof that Android is the product for everyone who does not speed money. Google should be so happy they ship more free products which does not allow them to capitalize on any ad revenue which they use to pay their bills. I wonder if Google does the same thing as Facebook to drive up ad revenues [VIDEO]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVfHeWTKjag[/VIDEO]
Whole Foods illustrated yesterday that companies/enterprises are selecting Apple/IOS - iPads, phones. My 2 businesses are all IOS. Businesses IOS - bolstered by INCREDIBLE APPLE SERVICE FOR BUSINESSES (JOINT VENTURE @ APPLE IS BEST BUY ON EARTH - CONCIERGE SERVICE/REASONABLE). Youth are IOS - Schools IOS Only one on earth it seems going with Android are those who like large crpy phone - who think big is good no matter how crummy the view/ecosystem are (Donald - that is you). And on that point I expect there will be large IPHONE - quality image like present - by september. With Business growing - (w Blackberry out) - and the smart youth buying Apple - Apple usage in business / enterprise is set to explode shortly as new/looking forward companies like Whole Foods, Starbucks et al embrace. Stock will be busting through old highs by about July. 600s within 1-2 months as investors wake up - and Apple continues to buy back stock on the cheap as products start coming out within a couple months
Apple's iPad takes 91.4% share of enterprise tablets; iOS takes 73% share overal
That's all well and fine, but analysts want 200%.
That's impossible, of course. But until Apple complies, $GOOG can do no wrong - despite its shrinking margins, $15b loss on Motorola, the revelation that Microsoft is making more money of of Android than Google itself, etc.
Now if only people could actually read and edit documents on a 4" like they can on a 5" screen...