Led by enterprise sales, global tablet use predicted to approach 800M by 2018

Though annual tablet sales have largely plateaued and aren't expected to see reignited growth in the near future, devices like Apple's iPad will continue to grow in use in corporate environments, Forrester Research believes.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 9

Apple, IBM roll Apple Watch support into three MobileFirst apps

As part of an ongoing enterprise solutions partnership, Apple and IBM on Thursday announced Apple Watch support for three MobileFirst apps serving the healthcare, public safety and energy industries.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 7

Apple's iOS holds lead in enterprise for Q1 on strong iPhone 6 demand, but tablet share eroding

Riding a wave of record-breaking iPhone sales, Apple remained the market leader in enterprise mobile device activations for the first quarter of 2015, but competitors are slowly eating away at iPad's tablet share, according to Good Technology.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 16

Apple, IBM debut three new iOS apps for enterprise

Apple and IBM have unveiled three more MobileFirst enterprise apps for iPhones and iPads, covering a range of industries and uses: Advisor Alerts, Passenger Care, and Dynamic Buy.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 32

Apple's iOS bolsters lead in enterprise for Q4 at the expense of Android

Apple gained ground in enterprise device activations over the fourth quarter of 2014, especially in strictly regulated industries, while Android share slipped over the same period, according to the latest data from Good Technology.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 7

Apple controls presentation in IBM partnership as salespeople use Macs, Keynote to push iOS in enterprise

While Apple and IBM's enterprise partnership is specifically about iOS devices, Apple has also insisted that IBM's salespeople use Mac hardware when making their pitches to customers, ensuring that the company's tightly integrated ecosystem remains in focus.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 47

Apple hires former HP executive to boost corporate & government sales

Apple is pushing harder to sell hardware to enterprise and government markets, and has bolstered those efforts with the hire of a longtime executive at PC maker Hewlett-Packard, it was revealed on Thursday.

Katie Marsal 11 years ago 10

Enterprise tablet adoption slowing, but Apple's iOS still dominates corporate world

Though fewer corporations have indicated they are planning to deploy tablets in 2015, Apple's iOS is still the leading platform for corporations embracing the post-PC era, far ahead of smartphones and tablets running Android or Windows.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 12

IBM & Apple reveal first iOS apps in enterprise partnership, including travel, telecom, retail & government

Apple and IBM on Wednesday unveiled a wide range of "MobileFirst" applications targeted toward businesses, representing the first results of the enterprise-focused partnership between both companies.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 54

Apple's Device Enrollment Program extended to authorized reseller purchases, more countries

Apple on Tuesday announced businesses and educational institutions can now use the Device Enrollment Program (DEP) with devices purchased through Apple Authorized Resellers, while support for the service has been extended to include 26 countries.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 1

iPhone 6 already driving iOS enterprise share gains for Apple

Enterprise mobile services vendor Good Technology reports that Apple's iPhone 6 launch helped the company win back mobile device enterprise share from Android, boosting iOS to 69 percent of all device activations as firms' deployment of custom mobile apps continues to grow exponentially.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 13

IBM's first enterprise apps for iPad to launch next month as iPad reaches 90 percent tablet share in U.S education

Apple isn't just waiting around for iPad sales to pick up speed. In its earnings conference call with analysts, Apple's chief executive Tim Cook stated the first wave of IBM's Mobile First apps targeting businesses would arrive next month, while separately noting that iPad now accounted for 90 percent of U.S. tablets used in education.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 95

Apple-IBM enterprise partnership the result of 8 months of wide-ranging talks

The landmark enterprise tie-up between Apple and 103-year-old technology behemoth IBM, announced earlier this year, was not the first collaboration that Apple CEO Tim Cook and IBM chief Ginni Rometty discussed, according to a new report.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 16

iOS holds 88% share of enterprise apps, iPad 90% of tablets in Good's business activations

Enterprise mobile services vendor Good Technology detailed in its latest quarterly report that companies continue to overwhelmingly prefer Apple's mobile platform over Android or Windows Mobile alternatives. The firm also noted a jump in government adoption of iPads.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 18

Ford ditches BlackBerry for Apple, will deploy 9,300 iPhones among employees

Apple can now count the Ford Motor Co. among those who are embracing its iOS platform, as the automaker has revealed it will equip more than 9,000 workers with iPhones over the next two years.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 68

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