Apple, IBM agreement shows progress for enterprise mobility

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	Apple, IBM agreement shows progress for enterprise mobility We’ve covered enterprise mobility and collaboration for years, so we took note of the recent announcement by Apple and IBM, who have agreed to create a partnership that addresses what the two call a “new class of business apps,” intended to bring IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to Apple’s iPhone and iPad. As part of the deal, IBM will sell iPhones and iPads with the industry-specific solutions to business clients worldwide.The partnership will focus on business process, seeking to address mobility challenges with four core capabilities. These include: a new class of more than 100 industry-specific enterprise solutions including native apps, developed exclusively from the ground up, for iPhone and iPad; unique IBM cloud services optimized for iOS, including device management, security, analytics, and mobile integration; a new AppleCare service and support offering tailored to the needs of the enterprise; and new packaged offerings from IBM for device activation, supply and management The new business apps become available starting this fall and will continue into 2015. Commenting on the partnership in a statement, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, “For the first time ever we’re putting IBM’s renowned big data analytics at iOS users’ fingertips, which opens up a large market opportunity for Apple. 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