According to Jim Szafranski, senior VP of customer platform services at
IBM's Fiberlink unit, many of its enterprise customers prefer Windows
Phone devices for their employees. They cite the OS's tight integration
with Microsoft's enterprise software, such as Active Directory and
Exchange, as the reason.
In related news, analyst agency 451 Research said that 12% of US companies are planning to deploy Windows Phone 8 devices in the first quarter of 2014. So, if you live in the USA, and enjoy bringing your non-WP smartphone to work, be prepared. If your employer is among the interested 12%, it might politely ask you to switch to Windows Phone soon.
Enterprise
currently represents 58% of Microsoft's global business, which means
this is a huge opportunity for Windows Phone. Making sure the platform
plays nice with its established enterprise software was probably a
no-brainer, and an important priority for MS. Yet, for some reason, the
company abstained from developing a mobile management solution to
accompany it. Meanwhile, Samsung has been stepping up its efforts with KNOX on Android, while BlackBerry has been in this business for quite some time with its BES platform.
Enterprise security is a big market, thus third-party companies, such as the aforementioned IBM-Fiberlink, have taken the opportunity to fill in this gap in WP8. Recently, the company released the MaaS360 Security Productivity Suite, which features secure email, calendar, contacts, and browser. It also provides a Trusted WorkPlace environment for Android , iOS, and Windows Phone devices.
It will be interesting to see whether any of Microsoft's old and new Windows Phone partners will pursue the platform's enterprise opportunies. In early February, Nokia began offering its Lumia handsets on trial for UK businesses.
via WMPowerUser
In related news, analyst agency 451 Research said that 12% of US companies are planning to deploy Windows Phone 8 devices in the first quarter of 2014. So, if you live in the USA, and enjoy bringing your non-WP smartphone to work, be prepared. If your employer is among the interested 12%, it might politely ask you to switch to Windows Phone soon.
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Enterprise security is a big market, thus third-party companies, such as the aforementioned IBM-Fiberlink, have taken the opportunity to fill in this gap in WP8. Recently, the company released the MaaS360 Security Productivity Suite, which features secure email, calendar, contacts, and browser. It also provides a Trusted WorkPlace environment for Android , iOS, and Windows Phone devices.
It will be interesting to see whether any of Microsoft's old and new Windows Phone partners will pursue the platform's enterprise opportunies. In early February, Nokia began offering its Lumia handsets on trial for UK businesses.
via WMPowerUser
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