Smartphones in the Enterprise: Benefits and Considerations
Smartphones in the Enterprise: Benefits and Considerations
Summary
This report encapsulates the mobile technology and vendor categories that IT managers, executives, and developers in medium-to-large US enterprises will likely encounter when devicing their enterprise mobility strategy. Our goal is to synthesize the wide body of disparate information and provide it in a concise format that enables informed decision making. MOS, MEAP, MDM and cloud computing customers, vendors and partners will also benefit from the direct perspectives of current IT professionals shared in the Key Research Findings, Specific Enterprise Usage Trends, and Unaddressed Pain Points sections. These insights uncover the motivations and frustrations of organizations investing in their mobile enterprise.
Smartphone Market
Market Research
Table Of Contents
Executive Summary
Target Audience
Background and Methodology
Current State of Smartphones in the US Enterprise Market
US Smartphone Market Share by Vendor
Building Blocks of US Enterprise Mobility
Top Mobile Operating Systems in the US Enterprise Environment
Android
BlackBerry
iOS
Windows
Other Mobile OSs
Application Platform Type
Native
Web
Hybrid
Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP) Vendors
MEAP Industry Background
MEAP Vendor Profiles
Antenna3
AT&T MEAP & WorkBench
Latigo Mobile
Oracle ADF
Pyxis Mobile
Sky Technologies
Sybase Unwired Platform
Sky Technologies
TOA Technologies
Apple & RIM
Mobile Device Management4
Background on the MDM Market
Key Research Findings
Impetus for Enterprise Adoption of Mobile Applications
Specific Vertical Industry Usage Trends
Specific Enterprise Groups Using Mobile Applications
Key Market Opportunities for Device and Application Vendors
Unaddressed Pain Points
Looking to the Future
Convergence of Cloud Computing and Mobile Enterprise Applications
Vendors Jockeying for Leadership
Additional Predictions for the Future
Conclusions
Appendix: Profile of MDM Vendor Offerings
About the Analysts
License
Disclaimer
Contact Information
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Share of US Mobile Operating System Vendor, Q3 2010
Figure 2: Mobile Operating System Usability Features
Figure 3: Mobile Operating System External Factors
Figure 4: Mobile Operating System Enterprise Appropriateness
Figure 5: Native, Browser, and Hybrid Capabilities Comparison
Figure 6: MEAP Profiles by Platform and OS Support of Native Applications
Figure 7: MEAP Capabilities Comparison, Native Applications
Figure 8: Key Features Offered by MDM Vendors
Figure 9: Highest Level of Operating Systems Supported by Key MDM Vendors
Figure 10: Benefits by Vertical of Extending Enterprise Applications to Mobile Devices
Figure 11: Mobile Communications Device Open OS Sales to End Users by OS
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