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Happy Independence Day from App47!

From all of us here at the App47 team to you, we hope you have a wonderful Independence Day weekend. The Fourth of July brings with it a lot of fun and excitement, whether that’s through homemade fireworks shows (if they’re legal where you live!), Sunday cookouts, cold beer, or even just time spent relaxing […]

Enterprise Mobility Is Good for Business (But Don’t Just Take Our Word for It)

Enterprise mobility can be a game-changer for your business–but don’t just take our word for it. According to a recent article in CIO Review, enterprise mobility can help you unlock the true potential of your business. In an editorial last week, the CIO Review editorial board highlighted some of the many reasons that enterprise mobility is beneficial […]

Study: Many Mobile Health Apps Have Privacy Issues

According to the authors of a recent study, nearly 90% of the more than 20,000 mobile health apps evaluated in the study have easy access to proprietary user health data such as heart rate, blood sugar levels, and other sensitive information. As author Brian Dunleavy recently reported for United Press International, a startling number–nearly 90%–of the […]

Is Workplace Device Management (WDM) the Future of Enterprise Mobility?

We’ve talked before about mobile device management (MDM), enterprise mobility management (EMM), and even unified endpoint management (UEM). But have you ever heard of workplace device management (WDM)? Writing for Forbes, industry insider Prakash Gupta recently talked about workplace device management, which he thinks is poised to eclipse MDM and other forms of enterprise mobility management. […]

U.S. Army Launches Mobile App for Pay and HR Management

Just a couple of days ago, the U.S. Army launched a new mobile app for its Integrated Personnel and Pay System (IPPS-A). It’s a great use case for enterprise mobility. According to the Army press release, soldiers now have the ability–via an Apple App Store app–to easily access their human resources system and manage pay […]

Commemorating Memorial Day

Starting this weekend and all the way through Monday, May 31, when Memorial Day will be commemorated, it’s easy to get distracted by grill sales, car clearances, and 30% off signs at your local hardware store. But as many of us use the weekend for some time to rest and relax–and, with loosening COVID-19 restrictions, […]

How Employee Mobile Devices Can Support Return-to-Work

Enterprise mobility can help your business in any number of ways, but we always love hearing new ideas about how mobile devices can help make life easier for all your employees. We recently stumbled across an article from writer Jon Arnold that describes a new scenario we hadn’t thought of. Writing for TechTarget, Arnold explains how […]

5G Holds Promise for Future of Enterprise Mobility

We’ve talked about it before, but 5G is upon us. Chances are, if you live in a major metropolitan area (and pay attention to your surroundings), you’ve seen 5G towers being erected every few blocks. As cell companies invest in the infrastructure to build out a 5G network nationwide, we’ll be seeing more and more […]

Regardless of Your Mobility Management Solution, You Need a Good Security Plan

According to a recent report from the financial services sector, despite an increase in MDM deployments, workers in the financial services secure have seen significant jumps in exposure to phishing and malware. As Security Boulevard reports, “even while MDM adoption rose to 50%, quarterly exposure to phishing between 2019 and 2020 jumped by 125%,” with a […]

4 Apps to Help You Enjoy Spring (and Summer!)

Finally! Spring is upon us, and we are fast approaching the summer months. If you’re anything like us, you are looking for any excuse to get outside. After a long winter (made worse by continued lockdowns and the overall impact of the pandemic), we are itching to get out of the house. While we’re the […]