Everyone’s talking about the long-awaited iPhone 5, especially from the consumer POV. Aside from a larger screen and thinner frame, however, we’re wondering how the device will impact enterprise mobile app development. App47 CEO Chris Schroeder had a good time discussing as much with Rich Mendis, co-founder of AnyPresence, a recently funded startup providing a […]
To say we had a good time at MoDevTablet last Friday would be like saying we think enterprise mobile apps might have some impact on performance, productivity and profitability. True to form, Pete Erickson and his pals know how to throw an outstanding app-centric bash. The venue, Rosslyn’s Artisphere, was a sensational space genuinely conducive […]
We’re noticing a trend with respect to enterprise app stores, one that’s encouraging because it demonstrates increasing endorsement of app stores themselves, but one that’s also concerning because it might be clouding perspective on what’s really required for app store implementation success. We all know what an app store is (the internal distribution and management […]
Within the past 18 months, the corridors of Capitol Hill have seen Blackberry take a backseat to BYOD. When the Federal government first went mobile, field workers were outfitted with agency provisioned devices — usually at considerable expense, and with very exclusive distribution. Today, Federal mobility is empowering staffers at every level, and at dramatically […]
We still have a few weeks left to round out our Summer lecture series on Mobile App Management. Today, we dig in to what has to happen after you’ve built your app store in order to ensure successful ongoing operation. It’s one thing to take a bunch of apps, put them on a website, and […]
We like to think (and a pretty consistent flow of user feedback suggests) that we’ve made it easy to stand up an app store. This, in turn, makes it easy for your people to download and install the mobile enterprise apps they need to become a mighty mobile workforce. There’s a typical hurdle that you […]
CTO Andy Glover talks it up with Jonathan Stark, respected author, mobile consultant and web evangelist who is convinced that wireless computing can transform every aspect of society. His books about building mobile apps for iOS and Android are recognized as industry mainstays. In a past conversation with Andy, Jonathan expounded on the ever-changing mobile […]
When is an enterprise app not an enterprise app? When it’s not an app for the enterprise. Confused yet? Let’s clarify. Enterprise apps have been on a tear, helping organizations energize their mobile workforce and unlocking all kinds of productivity potential. Now, there’s a new class of apps being built to benefit those enterprise organizations, […]
What are the advantages for a company that bothers to build its own app store? “. . . simplified app distribution is just one of the benefits that stem from the fact that internal appstores are a curated list of pre-approved and vetted apps.” So says our CEO, Chris Schoeder in today’s ZDNet. Absorb the complete […]
Thanks to Ryan Faas over at Cult of Mac for giving our VPP infographic some extra attention. It’s good to know that others empathize with VPP-induced frustration, and are looking for a better way to handle their enterprise mobile app purchase deployment. As Ryan explains: There are several key points that App47 makes. Relying on iTunes as […]