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App47 Mobility Use Cases, Part III (Enterprise): AmerisourceBergen
This post is part III of III in the App47 series on mobility use cases. Today, we’re covering an enterprise use case with AmerisourceBergen. For previous parts in the series, see: Introduction; Part I (B2C); Part II (eCommerce). When most people think mobility use...
App47 Mobility Use Cases, Part II (eCommerce): ProPack
This post is part II of III in the App47 series on mobility use cases. For previous posts in the series, see: Introduction; Part I (B2C): Gannett/USA Today. If we were to ask you what came to mind when you thought about use cases for an enterprise mobility management...
App47 Mobility Use Cases, Part I (B2C): Gannett/USA Today
This post is part I of III in the App47 series on mobility use cases we introduced last week. Today, we’re covering a B2C/consumer use case with Gannett/USA Today. We know what you’re thinking: Gannet/USA Today sells newspapers and news to consumers—so what could they...
Kicking Off Our Series On Mobility Use Cases
Context is king. We’ve talked before here on our blog about how different customers of ours are using App47 to help meet their business goals. But, admittedly, many of those mentions have been in passing. Given this idea that context is king—that understanding how...
Press Release: App47 Releases AFSOS, a Cutting-Edge Mobile Operating System
Today, App47, a leading provider of mobile application management (MAM) services for the enterprise, announced that it has released a cutting-edge mobile operating system called App Forty-Seven Operating System, or AFSOS. Recognizing the challenges that having...
Rapid Mobile App Development Works—But Not Without Management
Gone are the days of mobile app development being a long, expensive process—at least in the enterprise. Although the developers of Angry Birds probably didn’t know at the time how much their app would take off, one thing’s for certain: they didn’t set out to create an...
The One Key Enterprise Takeaway from Mobile World Congress
This week marks two weeks passed since Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. As one of the (if not the) world’s biggest mobile-focused shows, every year, MWC is the place to be for cutting-edge mobile tech, trends, news, and more. We’ve had some time to digest all...
What My Neighbor’s New Mobile App Can Teach Enterprises About ROI
The other day, a neighbor of mine called me in need of help. She said her laptop got a virus and she wasn’t sure what to do. As the neighborhood’s resident geek (shocking, right?) I said I’d be happy to help. I gladly fixed the laptop, and as it turned out, she needed...
How to Use Technology to Protect Your Assets
Think for a moment about how hard you worked to earn your assets. You had to put in a huge amount of time at the office to afford that big screen TV and MacBook Pro. Likewise, you've worked to build up a great credit score. The sad fact of the matter is that one...
We’ve Spotted the Enterprise Mobility Parade. Where Are You?
A wise investor once told me to “find a parade, and get in front of it.” During our four years as a business (we celebrated a birthday last month!), we’ve brought on and kept many great customers—some small, and many large. Regardless of size, I’ve always felt that...
At App47, We’re All About Open Source!
Open source is quite the buzzword these days. It seems that every last thing you hear about is open source. So much so, in fact, that it can sometimes be hard to figure out exactly how it’s being used, or why. But as it turns out, at App47, we’re all about open...
What the Success of Apple Pay Can Teach Us About Driving Enterprise Mobile App Adoption
Just a few weeks ago on their fiscal Q1 2015 earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced something surprising: after launching in October 2014, Apple Pay now accounts for $2 out of every $3 spent with contactless payments. Especially given the failure of Square Wallet...
Vision 20/20: Investing in the Future of Loudoun County Public Schools
Most of my time here at App47 is spent taking care of customers and formulating new solutions to make sure we stay ahead of the game. Sometimes, though, I like to take a break and get involved in the community. Last May, I took a trip out to DC for the House Student...
With Mobility Predictions, Don’t Always Believe the Hype!
I get it: predictions are fun to make. We see a lot of mobility predictions. Many of them, we support and agree with. Many more even support what we do here at App47. But before we get too carried away, I think it’s important to take a step back and remember that even...
Announcement: We’re Updating Our Platform This Month!
After announcing our goals to update our technology and focus more on security just a few weeks ago, we’re pleased to announce that the App47 team will be updating our platform this month! Although there’s a lot happening with this update, the two biggest changes are:...
App47 Turns 4!
We have big news, folks: App47 turned four this month! The enterprise mobility landscape is, unsurprisingly, quite a bit different than it was when Sean McDermott (current CEO of WindwardITS) and I first started App47 a few years back. Then, most apps were...
App47’s Resolutions for 2015
We’re already over a week into the New Year. Time really flies, doesn’t it? In light of the many millions of people all around the world who are using this time as an opportunity to get more fit, or lose weight, or be more kind to people, we thought it might be fun to...
App47 Is Ready for 2015—Are You?
Those of you who have stayed with us on the blog throughout this year (thank you!) have seen a year filled with all kinds of exciting news for enterprise mobility. We took a trip to Washington to connect today’s Congress with tomorrow’s coders. We saw Yahoo acquire...
5 Last-Minute Holiday Apps
It's almost Christmas! While some of us are scrambling to get last-minute gifts, others among us are getting ready to take off of work and get in the holiday spirit. No matter where you are during the holidays, Christmas apps are a great way to get in the spirit and...
App47’s Must-Read Matrix for Selecting Enterprise Mobility Vendors
Over the last couple of weeks, we've spent a considerable amount of time putting together a few useful resources for businesses that need to select an enterprise mobility vendor. Along the way, we've stressed two things: 1), that you need to understand what type of...
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