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Stay up-to-date on the latest news, insights, and analysis from the App47 team including discussions of timely and relevant topics regarding enterprise mobility, Mobile Application Management (MAM), mobile app security, and other topics.
Mobile App Security, Part IV: 4 New Security Threats Ahead
My very first job after college was for a government systems integrator, where both data and physical security were high priorities. Great measures were taken to achieve both. I'll always remember my first facilities security officer telling me, "the only way to truly...
App47 Turns 8: 8 Years of EMM
It's hard to believe, but App47 turns eight this month! Eight years ago, in 2011, we had the bright idea to start a company designed to help businesses navigate the then-nascent industry of enterprise mobile applications. The market was noticeably different then than...
Mobile App Security, Part III: App Wrapping Going to the Cloud
To continue our series on mobile app security (see last week's installment here), this week, we're highlighting a change to our app wrapping capabilities. While we've always had app wrapping for iOS, some customers have expressed concern that it has to run on a Mac,...
Mobile App Security, Part II: What’s Next
We kicked off our series on mobile app security last week with an overview of a couple key security features that are central to the App47 platform, including version management and authorized user controls. This week, we thought we'd continue the conversation with a...
Mobile App Security, Part I: App47 Today
If you're anything like us, security plays a significant factor in the daily goings-on of your business. In this digital era, IT leadership--as well as everyday employees--needs to keep a keen eye on security risks and vulnerabilities, while also taking steps to...
Merry Christmas from the App47 Team!
From all of us here at the App47 team to you, Merry Christmas! If you don't celebrate Christmas, Happy Holidays. As we mentioned here on our blog last week, 2018 was a wonderful year for App47, and we hope it was for you, too. There's plenty to look forward to in...
What’s Ahead for App47 In 2019
It's hard to believe 2018 is coming to an end, but here we are. And we're happy to say that 2018 has been a great year for App47. This has been a good year of growth, including new family members we call employees, and new customers using App47 to manage their apps...
Our 5 Favorite Christmas Apps Right Now
We're just two weeks away (give or take a day or two) from Christmas! Soon, offices around the country will thin out, folks will take vacations or travel to see family, and we'll wrap up 2018 and head into the new year. But in the meantime, there's still Christmas...
10 Must-Haves for Your MAM Platform
Sometimes, when talking to prospective clients, we find that they know they should have a MAM solution but aren't sure about what exactly that solution should entail. That's ok! Everyone has to start somewhere. If you're thinking about implementing a MAM solution at...
The WhatsApp Dilemma: Managing Consumer Apps at Work
Ever since the dawn of the smartphone (and perhaps even before), companies have had to wrestle with employees' use of consumer apps at work. From Facebook messenger to Dropbox and everything in between, it can be challenging for employers to navigate this landscape....
Happy Thanksgiving from the App47 Team!
From all of us here at App47 to you: Happy Thanksgiving. While we try always to be thankful, Thanksgiving is a particularly good time to be mindful and say thanks. We're thankful first and foremost to our family and friends who have stuck with us on our journey here...
App47 Feature Spotlight: Azure SSO and New App Store Curation
Here at App47, we’re always looking for meaningful ways to add functionality and value to our platform. Today, we’re happy to share with you a couple new ways we’re doing just that. First, we’ve added Azure SSO capability to our existing end points of OAuth, OpenID,...
On This Veterans Day, a Thank You from App47
This coming Monday, our country will celebrate Veterans Day, honoring those who have served in the armed forces. We'll skip the usual business and get right to the point: thank you to those of you who are serving or who have served our nation. It's because of your...
Tune In to Executive Leaders Radio Next Week to Hear App47 CEO Chris Schroeder!
App47 founder and CEO Chris Schroeder recently joined Executive Leaders Radio on-air host Herb Cohen, as well as a few other company CEOs and presidents, for a taping of the show. We’re happy to share that Chris’ interview is slated to air next week in the D.C. area...
Enterprise Mobility Management: More Than Just Hype
These days, you'd think it would be obvious to most companies that they need enterprise mobility management. And yet, time and time again we're shown that that's not the case. While there are of course numerous reasons that a company may choose not to implement EMM,...
App47 Feature Spotlight: SSO Group Synchronization
As we’ve mentioned before here on our blog, a key part of the App47 model is our ability to customize the last 5% (roughly) of the product to better meet our customers’ needs. That looks different for every customer, of course. For some, it’s meant tweaking the...
Is EMM Dead?
"Put simply, Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) is dead and focus has shifted towards a unified IoT solution." Those were the words of SOTI CEO Carl Rodrigues in an interview with Enterprise Mobility Exchange's Jason Koestenblatt in which the two discussed mobile...
WhiteHat Report Finds Security Flaws In Most Mobile Apps
Bad news for app developers: according to a recent WhiteHat report, some 85% of mobile apps violate one or more of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Mobile Top 10. In other words, 85% of apps have security vulnerabilities that could be exploited....
CCISDA Wrap-up: App47 Goes Out to the Ballgame
Last week, App47’s Director of Business Development, Rob Manfredi, went out to San Diego to take part in the CCISDA’s fall conference. After our (ongoing) work with Ventura County, we thought it would be great to have an opportunity to interface directly with senior...
How App47 Helped Ventura County Achieve Its Security Goals
Ventura County is in California with the city of Ventura serving as the county seat. Washington Post called it the country’s most desirable place for living. The wave of digitizing the various processes for the benefit of the public has been strong in the region. The...
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