by App47 | Sep 9, 2016 | Mobile App Development
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you know just how much we stress the importance of developing apps with great user experiences and real utility in the workplace. It’s simple: good apps help increase adoption rates, keep your employees engaged, and may even...
by App47 | Sep 1, 2016 | Mobile App Analytics
Are you tracking and testing the performance of mobile apps in your enterprise? If you aren’t, you shouldn’t even bother with apps. Okay—so maybe that’s a little dramatic. But the main premise of the statement holds true: if you aren’t tracking the performance of your...
by App47 | Aug 18, 2016 | Mobile App Security
Few phrases in the enterprise are as polarizing as “shadow IT.” Shadow IT, which refers to the use by employees of apps or devices that are not sanctioned by the company, is widely debated. Some security professionals view shadow IT as an unavoidable reality; others...
by App47 | Aug 11, 2016 | App Recommendations
It’s that time again: time to start thinking about all the excitement (and stress!) that comes with the start of the school year. Before our kids go back to school, there’s lots to be done, from shopping for school supplies to mapping out carpooling schedules. And...
by App47 | Aug 8, 2016 | Enterprise Applications
You’ve heard it before: form should never trump function. But often, it does. Consumers have all too much experience with that phone that doesn’t quite work right, or those shoes that look great but wear out too soon, or, apparently, that app that promises the world...
by App47 | Jul 28, 2016 | Mobile App Security
Perception matters. From first dates to vendor contracts, a positive perception is what gets you in the door. In the enterprise mobility space, perceptions about security, ease of use, cost, and customer support all factor into a company’s decision to deploy one type...
by App47 | Jul 22, 2016 | Enterprise Mobility
As Heather Clancy explained in a recent article for FORTUNE, desk phones chain workers to one location. Businesses need phones, of course, but proprietary telecom equipment is expensive. Business telecom, it seems, is in need of a bit of a reinvention. Cloud startup...
by App47 | Jul 14, 2016 | EMM
According to a report recently released by British telecommunications provider Vodafone, 8 in 10 businesses are betting on the Internet of Things for future success. In fact, as Computer Business Review notes, half of those (4 in 10) are already fully up and running...
by App47 | Jul 6, 2016 | Mobile App Security
Last year, the App47 team was faced with a daunting task unlike any we’d come across before: meeting the compliance needs of a Fortune 500 company in the highly regulated healthcare industry. We needed to do it quickly, too. We were in the process of navigating a...
by App47 | Jun 28, 2016 | Enterprise Mobility
In a perfect world, companies would be able to move from ideation to execution of a mobile app program in a matter of days. But, as anyone who’s ever implemented a company-wide program knows, there are bound to be challenges and obstacles that extend the process. In a...