Look out Research In Motion because the Apple iPhone and Google Android are gaining traction in the enterprise market, according to data from Good Technology.
In a release, the company said ever since it started supporting iOS and Android, businesses have been eager to let employees use these devices. In the first half of the year, Good deployed 1,500 solutions in businesses to support these products. The company said 43% of all its deployments now includes an Apple iPhone or Google Android device.
“More than ever, consumers are strongly influencing IT decision makers based on their personal mobility choices,” Brian Bogosian, chief executive of Good Technology, in a prepared statement. “Devices like the iPhone and the many Android phones now available are highly capable in both business and personal spheres and IT’s need for a cross-platform solution for mobility security and management is greater than ever.”
This is just another sign that RIM may have a stiff challenge on its hands with the enterprise market, as the European Commission also recently passed on the BlackBerry in favor of the Apple iPhone and HTC Google Android devices. Combine that with the potential bans on BlackBerry units and things could be bleak for RIM.
Of course, people have been saying that RIM is ripe for the taking for years now and it continues to dominate the enterprise market due to its security and integrated services. In fact, the bans in certain counties may be because the BlackBerry service to too secure and won’t allow certain regimes to monitor and spy on its citizens.
End users are definitely going to spur the adoption of enterprise Apple iPhone and Google Android devices but that super-duper level of security means big businesses and governments will still crank away on BlackBerry. They may carry a spare iPhone around for fun, but I get the feeling BlackBerry will still be the work device of choice.
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