{"id":2241,"date":"2011-07-12T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2011-07-12T07:00:33","modified_gmt":"2011-07-12T15:00:33","slug":"enterprise-software-custom-app-stores-to-host-enterprise-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/enterprise-software-custom-app-stores-to-host-enterprise-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Enterprise Software: Custom App Stores to Host Enterprise Software"},"content":{"rendered":"
Apple’s iPhone and iPad have created massive shifts in the worlds of communications and computing.\u00a0In just a few years, people’s expectations and the way that they interact with technology have changed dramatically.\u00a0Another change brought about by Apple is the App Store. \u00a0In the four years time since Apple’s App Store has been around,\u00a0it too has changed people’s expectations. \u00a0The App Store created more than an on-line store, it created a delivery modelthat can provide immediate access to new software and updates.<\/div>\n
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It’s another story of how consumer technology has ‘one-upped’ enterprise IT. \u00a0Typically weeks, if not months, can pass from the date a decision\u00a0is made to acquire software to the time it is actually rolled out in an organization. \u00a0Even employees that want access to software applications\u00a0that are already exist in the organization often need to post their request, justify their needs, and wait long periods of time before access to be enabled.<\/div>\n
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Just like enterprises have been looking for enterprise alternatives for social media applications like Twitter and FaceBook, some are\u00a0saying that the app store model can be applied to the enterprise too.<\/div>\n
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Mobileiron<\/a> is one company that is trying to do that. \u00a0They’ve created an app-store-like platform that operates\u00a0within organizations. \u00a0It works only with mobile devices, but IT can load the app store with enterprise mobile applications that are\u00a0recommended and approved for employees. \u00a0It’s an easy way for employees to attach to the store, browse available software and select and\u00a0download and install applications for their mobile devices.<\/div>\n
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The Mobileiron platform provides management controls that can limit or target the selection of applications which are available to users.\u00a0It also provides greater security and control over which users have access to the software. \u00a0And this is exactly what IT departments are\u00a0looking for. \u00a0Cloud and mobile techologies are pushing IT groups in ways that they don’t want to be pushed, making it hard for IT to\u00a0centrally manage their IT environments. \u00a0The struggle still remains, but enterprise app stores moves the trend one step back in the\u00a0direction of IT.<\/div>\n
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Apple’s iPhone and iPad have created massive shifts in the worlds of communications and computing.\u00a0In just a few years, people’s expectations and the way that they interact with technology have changed dramatically.\u00a0Another change brought about by Apple is the App…<\/span><\/p>\n

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