Apple partners with IBM to sell iPads and iPhones to the enterprise

Apple and IBM today announced a wide-ranging partnership that will see IBM help sell the iPhone and iPad to its business clients. The deal will bring “more than 100 industry-specific enterprise solutions” to Apple’s mobile devices, along with IBM’s suite of cloud services such as “device management, security, analytics and mobile integration.” Apple will also offer enterprise-tailored AppleCare plans, and IBM will bundle packages that include “device activation, supply and management.” “For the first time ever we’re putting IBM’s renowned big data analytics at iOS users’ fingertips, which opens up a large market opportunity for Apple. This is a radical...



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