IBM and Apple working together!
How many devices can one Starship need?
Seriously - what’s the “Enterprise Market”? Businesses instead of individuals?
A most unfortunate name.
IBM MobileFirst for iOS
http://www.ibm.com/mobilefirst/us/en/mobilefirst-for-ios/
Apple’s Partnership With IBM Is About The Victory Of Design Over Data
http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2014/07/16/apples-partnership-with-ibm-is-about-the-victory-of-design-over-data/
The joint announcement yesterday by Apple AAPL -1.42% and IBM IBM -1.4% about a partnership to sell apps and hardware to enterprise customers is a big win for Cupertino and a big boost for Armonk. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but I suspect that Apple CEO Tim Cook was able to extract favorable terms from IBM CEO Virginia Rometty. The two companies have evolved from bitter rivals in the early days of the PC (Apple’s famous 1984 ad painted IBM, not Microsoft MSFT -3.82%, as Big Brother) into highly complementary businesses. IBM’s senior vice president of global business services, Bridget Van Kralingen, is quoted in Bloomberg as saying, “We really recognized almost simultaneously that we could be uniquely helpful to one another’s strategy and that there was literally no overlap.”
No overlap, perhaps, but vastly different market trajectories. Apple’s fortunes continue to rise while IBM has withstood “eight consecutive quarters of year-over-year revenue declines,” according to the Wall Street Journal. Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, called the news, “a shot in the arm for IBM and a great validation of Apple in the enterprise space, where they already are a huge success.”
In practical terms, the deal will offer Apple access to IBM’s customers and data analytics capabilities to power enterprise apps. IBM will have something sexy to sell. The interesting point for me was how the two companies approached the messaging around the announcement. On IBM’s MobileFirst page, the first thing you see after the stark announcement of the logos of Apple + IBM is a quote from IBM founder Thomas Watson, Jr., “Good design is good business.” Apple, by contrast, leads with “Redefining the mobile enterprise,” which sits atop a paragraph that explains how “this exclusive global partnership will deliver a new class of apps that connect users to big data and analytics right on their iOS devices with more ease and efficiency than ever before.”
MobileFirst iOS apps released for airlines, retail and financial services
http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240236409/MobielFirst-iOS-apps-released-for-airlines-retail-financial-service-and-governement
The enterprise apps include Plan Flight, a flight information system for pilots; Passenger+, designed to help flight crews offer personalised services to passengers in-flight; Advise & Grow, a banking app to support small business clients; and Trusted Advice, an app for the banking and financial markets which allows advisors to access and manage client portfolios.
Other apps include Case Advice, an app for governments designed to support caseworkers; Incident Aware, which provides law enforcement officers with real-time access to maps and video feeds; and Sales Assist, a retail app to assist with inventory checks, locating items in-store and shipping out-of-store items.
Citi chief client experience, digital and marketing officer for global consumer banking Heather Cox said mobile innovations are driving how the firm delivers “superior client experiences”, particularly those that extend its enterprise expertise to the point of customer contact.
“There’s terrific energy in our collaboration with IBM and Apple around the goal of equipping our professionals with mobile capability, which will create new competitive advantage and enable us to re-imagine how we share our knowledge to improve the quality of life for our clients,” she said.
1. Netflix
2. The Verizon/ATT of Data - Wireless Everywhere with Apple
3. The à la carte entertainment king of the Internet
Words to the latest I pad air2 commercial
Isn’t this cute?
Saw it online waiting for the return of the show I was trying to watch
“You better pledge your allegiance
You’re not the only one
Listen up forefathers
I’m not your son
You better help the children
Let ‘em have some fun some fun some fun
Change is in the air”
And from some critique website that froze my phone:
Our singer is taking a stand against The United States’ war driven culture, which founded our Capitalist society. Denouncing his ties to the forefathers shows his rebellion in protest against war and injustice.
Apple’s Bite at the Enterprise: New IBM Apps Are Serious Business
http://www.wired.com/2014/12/apples-bite-at-the-enterprise/
The world’s largest tech players do not disappoint. While recent news cycles have circled around holiday shopping trends, the Star Wars movie trailer and Uber, among other things, the implications of yesterday’s announcement will have long-lasting effects on the industries it touches.
Apple has launched a power play at the enterprise computing sector, unleashing a suite of business focused apps developed in partnership with IBM, which includes two mobile apps for retail.
The IBM MobileFirst for iOS portfolio is comprised of 10 apps that have been entirely reimagined for the mobile enterprise, made specifically for iOS and designed to empower employees wherever their work takes them. This new range of iPhone and iPad-based tools feature solutions that will enable workforces in the retail, financial, insurance, telco, government, travel and hospitality sectors, but the possibilities remain endless.
IBM, Apple Release 10 New iOS Apps for Enterprise
http://www.cio.com/article/2858012/apple-os/ibm-apple-release-10-new-ios-apps-for-enterprise.html
This morning, IBM and Apple announced the availability of the first set of 10 IBM Mobile First for iOS apps for iPhones and iPads. The partnership between enterprise heavy IBM and consumer king Apple was announced in July. Their first set of apps is designed for use in industries including telecommunications, transportation, financial services, retail and airlines and government.
The news is notable because the apps are the first real fruit of pact. It’s also further evidence that Apple is finally embracing the enterprise. According to IBM’s Bridget van Kralingen, senior vice president, IBM Global Business Services, the new apps are designed to “transform industries and professions” by combining “Apple’s expertise in user-centric design with IBM’s deep knowledge of business, data analytics, cloud and enterprise-scale software.”
Here Are The 10 New Apple Apps For Businesses
http://www.businessinsider.com/first-10-apple-and-ibm-apps-launch-2014-12
This is the list of the new apps: Each one is intended to run on iOS devices and be customized for individual companies (IBM would do that work), while the apps themselves will take advantage of IBM’s cloud.
Plan Flight (for travel and transportation companies) helps companies track and trim their fuel expenses by letting pilots view flight schedules, flight plans, and crew manifests in advance, report issues in-flight to ground crews, and make more informed decisions about discretionary fuel.
Passenger+ (for travel and transportation companies) lets flight crews offer more services in-flight like special offers, re-booking, and baggage information.
Advise & Grow (for banking and financial companies) lets bankers access client profiles and analyses to make more personalized recommendations for small businesses and complete secure transactions.
Trusted Advice (for banking and financial companies) allows advisors to access and manage client portfolios on the road, modeling recommendations and do secure transactions.
Retention (for insurance companies) helps agents manage customer contacts with analysis, alerts, and recommendations. It also lets them complete transactions using e-signatures.
Case Advice (for government) supports caseworkers as they visit families and people. It also helps them identify at-risk situations using big data analysis.
Incident Aware (for government) gives law enforcement officers real-time access to maps and video-feeds of incident locations on their iPhones. It also shows them information about victim status, escalation risk, and crime history ability to call for back-up, too.
Sales Assist (for retail) lets salespeople see customer profiles on the retail floor so they can make recommendations. It also lets them check inventory, locate items in-store, and ship out-of-store items.
Pick & Pack (for retail) helps retailers track items in the story and connects with inventory order systems.
Expert Tech (for telecommunications companies) taps into FaceTime for all sorts of needs, whether it’s employees asking an question to an expert or customers talking to a support tech.
iOS developers poised to win big in Apple-IBM deal
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2608448/application-development/ios-developers-poised-to-win-big-in-apple-ibm-deal.html
Mobile developers with knowledge of Objective-C and Apple’s fledgling Swift language could be the big winners in the company’s newly announced partnership with IBM.
That alliance has IBM firmly endorsing the iPad, with Big Blue reselling Apple’s popular tablet device preconfigured with enterprise apps for vertical industries. More iPads will end up at large IBM shops, opening up new markets for iOS application builders.
Some — but not all — iOS developers could have a major opportunity to earn lots of income in the enterprise space, said iOS application developer Christopher Allen, CTO of software developer ReOrientmedia.com. “Working at an enterprise level often requires ‘full stack’ skills, from UX to client engineering and on through to a scalable back end, which is the kind of experience the more indie app developers don’t have,” he noted. “Those teams that have this broader experience will do well.”
Apple’s Swift development language, introduced in early June, could get a big shot in the arm thanks to the partnership. “It certainly looks like IBM will be retraining a bunch of its consultants in Swift — that might push a few of its customers down that direction too — which would be a long-term win for Apple,” said Forrester analyst Jeffrey Hammond.
The IBM/Apple Enterprise Venture already has apps in the market. This is great news for both IBM and Apple!
The First Apple-IBM Partnership Apps Came Out Today
http://time.com/3627773/apple-ibm-business-apps/
The fruits of the unexpected Apple-IBM partnership are finally coming to bear, as the companies announced Wednesday the first batch of made-for-business IBM apps designed exclusively for Apple devices.
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The 10 apps include Passenger+, which “empowers flight crews to offer an unmatched level of personalized services to passengers in-flight – including special offers, re-booking, and baggage information,” and Pick & Pack, which “combines proximity-based technology with back-end [retail] inventory systems for transformed order fulfillment.”
The apps are not available on the App Store, and instead will be customized and deployed by IBM Business Partners, an IBM spokeswoman said. They will be offered on a per-device, per month-subscription model billed annually, with discounts available for special terms or volumes.
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This partnership holds promise of yielding excellent business/productivity results. I’m hoping that Apple is on the threshold of making significant inroads into the business sector. Thanks for posting.
The enterprise stuff is great. Opening up new markets is smart. But what I really want from the Apple-IBM partnership is for Siri to meet Watson.