IBM Positioned as a Mobile Application Development Platform Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant

ARMONK, N.Y. - 15 Sep 2014: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned IBM as a Leader in the 2014 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms.1

For the report, Gartner evaluated the IBM MobileFirst application development portfolio that includes a complete range of tools for developers to create, deploy, manage and secure mobile apps, on-premise or in the cloud.

According to Gartner, “Leaders must represent a strong combination of ability to execute and completeness of vision. In the mobile application development platform (MADP) sector, this means that Leaders not only are good at cross-platform development, deployment and management across the full life cycle, but also have good vision of the multichannel enterprise, support for multiple architectures and standards, a solid understanding of IT requirements, and scalable channels and partnerships. Leaders must provide platforms that are easy to purchase, program, deploy and upgrade, and which can connect to a range of back-end and cloud services, from the same vendor as well as third parties.”

A key component of the IBM MobileFirst portfolio, IBM recently announced several enhancements to the IBM Worklight platform to address the evolving needs of mobile app developers, including those increasingly incorporating analytics and cloud-based services to quickly build and deploy mobile apps. Other major components of the IBM MobileFirst portfolio include integrated software and services for mobile management, payments, security and engagement.

"The need for mobile apps that maximize the user experience and spur transactions is exploding. With that rising demand, organizations need to rapidly build, secure, manage and integrate those mobile apps with their back-end systems to drive better decision making," said Phil Buckellew, vice president, enterprise mobile, IBM. "We feel this recognition reinforces how IBM is redefining the mobile application development platform and putting a rich set of tools and cloud-based services into the hands of the world’s developers so they can focus on creating exceptional interactions.”

IBM Worklight allows enterprises to optimize mobile user experiences by supporting both native (via
SDKs) and hybrid development models as well as tracking user experience with sentiment analysis and crowd-sourced feedback submissions. The platform helps developers integrate analytics, workflow and back-end systems, and ensure greater enterprise security and version management. IBM Worklight features mobile management and security capabilities for scanning apps to identify vulnerabilities early in development cycles and assist with determining problems with apps that have already been deployed.

Earlier this year, the IBM MobileFirst portfolio was recognized as a Leader in both the 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Mobility Services (MMS)2 and the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management Suites.3

About IBM MobileFirst
IBM’s 5,000 mobile experts have been at the forefront of mobile enterprise innovation. IBM has secured more than 4,300 patents in mobile, social and security, which have been incorporated into IBM MobileFirst solutions that enable enterprise clients to radically streamline and accelerate mobile adoption, help organizations engage more people and capture new markets. Through IBM's partnership with Apple, the two organizations are transforming enterprise mobility with a new class of industry specific business apps.

For more information on IBM MobileFirst, visit the press kit or www.ibm.com/mobilefirst. Follow @IBMMobile on Twitter, and see IBM MobileFirst on YouTube, Tumblr and Facebook.

1 – Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms - Ray Valdes, Van L. Baker, Richard Marshall, Jason Wong, 2 September 2014
2 – Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Managed Mobility Services - Eric Goodness, Gianluca Tramacere, Katja Ruud, 24 July 2014
3 – Gartner, Magic Quadrant fo

IBM Named the Only Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobility Services

ARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Gartner, Inc. has recognized IBM as a leader in the 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Mobility Services (MMS).1
For the report, Gartner evaluated 14 vendors, recognizing IBM as the only leader based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute. IBM's market leading IT and business consulting services are dedicated to bringing mobile capabilities to businesses by helping them select the right technologies for their unique needs in order to spur adoption and drive positive business outcomes.

IBM's mobility services are a part of the IBM MobileFirst portfolio, which enables clients to build and deploy mobile applications, protect and manage mobile infrastructure, and engage customers in context. IBM is helping companies unlock the full potential of enterprise mobility with solutions built from the ground up – not migrated from the desktop – to solve complex problems and improve outcomes at every moment.

"We believe that being named the only leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant recognizes our commitment to mobilizing today's businesses and transforming their operations both now and in the future," said Rich Esposito, General Manager, IBM Global Mobility Services. "Like the Internet before it, mobile devices are changing how employees operate and how businesses engage their customers. As this evolution continues, we feel IBM has clearly emerged as the choice to usher organizations into the mobile age."

IBM's consistent investment in its portfolio of software, IT services and enterprise mobility management (EMM) personnel allows IBM to effectively service customers by adding value at nearly every step on the journey to becoming a more effective mobile-centric enterprise.

IBM continues to make both organic investments and acquisitions that extend the IBM MobileFirst portfolio. For example, through the acquisition of companies such as mobile device management and security company Fiberlink, IBM has grown its customer base while opening up opportunities to introduce new value-added mobile services to clients.

Earlier this year, IBM announced that it was positioned by Gartner as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management Suites .2

Gartner evaluated the 14 service providers that qualified for inclusion in this Magic Quadrant, and also interviewed client references provided by the Magic Quadrant participants to gain their input for this research. Gartner's Magic Quadrant research process also includes evaluation criteria that provided a comprehensive framework, which was used to analyze the Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision of 14 providers of MMS worldwide.

For more information on the Gartner report, please visit: http://ibm.co/1v83qCU

About IBM MobileFirst
IBM's 5,000 mobile experts have been at the forefront of mobile enterprise innovation. IBM has secured more than 4,300 patents in mobile, social and security, which have been incorporated into IBM MobileFirst solutions that enable enterprise clients to radically streamline and accelerate mobile adoption, and help organizations engage more people and capture new markets. With alliances like Apple, IBM is unlocking the full potential of enterprise mobility across industries. For more information on IBM MobileFirst, visit the press kit or www.ibm.com/mobilefirst. Follow @IBMMobile on Twitter, and see IBM MobileFirst on YouTube, Tumblr and Facebook.

Contact:  Doug Fraim | IBM Global Media Relations | 1-781-269-5031 | dfraim@us.ibm.com

1 – Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Managed Mobility Services, Eric Goodness, Gianluca Tramacere, Katja Ruud, 24 July 2014

2 - Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management Suites, Terrence Cosgrove et. al., 3 June 2014

Disclaimer: Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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Apple and IBM Forge Global Partnership

Companies Transform Enterprise Mobility

PRESS RELEASE

CUPERTINO, California and ARMONK, New York - 15 Jul 2014: Apple® and IBM today announced an exclusive partnership that teams the market-leading strengths of each company to transform enterprise mobility through a new class of business apps—bringing IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone® and iPad®.

The landmark partnership aims to redefine the way work will get done, address key industry mobility challenges and spark true mobile-led business change—grounded in four core capabilities:

• a new class of more than 100 industry-specific enterprise solutions including native apps, developed exclusively from the ground up, for iPhone and iPad;
• unique IBM cloud services optimized for iOS, including device management, security, analytics and mobile integration;
• new AppleCare® service and support offering tailored to the needs of the enterprise;  and  
• new packaged offerings from IBM for device activation, supply and management.

The new IBM MobileFirst for iOS solutions will be built in an exclusive collaboration that draws on the distinct strengths of each company: IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities, with the power of more than 100,000 IBM industry and domain consultants and software developers behind it, fused with Apple’s legendary consumer experience,  hardware and software integration and developer platform. The combination will create apps that can transform specific aspects of how businesses and employees work using iPhone and iPad, allowing companies to achieve new levels of efficiency, effectiveness and customer satisfaction—faster and easier than ever before.

As part of the exclusive IBM MobileFirst for iOS agreement, IBM will also sell iPhones and iPads with the industry-specific solutions to business clients worldwide.

“iPhone and iPad are the best mobile devices in the world and have transformed the way people work with over 98 percent of the Fortune 500 and over 92 percent of the Global 500 using iOS devices in their business today,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “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 step for enterprise and something that only Apple and IBM can deliver.”

“Mobility—combined with the phenomena of data and cloud—is transforming business and our industry in historic ways, allowing people to re-imagine work, industries and professions,” said Ginni Rometty, IBM Chairman, President and CEO. “This alliance with Apple will build on our momentum in bringing these innovations to our clients globally, and leverages IBM’s leadership in analytics, cloud, software and services. We are delighted to be teaming with Apple, whose innovations have transformed our lives in ways we take for granted, but can’t imagine living without. Our alliance will bring the same kind of transformation to the way people work, industries operate and companies perform.”

Apple and IBM’s shared vision for this partnership is to put in the hands of business professionals everywhere the unique capabilities of iPads and iPhones with a company’s knowledge, data, analytics and workflows. Specifically, the two companies are working together to deliver the essential elements of enterprise mobile solutions:

• Mobile solutions that transform business: The companies will collaborate to build IBM MobileFirst for iOS Solutions—a new class of “made-for-business apps” targeting specific industry issues or opportunities in retail, healthcare, banking, travel and transportation, telecommunications and insurance, among others, that will become available starting this fall and into 2015.
• Mobile platform: The IBM MobileFirst Platform for iOS will deliver the services required for an end-to-end enterprise capability, from analytics, workflow and cloud storage, to fleet-scale device management, security and integration. Enhanced mobile management includes a private app catalog, data and transaction security services, and productivity suite for all IBM MobileFirst for iOS solutions. In addition to on-premise software solutions, all these services will be available on Bluemix—IBM’s development platform on the IBM Cloud Marketplace.
• Mobile service and support: AppleCare for Enterprise will provide IT departments and end users with 24/7 assistance from Apple’s award-winning customer support group, with on-site service delivered by IBM.
• Packaged service offerings: IBM is introducing IBM MobileFirst Supply and Management for device supply, activation and management services for iPhone and iPad, with leasing options.

Announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June and available later this year, Apple’s iOS 8 is the biggest release since the launch of the App Store℠, giving users incredible new features and developers the tools to create amazing new apps. For enterprise, iOS 8 builds on the new IT model for a mobilized workforce by improving the way users are informed of how their devices are configured, managed or restricted, with expanded security, management and productivity features.

Apple designs Macs, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.

IBM’s 5,000 mobile experts have been at the forefront of mobile enterprise innovation. IBM has secured more than 4,300 patents in mobile, social and security, that have been incorporated into IBM MobileFirst solutions that enable enterprise clients to radically streamline and accelerate mobile adoption, help organizations engage more people and capture new markets.

IBM has made a dozen acquisitions in security in the past decade, has more than 6,000 security researchers and developers in its 25 security labs worldwide that work on developing enterprise-class solutions.

IBM has also established the world’s deepest portfolio in Big Data and Analytics consulting and technology expertise based on experiences drawn from more than 40,000 data and analytics client engagements. This analytics portfolio spans research and development, solutions, software and hardware, and includes more than 15,000 analytics consultants, 4,000 analytics patents, 6,000 industry solution business partners, and 400 IBM mathematicians who are helping clients use big data to transform their organizations.

For more information regarding the new Apple and IBM solutions, please visit www.ibm.com/MobileFirstForiOS or www.apple.com/ipad/business.

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Live Webinar: Design, Develop and Deploy Mobile Apps

Best Practices for Enterprise Mobile App Management
January 23, 2014, 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific

Everyone is asking for a mobile app--your customers, your employees, your community. With a successful and highly usable mobile app, you can boost employee efficiency, improve customer service, and extend mobile commerce--but successful design, development and deployment can be challenging even for skilled and seasoned technical teams. Without a well-planned design and strategy, your app project can quickly become a nightmare.

Join this highly anticipated webinar on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 2 pm EST to learn the mobile app life cycle from design through development and deployment.

1. Design: Learn how to design world-class mobile apps which are valuable, enjoyable, and effortless. In this segment Yael Alkalay will introduce the IBM Design Thinking framework, its value and best practices for mobile app design.
2. Develop: Creating successful mobile apps is a team effort across the creative, technology and business groups which can be challenging to collaborate on one project. Judy Robb will explain how IBM Interactive helps organizations overcome barriers to create compelling user experiences.
3. Deploy: Your ultimate goal is to get the right applications to the right user in a secure, easy, reliable and automated fashion. Kaushik Srinivas will discuss various deployment considerations such as app store and security concerns, as well as post-deployment app management and reporting.

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About the Speakers

Kaushik Srinivas is a Product Manager at Fiberlink specializing in cloud-based enterprise mobility management solutions. His knowledge of mobile devices in the enterprise such as smartphones and tablets makes him an expert in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Corporate Owned devices. MaaS360 by Fiberlink, an IBM company, has over 20 years of experience in delivering enterprise mobility management and security solutions for organizations of all sizes and is a trusted leader in enterprise mobility management for the cloud.

Judy Robb is a Business Development Executive with IBM Interactive. She has more than 15 years of varied information technology experience leading teams and fostering client relationships in the areas of user experience design and omni-channel customer experience strategy. Her repertoire of expertise includes client strategy definition and workshops, interaction and visual design, social media strategy, commerce and globalization, information architecture, governance and business process modeling.

Yael Alkalay is an award winning UX designer and artist, specializing in mobile application design. Yael works as a Design Change Leader at IBM. She's part of IBM's design leadership team (ibm.com/design), responsible for driving a culture of design and innovation throughout the company.

PRESS RELEASE: IBM Placed in Leaders Quadrant by Leading Analyst Firm for IBM MobileFirst

ARMONK, N.Y. - 12 Aug 2013: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Gartner has positioned IBM as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms.

The new report places IBM in the Leaders Quadrant, as measured by completeness of vision and execution ability of IBM Worklight, IBM’s mobile application development platform. Acquired by IBM in February 2012, IBM Worklight is a member of the IBM MobileFirst family of solutions. In just one year, IBM has advanced from the Niche Quadrant to the Leaders Quadrant.

Today's announcement follows a string of strong showings for IBM MobileFirst services and software capabilities, including IBM Worklight, in Gartner Magic Quadrants this summer. In July, IBM was named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing. IBM is also named a visionary in Magic Quadrants for Managed Mobility Services and Mobile Device Management.

According to the report, as this market reaches early mainstream status, Gartner expects Leaders to be profitable, and to present lower risk and consistently high project results as the market begins to consolidate and competition grows. Leaders must not only be good at cross-platform development and deployment, but also have a good vision of the multichannel enterprise, support for standards, a solid understanding of IT requirements, and scalable channels and partnerships to market. Leaders must provide platforms that are easy to purchase, program, deploy and upgrade. Leaders can focus primarily on either business-to-consumer or business-to-enterprise, but vision and execution scores are higher for vendors that can cover both use cases today.

“IBM MobileFirst, which includes IBM Worklight, represents the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of services and software to help clients benefit from the emerging mobile economy,” said Phil Buckellew, vice president, IBM Mobile Enterprise. “Today, with 90 percent of mobile users keeping their device within arm’s reach 100 percent of the time, businesses need assurance that mobile apps can be deployed instantly and across a range of mobile devices including iOS and Android phones and tablets. This is where IBM Worklight and the IBM MobileFirst portfolio excel.”

Colmobil drives greater customer service and improved efficiency with new mobile app  

As part of this news, IBM is announcing that Colmobil, a leading automotive company in Israel, sole representative of Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai and Mitsubishi, is using IBM MobileFirst solutions to boost efficiency and improve customer service. From garages to waiting rooms, Colmobil’s new mobile app unlocks the data stored in its systems and makes it accessible for employees and customers from any mobile device, including smartphones, tablets, display screens and kiosks.

Using the new app, mechanics, team leaders and department managers can easily view progress of every vehicle the company is servicing and make better informed decisions to improve workflow. In addition, customers are provided real-time information regarding status of vehicle treatment from LCD screens in the waiting room or on the go via mobile devices.

“By teaming with IBM MobileFirst, we are now able to bring meaningful data to the right people, anytime, anywhere and in an easy to navigate format,” said Gil Katz, vice president of business technology, Colmobil. “With this mobile initiative, we have succeeded in our goal to revamp both the customer and employee experience. Not only have we increased the ratio of vehicles that are ready at the time promised to customers, we’ve also been able to improve mechanics on the workshop floor.”

Using IBM Worklight, Colmobil was able to build a single mobile computing platform that eliminated the complexity of various business processes, devices and operating systems. The mobile solution also provides Colmobil with a highly integrated and secure platform that allows for flexibility in a fast moving technology market.

To download a copy of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms, click here.

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About IBM MobileFirst

As the first new technology platform for business to emerge since the World Wide Web, mobile computing represents one of the greatest opportunities for organizations to expand their business. Based on nearly 1,000 customer engagements, more than 10 mobile-related acquisitions in the last four years, a team of thousands of mobile experts and 270 patents in wireless innovations, IBM MobileFirst provides the key elements of an application and data platform with the management, security and analytics capabilities needed for the enterprise.


To learn more about IBM MobileFirst solutions visit the press kit or http://www.ibm.com/mobilefirst. Follow @ibmmobile on Twitter, and see IBM MobileFirst on YouTube, Tumblr and Instagram.

Disclaimer
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Why and How You Should Adopt BYOD

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BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

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You are cordially invited to attend a complimentary IBM MobileFirst webinar

Date: Thursday, April 18th
Time: 11:00am ET - 12:00pm ET
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IBM MobileFirst offers you true end-to-end mobile solutions. Some providers specialize in service offerings; some focus on platform and application development; some offer only mobile security; while others focus just on mobile device management. We bring it all.

Join IBM and our mobile experts to learn how to take the next steps to become a true mobile enterprise:

• Securely manage mobile applications, devices and infrastructures, and leverage cloud-based services for seamless integration.
• Build mobile applications to transform your organization.
• Connect mobile apps to systems of engagement and record for deep contextual insights and to inform interactions.

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Who Shouldn’t BYOD? (April 18th Webcast)

Who Shouldn't BYOD?
BrightTALK and (ISC)2 present a Think Tank Panelist discussion Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:00 am Pacific  / 1:00 pm Eastern

Face it, BYOD is already here, at least in parts of your enterprise. But, it is probably not the right solution for every part of the organization. By spreading the right message to the right people, you can slow this trend enough to identify who should, and who should not be connecting personal devices to the corporate network. 

Join IBM Software Group and (ISC)2 as we take a look at key factors in identifying   off-limits employee groups and how to include Human Resources (policy), Legal (contracts), Finance (billing) and IT (purchasing) to craft a much more robust risk picture from which your stakeholders can make an informed decision about this strategy.

Thursday, April 18, 2013 – 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern

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• William Tworek, Senior Technical Staff Member & Executive IT Architect, Chief Information Security Office (CISO), Office of the IBM CIO
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