Enterprise Handheld Platforms

Are you a mobile developer targeting (or thinking of targeting) the enterprise? Need to know what platforms to support? This week’s paper edition of computing has a ’stats of the week’ chart showing handheld operating systems supported by the enterprise…
 

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It’s no surprise that BlackBerry and Windows Mobile are the top-supported platforms. However, I was surprised by the strength of iPhone and lack of strength of Symbian. There’s no mention of how Forrester obtained these numbers but such a question is listed as part of Forrester’s Business Data-Driven Research.

Of course, the results depend on the interpretation of ’support and manage’. Just because a handheld operating system isn’t supported by IT, it doesn’t actually mean it isn’t being used or even purchased by a company.

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