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Yet there are a lot more competitors throwing their hats into the ring. “With regards to tablet devices, the iPad remains the most dominant in the enterprise with 54% of mobile workers either saying they own one or are planning to purchase one by the end of 2013. Interestingly, 58% of mobile workers expect to rely more on tablets in 2013 than they currently do.” The following are some of the results from the latest quarterly report:


Most popular smartphone in the enterprise – Which smartphone(s) do employees currently use? iPhone


54.0%


Android-based smartphone 35.1% BlackBerry 24.7% Symbian/Nokia 5.8% Microsoft Windows Phone


4.8%


Do you currently intend to change or upgrade your smartphone(s) between now and the end of 2013? (multiple answers allowed) iPhone 5 No plans


43.5% 38.6%


Android 22.0% Microsoft Windows Phone


7.5% BlackBerry 5.0%


Symbian/Nokia 1.3%


Do you currently have, or intend to receive or purchase any of the following tablets between now and the end of 2013? iPad


No plans Kindle Fire


Google Nexus 7 Microsoft Surface BlackBerry Playbook


53.1% 29.2% 11.4% 7.9% 6.7% 2.0%


As a result of BYOD people are choosing their own device – with a little help from their friends! Apple is ahead of the competition, but it will be interesting to see if they can continue to maintain such a lead. Yet, with more than two million iPhone 5 ordered in the fi rst 24 hours of availability I think it may take a while.


BYOD is having an impact on IT support, but the outcome appears, on balance, to be neutral. It’s clear that IT departments that take a positive approach to BYOD can at least keep some level of control. Security, as ever, is the big issue, but there are no end of solutions in the market. Deciding what is and what is not acceptable is perhaps the biggest decision in all of this and then making sure the policy and processes are in place to make it happen.


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