Good Technology, the leading provider of secure and managed enterprise mobility for iPhone, iPad, Android and other smartphone platforms, today released its second quarterly data report detailing the changing landscape of IT and mobile enterprise technology. The trend of personal smartphones infiltrating the workplace is being led by Apple’s iOS. In Q4 of 2010, this trend continued to grow, but the iPad revolutionized the enterprise mobility landscape going from 0 percent of Good’s activations in March 2010 up to 22 percent by the end of the year.
“If 2010 was all about the consumerization of enterprise, 2011 will be the year of the tablet,” said John Herrema, senior vice president of corporate strategy at Good Technology, in the press release. “The iPad came out of nowhere to define this new category.”
Key Data Points:
• iOS devices represented more than 65 percent of net new activations from October 1st through December 31st, 2010
• iPad’s share of overall net activations grew from 14 percent to 22 percent over the quarter, and from 0 percent to 22 percent for all of 2010
• Android devices stayed flat at around 30 percent of all net new activations over the period with over 40 percent of all smartphone (non-tablet) activations
• Windows Mobile devices dropped out of the “Top 10” activated devices in Q4 2010
• Symbian devices also dropped out of the “Top 10” activated devices
Bolstered by the iPad, iOS remained the most-activated platform by Good’s customers in Q4 2010, and had roughly twice the activations of Android for the full year. As Verizon adds the iPhone 4 to its portfolio in 2011, Good anticipates even broader adoption of iOs devices going forward.
In the final quarter of 2010, Good saw continued decline of Windows Mobile activations. However, the platform is not expected to disappear anytime soon, because many organizations in the Government/Public Sector remain heavy users of Windows Mobile. Symbian continues to be the platform with the least activations, but this is partially influenced by Good’s customer base, which is more concentrated in North America than in Europe and other geographies where Symbian still has significant market share.
The full report (.pdf), which includes the methodology for the findings, is here.
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[Attribution: InformationWeek. Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “breeze” for the heads up.]
It would be handy to see the similar data with regards to Mac growth in enterprise over the past 5 years…
Windows Mobile…
Not laughing at their rating, just.. their attempt to change the name
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I’m surprised Android was as high as it was.
@ MDN – the PDF link just links to this page.
@ KenC
It’s not a bad thing, as it comes at the expense of WinMo more than anything. That green line represents the final stage of Ballmer’s career.
Should get Numbers and make a real graph. These are ugly as hell.
Notice how more than half of all Android was Droid? For those who aren’t aware, Droid is exclusive on Verizon (you know, the carrier that will soon offer the iPhone as well).
MDN’s popular refrain was how Droid is (was) a wannabe iPhone and how sales will go off the cliff beginning in February. Judging by the sheer number of Droids in this chart, it is clear that Enterprise loves Verizon (apparently, big corporations don’t really care about nickle-and-diming, where Verizon truly outshines all other carriers of the world).
Now they can have an iPhone and continue to be nickle-and-dimed by their beloved carrier. It is more than likely that the chart will look noticeably different three months from now, when the first results of contract expiration begin showing.
The charts were done using iWork’s Number
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Question: How many droids does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Answer: _____________________________
That green line represents the final stage of Ballmer’s career.
Very funny, @ ChrissyOne
You and I both know Ballmer’s unique vision will pay off in a very big way. Windows Mobile 7 is sensation in mobile devices that already has the attention of the best IT minds in the enterprise. Next you can count on consumers to abandon crappy I-Phones and Androids and adopt Windows Mobile in droves. I’d hate to be MAC or Googles right now. Looks like it’s gonna be RIM vs. Microsoft for the enterprise in mobile devices. As it should be.
Outlook Calendar this: 1 year from now Windows Mobile will be the number 1 mobile OS–enterprise + consumer–and MAC and Googles will have no idea what hit them. I hope for you MAC lemmings that MAC can keep up.
When I see that green line in the first graph, I just can’t help thinking back to that mock funeral on the Redmond campus, for Microsoft’s mobile competitors.
*contented sigh*
“The full report (.pdf), which includes the methodology for the findings, is here.”
Where?
@ ZT
Welcome back, old buddy! Hope you still got that hammer.
Interesting message to Nokia – you’re toast.
ALSO, an interesting message to Microshaft’s board – YOUR NEXT – and soon !