Microsoft opens Windows Phone to external MDM providers
Microsoft will partner third-party mobile device management providers to help enterprises better manage and deploy internal apps for Windows Phone 8 devices across their organizations.
Microsoft will partner third-party mobile device management providers to help enterprises better manage and deploy internal apps for Windows Phone 8 devices across their organizations.
Enterprises will initially be reticent to adopting Microsoft's latest OS, but bring-your-own-device and shadow IT trends will be main drivers of Windows 8 deployment over time.
Slew of Android and iOS tablets and smartphones, coupled with the little impact Microsoft made in these markets prior to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, means a post-Windows era is now a reality.
Microsoft's venerable Windows XP operating system was still the most used OS worldwide in 2011, although Windows 7 saw significant gains
Windows XP support ends in 12 months, but 11.8 percent of PCs in Singapore have yet to be migrated to a newer version. They will need to do so or be vulnerable to online attacks, says Microsoft.
Deeper integration with legacy applications, particularly specialized systems, is something enterprises and developers hope Microsoft will pay attention to as adoption for the new OS grows.