Apple Partners with IBM on Business Apps
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iStock/Thinkstock(CUPERTINO, Calif.) — Tech giants Apple and IBM announced a partnership Tuesday to work together on new business applications and software.
The deal would bring IBM’s data and analytics capabilities to iPhones and iPads, according to Apple.
The companies are teaming up to create cloud services for iOS that include security, mobile integration, and device management.
“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,” Apple representatives said in a statement.
Made-for-business apps will start appearing this fall through 2015.
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