14 DAY TRIAL // Good Technology, a provider of enterprise mobility for several key platforms in today’s market, has released its quarterly data report detailing the landscape of IT and mobile enterprise technology, and the recent changes occurring in this environment.
Available as a free download in PDF format, the report reveals that Q3 2011 saw Apple devices hold onto their lead in the enterprise deployments.
Androids, on the other hand, performed better in terms of activation volume in the enterprise and public sector.
"This quarter, we saw Android smartphones gain in percentage of total activations," said John Herrema, SVP of Corporate Strategy at Good Technology. "This is likely due to consumers holding back purchases of new iPhones in anticipation of Apple's latest release (the iPhone 4S)—as our reports indicate, consumers are setting the agenda for enterprise mobility."
Herrema added, "Looking forward to Q4, 2011, we expect to see the iPhone 4S to be the catalyst for an Apple rally."
Preliminary numbers ran on the opening weekend of the iPhone 4S' availability reveal a 25% increase in activations, compared to the time when the iPhone 4 went on sale. Other findings include:
Among the top 10 industry verticals, financial services continued to see the highest level of iPad activation, accounting for 46 percent for the quarter—more than tripling the amount of activation in any other industry
- The iPad and iPad2 represent over 96 percent of total tablet activations
- Android smartphones represented nearly 39 percent of all smartphone (non tablet) activations compared to iPhone's 61 percent, despite Android's overall market share growth
- iOS devices (iPhone, iPad and variants), accounted for over 70 percent of activations in Q3
Apple recently disclosed the financial results for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter ended September 24, 2011, during which it sold 17.07 million iPhones, 11.12 million iPads, and 6.62 million iPods, many of which also include iPod touch players running iOS.