ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 15,
2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that
Gartner, Inc. has positioned IBM as a Leader in the 2014 Magic
Quadrant for Mobile Application Development
Platforms.1
For the report, Gartner evaluated the IBM
MobileFirst application development portfolio that
includes a complete range of tools for developers to
create, deploy, manage and secure mobile apps, on-premise or in the
cloud.
According to Gartner, "Leaders must represent a strong
combination of ability to execute and completeness of vision. In
the mobile application development platform (MADP) sector, this
means that Leaders not only are good at cross-platform development,
deployment and management across the full life cycle, but also have
good vision of the multichannel enterprise, support for multiple
architectures and standards, a solid understanding of IT
requirements, and scalable channels and partnerships. Leaders must
provide platforms that are easy to purchase, program, deploy and
upgrade, and which can connect to a range of back-end and cloud
services, from the same vendor as well as third parties."
A key component of the IBM MobileFirst portfolio, IBM recently
announced several enhancements to the IBM Worklight platform to
address the evolving needs of mobile app developers, including
those increasingly incorporating analytics and cloud-based services
to quickly build and deploy mobile apps. Other major components of
the IBM MobileFirst portfolio include integrated software and
services for mobile management, payments, security and
engagement.
"The need for mobile apps that maximize the user experience and
spur transactions is exploding. With that rising demand,
organizations need to rapidly build, secure, manage and integrate
those mobile apps with their back-end systems to drive better
decision making," said Phil
Buckellew, vice president, enterprise mobile, IBM. "We feel
this recognition reinforces how IBM is redefining the mobile
application development platform and putting a rich set of tools
and cloud-based services into the hands of the world's developers
so they can focus on creating exceptional interactions."
IBM Worklight allows enterprises to optimize mobile user
experiences by supporting both native (via SDKs) and hybrid
development models as well as tracking user experience with
sentiment analysis and crowd-sourced feedback submissions. The
platform helps developers integrate analytics, workflow and
back-end systems, and ensure greater enterprise security and
version management. IBM Worklight features mobile management and
security capabilities for scanning apps to identify vulnerabilities
early in development cycles and assist with determining problems
with apps that have already been deployed.
Earlier this year, the IBM MobileFirst portfolio was recognized
as a Leader in both the 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed
Mobility Services (MMS)2 and the Magic Quadrant for
Enterprise Mobility Management Suites.3
About IBM MobileFirst
IBM's 5,000 mobile experts have been at the forefront of mobile
enterprise innovation. IBM has secured more than 4,300 patents in
mobile, social and security, which have been incorporated into IBM
MobileFirst solutions that enable enterprise clients to radically
streamline and accelerate mobile adoption, help organizations
engage more people and capture new markets. Through IBM's
partnership with Apple, the two organizations are transforming
enterprise mobility with a new class of industry specific business
apps. For more information on IBM MobileFirst, visit the press
kit or www.ibm.com/mobilefirst. Follow @IBMMobile on
Twitter, and see IBM MobileFirst on YouTube, Tumblr and
Facebook.
1 – Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application
Development Platforms - Ray Valdes,
Van L. Baker, Richard Marshall, Jason
Wong, 2 September 2014
2 – Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Managed Mobility Services -
Eric Goodness, Gianluca Tramacere,
Katja Ruud, 24 July 2014
3 – Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management
Suites - Terrence Cosgrove et. al.,
3 June 2014
Media Contact:
Liz
Campbell
IBM External Communications (US)
Email: lcampbell@us.ibm.com
Phone: +1 617-693-2718
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