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Enterprise information is on the move. Today, there is one mobile phone per two people on the earth. In many countries, there are more mobile devices than PCs. And more and more workers are using smartphones and other devices to stay connected — and productive — in and out of the office. In fact, according to IDC, by 2013, more than 1.2 billion workers worldwide will be using mobile technology, accounting for 34.9% of the workforce.

A couple of trends have led to this mobility surge, making mobile computing critical for IT: On the applications side — Companies like Apple and Google, when launching their respective smartphones, won consumers over with fun, easy-to-use mobile applications and easy information access.>/p>

On the device side — Companies historically rejected employee requests to use personal mobile devices for accessing the corporate network, citing security and manageability concerns. But things have changed over the past two years. Devices are now more manageable, and businesses hurting from the current economic climate are much more willing to allow employees to use their personal mobile devices for work purposes. In fact, nearly 80% of the Fortune 100 companies today are now “deploying or piloting” the iPhone.