Security and the ability to quickly and easily make
ongoing changes to their mobile applications are features that IT professionals
consider priorities when seeking a mobile app development tool, according to
Pyxis Mobile Survey.
Survey respondents included CIOs, CTOs, IT
directors/managers, systems and network administrators, programmers and
technology support, as well as Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council
(MassTLC) members and attendees at the Oracle Application User Group Forum
Collaborate 11.
The survey was also distributed via Pyxis Mobile’s social
networking outlets.
A vast majority of survey respondents (77 percent) agreed
that security is an important factor in choosing a mobile application
development tool.
Additionally, 71 percent of respondents confirmed that a
tool’s ability to allow users to make ongoing changes to applications in
real-time was critical when evaluating the different mobile technologies that
are available.
Other factors that play a significant role in the IT
decision-making process were a tool’s ability to provide rapid app development
and deployment, unlimited data integration capabilities enabling apps to
connect to any back-end enterprise system, and extensive design features
allowing users to build visually appealing apps with a rich UI/UX.
The widespread adoption of mobile devices in the
enterprise has created an increased pressure on IT departments to deliver
secure mobile applications to their employees and customers,” said Steven Levy,
CEO, Pyxis Mobile.
As this market matures and more development options
emerge, IT professionals are faced with an increasingly difficult challenge of
choosing a solution that is not only secure, but also enables them to take full
control of their mobile initiatives. Pyxis Mobile platform’s agility and
flexibility has enabled thousands of companies to do just that,” added Levy.
91 percent of respondents believe that their department
or company could benefit from the use of mobile applications. Of those, 60
percent view business intelligence apps as providing the most value, while
internal operations and resource management (29 percent) were ranked second,
and sales/CRM and field service apps are viewed as equally beneficial, at 26
percent each.
Seventeen percent of respondents believe consumer facing
apps used for marketing and/or mobile commerce purposes would also be
beneficial to their company.
Tablets are gaining an increasing level of acceptance in
the enterprise. Thirty-three percent of respondents confirmed that their
company currently supports or plans to support the iPad, while 14 percent say
that Android tablets will soon be entering the hands of their workforce.
Twenty-seven percent of respondents work for companies
that sell software to businesses or consumers. Of those, 70 percent offer a
mobile version of this software or plan to within the next 12 months.
By Telecomlead.com Team
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