With the Apple iPad’s 97% grip on the market for so-called enterprise-level companies, according to a recent survey, the inability to extend iOS management capability to enterprise IT departments is a cause of concern. But Apple has refused to approve apps that control iOS devices remotely.
Now, a mobile application management company is offering an alternative with an IT-industry first: remote control of iOS devices from desktop computers that lets a corporate IT department set some limits, rules and controls, yet preserve some of the privacy end users expect in a "bring your own device" environment. “You can control an iPad from halfway around the world,” says Jeremy Debate, lead architect, Apperian Labs, Boston.