It is said that Android has not yet achieved a presence in the enterprise market, which is comparable to the way it has taken the lead in terms of sales of mobile phones. This could be contingent on several factors such as more IT departments implement a bring your own device (BYOD) scheme and the more third-party developers to create business-oriented applications. The following is a summary of the business applications available for the current platform, companies can consider when integrating Android into their operations.
QuickOffice and ThinkFree Office Mobile
Naturally, a mobile workforce must be equipped with office productivity tools appropriate. Although MS Office has certainly defined this concept, other developers have created their own products based on this framework and ported to other platforms. These two applications can not only authorship of the three most essential types of files - documents, spreadsheets and presentations, they also have file synchronization and management that works with online storage services.
Box for Android and Dropbox
Store, access and share any type of content in the cloud is another fundamental skill that can maintain the flow of work without problems. These two applications are just two of the most popular examples of this type of web service with client applications for the Android platform. Your "for business" updates, and provides more storage space, also have online collaboration tools.
Citrix Receiver
Citrix is another name that stands out when it comes to providing mobility to businesses. XenApp is a remarkable product virtualization applications that have benefited both IT departments and end users alike. Citrix Receiver is the client program that goes with XenApp 6.5 that allows IT staff to access various applications run directly on their Android devices. Note that this is still in beta.
Mini Confluence and Bugbox for JIRA
JIRA and Confluence are Atlassian’s project tracking and content collaboration software respectively. While they are notable enterprise applications, they weren’t really made for mobile platforms. Fortunately third-party developers took the initiative to come up with client apps for these services that would work on Android devices.
Mini Confl
uence and Bugbox for JIRA
Mini Confluence is from NIC Labs and requires their Enterprise Edition server-side plug-in. It features all the essential sharing and communication tools found in the original except now personnel can manage it all from their smartphones. Bugbox for JIRA works in the same manner in that background updates on project issues or milestones can be sent and handled directly from an Android device. There are actually other third-party clients for this project tracking tool such as Open JIRA and PocketJIRA.
Mobile CRM and WORKetc
Customer relationship management tools are another set of must-have software for enterprises. Mobile CRM is a third-party client app offering that is meant to integrate Android mobile devices with the Microsoft Dynamics platform which makes it practical for companies with a BYOD policy. WORKetc in the meantime is a native Android app that presents integrated project management features along with CRM.
From document creation to collaborative workspaces, all these apps cover the more significant areas that organizations demand for mobile operations. The way things are going in the development of mobile device business apps, Android can certainly become a strong competitor in the enterprise market.
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