Get started

iPhone

• New Apple MDM terms iOS admins should know

  Apple introduced a new BYOD-friendly management mode for iOS and macOS and renamed the existing Apple MDM modes. Get up to speed with the three new terms. Continue Reading

• What are the benefits of Apple Business Manager?

  IT should learn the benefits of Apple Business Manager to decide if the program's configuration and monitoring services are a worthwhile supplement to existing MDM or EMM tools. Continue Reading

• Intro to iPhone encryption features for Apple admins

  Encryption for iOS devices comes baked into the device itself, but iOS devices also have some significant enterprise-level protections that IT must enable and deploy policies for. Continue Reading

• Best smartphone for business use relies on many key factors

  Operating systems and security protection are among the key considerations when companies select smartphones for business use. Learn more about device options and decision points. Continue Reading

• The complete Apple iOS guide for IT administrators

  Apple iOS has become a legitimate enterprise option. IT admins must know about its security capabilities and how to manage devices. Developers should also learn the ins and outs of iOS app development. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • iPhone
  • Siri
  • iCloud
  • iPad

  • FaceTime
  • Apple iOS
  • personal digital assistant (PDA)
  • Apple Smart Keyboard

  View All Definitions

• How to implement tablets for enterprise use

  To integrate tablets into the enterprise, IT needs to know more than just which tablet is the best fit. Discover the tools that can help IT enroll and maintain the new devices.Continue Reading

• How Apple DEP works and why it's important

  Apple's DEP was the groundbreaking template for the future of endpoint provisioning. The program helps businesses and educators simplify enrollment and management.Continue Reading

• Developers reap benefits of iOS app modules with Swift

  Many developers recognize the benefits of app modularization. Historically, it's been difficult to begin the process, but now changes from Apple provide more opportunity.Continue Reading

• iPhone

  IPhone is a smartphone made by Apple that combines a computer, iPod, digital camera and cellular phone into one device with a touchscreen interface. The iPhone runs the iOS operating system.Continue Reading

• Siri

  Siri is Apple's personal assistant for iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS devices that uses voice recognition and is powered by artificial intelligence (AI).Continue Reading

• Buy the right enterprise mobile devices for your workers

  Tablets and smartphones are a growing must-have for modern workers. Learn how you can sort through the vast array of options and determine the best vendors for your organization.Continue Reading

• Why you need an enterprise mobile data backup strategy

  Most organizations realize the need to back up enterprise mobile data, but they don't all do it. Implementing a mobile backup strategy is the first step.Continue Reading

• What are the biggest mobile device security threats?

  As long as there are mobile devices, there will always be security risks for organizations to face. Four IT professionals share what they think the worst issues are today.Continue Reading

• iCloud

  Apple's free iCloud service stores subscribers' photos, videos, documents, apps and more and updates everything across users' synced devices.Continue Reading

• iPad

  The iPad is a touchscreen tablet PC made by Apple.Continue Reading

• How mobile technology changed the way IT pros work and live

  Mobile technology has changed the business world forever. Four IT pros discuss how it's informed their work and personal lives today and will continue to do so in the future.Continue Reading

• How mobile threat detection tools spot incoming attacks

  EMM configurations can help safeguard the enterprise from attacks, but mobile threat detection tools take a different approach to actively pinpoint security issues.Continue Reading

• FaceTime

  FaceTime is an Apple video telephony application that allows users to make a video call over the internet with a forward-facing camera on iOS and macOS devices.Continue Reading

• How can IT select the best business tablets?

  Choosing business tablets doesn't have to be a chore, but it does take consideration. IT must know what tasks employees need to do before deciding if tablets can bear the load.Continue Reading

• Apple iOS

  Apple iOS is a proprietary mobile operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.Continue Reading

• personal digital assistant (PDA)

  Personal digital assistants were the precursors to smartphones. Most PDAs had a small physical keyboard, and many types of applications were written for these devices.Continue Reading

• The basics of iOS application development

  Developing iOS apps is a multi-tiered process, starting with choosing the right design platform and programming language and ending with a user-friendly native app.Continue Reading

• Apple iOS application development cheat sheet

  Developing apps for iOS devices is not easy. There is a lot of red tape to jump through and a variety of methods for deploying the apps.Continue Reading

• Apple Smart Keyboard

  Apple's Smart Keyboard is a detachable, full-size, text input device designed for the iPad Pro. Its conductive material means the keyboard never has to be charged, and it can be unfolded to function also as a protective cover.Continue Reading

• Apple 3D Touch

  Apple 3D Touch is a pressure-sensitive feature first included in iPhone 6s and 6s Plus that triggers different actions based on how much force the user puts on the screen.Continue Reading

• Apple Live Photos

  Apple Live Photos, first available on the iPhone 6s, turn pictures into short videos by capturing movement and sound in the seconds before and after a user takes a photo.Continue Reading

• Apple Pencil

  Apple Pencil is a stylus for Apple's iPad Pro tablet. Sold separately from the iPad, the Pencil is able to pinpoint a single pixel on the touchscreen, allowing users to select icons more easily and draw within apps with much finer detail than they ...Continue Reading

• What you need to know about iPad MDM

  Apple and many third-party vendors offer iPad mobile device management products. Take a look at what they can and can't do before jumping into the MDM waters.Continue Reading

• Apple iPad Pro

  Apple iPad Pro is the company's large, powerful, high-resolution tablet, aimed at users who require graphics-heavy applications and a PC-like screen and interface.Continue Reading

• Apple TV (Apple TV 4)

  Apple TV is a set-top box that allows end users to stream multimedia content from the Internet over a television.Continue Reading

• mobile card reader

  A mobile card reader, such as Square or PayPal Here, allows the user to accept payments through their mobile devices.Continue Reading

• Apple AirDrop

  Apple AirDrop is a feature on iOS and OS X devices that allows users to transfer data over the same Wi-Fi network from one Apple device to another.Continue Reading

• iOS 8

  IOS 8 is the eighth version of Apple’s mobile operating system.Continue Reading

• Apple Watch

  Apple Watch is Apple's entry into the smartwatch market. It pairs with an iPhone to let users send texts, make calls, manage schedules, navigate and much more.Continue Reading

• Apple AirPlay

  Apple AirPlay is a content streaming and interactive display control feature that is integrated in Mac OS, iOS and Apple TV as well as a number of Apple devices, including AirPlay-enabled speakers.Continue Reading

• Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP)

  The Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP) is an online service that automates the enrollment and configuration of Apple iOS devices in an organization’s mobile device management software.Continue Reading

• Test your iOS management and security expertise

  Apple has introduced more and more iOS management and security features for IT over the past couple years. How well do you understand the tools at your disposal?Continue Reading

• How can IT benefit from the new iOS remote management UI?

  Poor communication between IT and users can hinder MDM enrollment. Apple is trying to ease employees' apprehension with its remote management UI feature.Continue Reading

• Take advantage of the first wave of Apple Watch apps

  Consumers may soon be bringing Apple Watches into the enterprise, and IT should seize the opportunity to boost productivity. Learn more about the first Apple Watch applications.Continue Reading

• Apple Joint Venture

  Apple Joint Venture is an IT support and training service geared toward small and midsized businesses.Continue Reading

• Apple Managed Open In

  Apple Managed Open In is a security feature released in the Apple iOS 7 mobile operating system that allows IT to configure which applications employees can use to access data.Continue Reading

• Apple's iOS 8 MDM features get IT and users on the same page

  Apple set out on a dual mission with iOS 8, expanding device management and security, but also trying to win over users with transparency about MDM.Continue Reading

• Apple Device Enrollment Program streamlines deployment, MDM

  The Apple Device Enrollment Program allows IT pros to automate deployment, and they can also preset mandatory MDM configurations out of the box.Continue Reading

• What IT needs to know about Apple's iOS 8 enterprise features

  The iPhone 6 brings with it new iOS 8 enterprise features, but they may not be everything IT pros wanted. Find out what's new and why some aren't impressed.Continue Reading

• Apple iPhone 5c

  iPhone 5c is a lower-cost smartphone from Apple that runs iOS 7 and comes in five different colors.Continue Reading

• iPhone 5s

  iPhone 5s is a smartphone from Apple that runs the iOS 7 operating system  (OS) and is powered by a 64-bit dual-core A7 processor, which Apple claims to be 2X faster than the A6 chip from the iPhone 5.Continue Reading

• iPad Air

  Apple’s iPad Air is an iOS tablet that is lighter and thinner than the company’s previous tablets.Continue Reading

• Apple Touch ID

  Apple Touch ID is biometric technology that provides iOS user identification through a finger scanner.Continue Reading

• Using advanced Apple iOS 7 features for device and app control

  Apple iOS 7 features a handful of tools to ease app deployment and device management. Are you taking advantage of what the OS has to offer?Continue Reading

• Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (Apple WWDC)

  The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is Apple Inc.'s annual multi-day training event for iOS and Mac OS X software developers.Continue Reading

• Apple iOS in the Car

  iOS in the Car is Apple technology that integrates the iPhone with an automobile's built-in dashboard display, audio system and controls.Continue Reading

• Apple iWork

  Apple iWork is a productivity software suite for computers and mobile devices running Mac OS X and iOS operating systems (OSes).Continue Reading

• Quiz: Seven questions on Apple iOS 7 features

  In Apple iOS 7, there are management and security improvements to appease IT, plus some user-focused features that admins may have to worry about.Continue Reading

• Apple OS X Mavericks

  Apple OS X Mavericks is version 10.9 of the second-generation Macintosh computer operating system.Continue Reading

• Apple Volume Purchase Program (Apple VPP)

  The Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP) is a service that allows organizations to buy iOS apps for their end users.Continue Reading

• What's new in iOS 7: Features, tools and user-focused services

  Apple iOS 7 features device and app management abilities that will please IT, but it also comes with consumer tools that could pose security threats.Continue Reading

• Novell Filr

  lNovell Filr is a VMware virtual appliance that uses an organization's existing infrastructure and security controls to provide end users with an online file-sharing service.Continue Reading

• Apple iTunes

  Apple iTunes is software that allows computer users to purchase, download and manage music, videos, applications and other media.Continue Reading

• configuration profile (CP)

  A configuration profile (CP) is an XML file that an IT administrator can use to customize settings on an end user's Apple iOS or Mac OS X device.Continue Reading

• Apple offers more iPad management features than you might think

  With built-in iPad management features, you can install apps over the air, wipe specific data and lock down devices.Continue Reading

• Apple AirPrint

  Apple AirPrint is an iOS feature that lets users print documents and other files from their iPhones and iPads.Continue Reading

• Apple Configurator

  Apple Configurator is a free Mac OS X tool for configuring and deploying iOS devices in the enterprise by using a physical USB connection.Continue Reading

• Apple iPhone 5 features and iOS 6: An IT FAQ

  Apple's iOS 6 and iPhone 5 are here: Get ready to tackle issues such as sky-high data charges, automatic cloud backup, Lost mode and tab syncing.Continue Reading

• Apple Bonjour

  Apple Bonjour is a group of networking technologies designed to help devices and applications discover each other on the same network.Continue Reading

• iPhone 5

  The iPhone 5 is the sixth version of Apple's touch-based smartphone.Continue Reading

• Apple enterprise management and security quiz

  Test your knowledge of Apple enterprise management, security and iOS 6 with this quiz. You'll also get resources to hone your iPhone and iPad skills.Continue Reading

• iPhone Configuration Utility

  The iPhone Configuration Utility is free software for Windows and Mac OS X that lets an administrator control how an iOS device works within an enterprise IT network.Continue Reading

• iPhone 3G

  iPhone 3G is the second generation of iPhone, a smartphone made by Apple that combines an iPod, a tablet PC, a digital camera and a cellular phone. (Continued...)Continue Reading

• Top enterprise iPad questions facing IT: management, apps and security

  IT pros have a host of questions when it comes to enterprise iPad use. We answer some of the biggest iPad questions about management, apps and security.Continue Reading

• iPhone security FAQ: Risks, fixes and the future of iPhone security

  iPhone security is becoming more important as more iPhones enter the enterprise. Find out the answers to frequently asked questions about iPhone securityContinue Reading

• iPad 2

  The iPad 2 is a 9.7 inch touch screen tablet PC made by Apple.Continue Reading

• iPod

  The iPod is a combination portable digital media player and hard drive from Apple Computer...(Continued)Continue Reading