Businesses are turning increasingly to mobile devices as means of boosting productivity, but if employees are allowed to use their own devices for work it can be difficult to ensure they use approved apps.
Licensing and compliance specialist Flexera Software has a solution in the form of its App Portal. This is a universal enterprise app store which allows self-service delivery across platforms.
The latest release of App Portal, launched today, allows the IT department associate mobile and desktop versions of an application, allowing employees to request an application once and have it deployed to all of their devices at the same time -- eliminating the need to individually request software from each device.
It also goes further by proactively suggesting apps that are available for other registered devices. It includes support for the iOS and Android public stores as well as for internally developed apps. The checkout process works with a number of management solutions including AirWatch and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.
"Employees want the ability to request an app once and use it wherever they work -- on their desktops, tablets or mobile phones -- without having to go to each of their devices and request the same app over and over again. They want immediate access, and don’t appreciate that behind the scenes, a very complicated request has been triggered for IT to fulfill," says Maureen Polte, Vice President of Product Management at Flexera Software. "App Portal is the first universal enterprise app store able to centralize and manage those back office processes, making ‘request once, fulfill anywhere’ a reality".
App Portal 2015 is optimized for use on mobile devices, giving employees simplified access to approved mobile apps directly from their phone or tablet. Employees can browse, select and check out corporate approved mobile apps from their Apple or Android device.
The portal enables enterprises to provide a transparent, friendly, personalized user experience while maintaining proper control and governance over valuable enterprise software assets. You can find out more by visiting the Flexera website.
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