Apple has announced that it is partnering with management consultancy Accenture to create iOS apps for businesses. The deal is similar to the one reached with IBM back in 2014 and follows others reached with SAP and Cisco.
The companies shared a little information about how they will work together …
The team will help integrate iOS apps to back-end systems, as well as migrating existing apps to iOS.
The work will include augmented reality apps, reports Reuters.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said that although iOS devices had been used in business for a decade, the company was just getting started.
Accenture CEO Pierre Nanterme said that iOS is ‘the superior mobile platform for businesses.’
One focus of the partnership will be on Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, with code and templates designed to help companies pull data from these.
Accenture told Reuters that the first joint team will be based in San Francisco, with retail banking one of the target sectors.
Apple VP Susan Prescott said that iOS 11’s more PC-like features make iPads more realistic as primary devices.
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