Enterprise Embrace of Android Grows as Smartphone Activations Nearly Double, but iOS Still the Leading Platform According to Good Technology's Q2 2012 Device Activation Report

Mobility within Government/Public Sector, Manufacturing and Retail Industries Grows

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Jul 25, 2012, 02:59 ET

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Technology (http://www.good.com), the leader in secure enterprise mobility solutions, today released its second quarter device activation report. The full report (http://media.www1.good.com/documents/Good_Q2_2012_Data_Report.pdf) provides a breakdown of smartphones and tablets activated by Good's enterprise customers to pinpoint notable changes and trends in device and mobile operating system usage within corporations. This quarter's results demonstrated that while Android smartphone usage within the enterprise nearly doubled, iOS continues to be the dominant smartphone platform, led primarily by the iPhone 4S.

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On average, the two most recently released iPhones and iPads drove the majority of activations between April 1 and June 30, 2012. The iPhone 4S was the top device, driving nearly twice as many activations as any other smartphone, with 30.8 percent of activations for the quarter.

Android Smartphone Activations Nearly Double in Q2 and Windows Phone Joins the Race

Apple iOS device activations still account for more than twice the number of Android activations in the enterprise when it comes to overall platform activations. iOS accounted for 70.8 percent, Android was 28.3 percent and Windows Phone 7 was 0.9 percent.

Corporate use of Android smartphones nearly doubled quarter over quarter, capturing 36.9 percent of total activations, led by the popular Samsung Galaxy SII, which ranked fifth in "Top 10" devices this quarter at 4.6 percent. Other "Top 10" Android devices include Samsung's Galaxy SII and the Motorola Droid Razr which claimed the fifth and sixth spots. Both of these Android smartphones outpaced the original iPad and iPhone 3S, which ranked seventh and eighth, down slightly from their respective fifth and sixth place spots last quarter.

Additionally, while tablet adoption by the enterprise continued to grow—dominated by the iPad, which accounted for 94.5 percent overall tablet activations— smartphone usage still outnumbered tablet usage by three to one, accounting for 73 percent of total mobile device activations. Android saw another increase in this category for the quarter, as Android tablets captured 5.5 percent of total tablet activations, up from 2.7 percent last quarter.

Windows Phone made its debut in Good's data report this quarter, following the company's release of Windows Phone 7.5 support in April 2012. While Windows Phone only accounted for 1.2 percent of overall activations in Q2, this number may grow in future quarters with the rollout of Windows 8 and the introduction of additional Windows Phone devices.

Government, Manufacturing and Retail Industries Embrace Mobility

Good's data report also showed a notable shift in the use of mobile devices by government/public sector organizations, manufacturing and retail organizations. As compared to Q1 2012, government deployments rose from approximately five percent to eight percent of total activations, manufacturing rose from four to seven percent, and retail activations rose from three percent to five percent during the quarter. While these sectors have traditionally been slower to adopt mobility solutions, Good is seeing increasing numbers of its customers in these sectors ignite and grow their mobile deployments.

"Mobility is not simply another device for IT to support or hurdle to overcome. Rather, it's a much broader shift to a new way to empower employees, customers and partners with new applications to connect and collaborate as never before," said John Herrema, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy for Good Technology. "Our device activations report shows that more and more of our customers—across all industries—are really embracing mobility as a new strategy for boosting productivity and business insight. We expect to see continued growth of support for iOS, Android and Windows platforms in Q3 as more of these devices come to market and our customers continue to expand their enterprise mobility programs."

About Good Technology
Good Technology, the leader in secure enterprise mobility solutions, creates a world where employees can securely connect, communicate, and collaborate using their personal iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices. A world where IT can manage mobile apps, devices and enterprise data simply and safely to increase overall business productivity. A world where business information can travel wherever it needs to go, without putting sensitive enterprise or personal data at risk. Good Technology's customers include more than 4,000 organizations worldwide, including FORTUNE 100™ leaders in financial services, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, legal, and government. Learn more at www.good.com.

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