iPass Inc. (IPAS) Thursday said that it is extending its enterprise mobility services to support Android smartphones with iPass Open Mobile.
The iPass Open Mobile runs as a background application on Android OS 2.1 or higher smartphones. It helps mobile workers simply connect to an authorized Wi-Fi hotspot without the need to enter credentials.
According to a recent Forrester report titled Insights for CIOs, the Android platform is beginning to make inroads into businesses, with 13 percent of organizations supporting this operating system.
iPass said that it found that nearly half of workers use Wi-Fi on their smartphones, 31.8% because it is faster than 3G and 15.6 % because it is cheaper.
Craig Mathias, principal with the wireless and mobile advisory firm Farpoint Group commented, "Android is well on its way to becoming a top player in the enterprise handset market. And iPass is building on its position of leadership in enterprise connectivity with support for this important platform. Enterprise network managers now have a powerful new tool for managing policy and cost, and end-users get the enhanced convenience and simplicity so critical to productivity."
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