Increasing tablet market causes need for improved mobile device management

Friday, January 27, 2012

The international market for tablets has increased exponentially in the fiscal year from 2010 to 2011, with demand increasing in the professional industry in particular. Companies like Apple and Android doubled their tablet sales, and the global volume of tablet shipments experienced 260 percent growth from 18.6 million to 66.9 million - all over the course of a single year.

In 2011, 13.6 million tablets were shipped to international businesses and professional organizations. The Worldwide Enterprise Tablet Market Forecast Report predicts that this number will increase to 96.3 million units by 2016. As companies begin to incorporate personal devices into their operational infrastructures, critical tasks like finance management and information storage will be taking place in a mobile environment. Such data must be properly encrypted through managed security services that can provide centralized mobile device management to avoid unwanted breaches.

"The explosion of mobile devices connecting to the corporate network often creates greater opportunities for data loss and increased security management complexity," said Juliette Sultan, Check Point Software's head of global marketing. "We anticipate this trend will continue to rise in 2012, encouraging enterprises to enforce the proper remote access policies to minimise the frequency, risk and costs associated with securing the mobile enterprise."