Companies embrace mobile computing

AT&T is seeing a surge of interest in mobile devices and applications among its corporate customers and reported “an explosion in use” of PC tablets among companies over the past year.

The company, which is hosting an analyst event this week at its Network Operations Center in Bedminster, New Jersey, said the number of companies using tablets grew by 194 percent between the first quarter of 2011 and the first quarter this year. In addition AT&T said more than 27,000 business customers have now adopted mobile applications and that it closes five or more mobile device management deals with companies on average every business day. “These trends, combined with the continuing need for companies to reduce complexity and improve their productivity, are driving strong demand for solutions that AT&T is uniquely positioned to provide,” said Andy Geisse, senior executive vice-president of AT&T Business and Home Solutions.