Bretford Manufacturing Offers Guide for Enterprise iOS Deployments

Bretford Manufacturing, an iOS charging and synching product vendor based in Chicago, has released an interactive digital guide aimed at business organizations that need to configure and manage their Apple devices, including iPads, iPhones, and iPods. Available as a free download through Apple’s iBookstore, the iOS Deployment: A Guide to Managing iPad, iPhone and iPod touch in Your Organization ebook is authored by Huey Ng, business development manager at Bretford Manufacturing. 

Bretford claims that the book offers a comprehensive picture of how iOS mobile devices are integrated and managed within the confines of a business organization. What to expect at initial setup and how to prevent deployment pitfalls are among the things discussed in the guidebook. Other topics covered in the ebook include activation and configuration of Apple devices, app ownership, backing up and restoration of data, and document and media management. As the line of Apple devices grow, the ebook will receive updates accordingly.

“The success of an iOS deployment is largely dependent on the initial setup and ongoing management," said Matthew Petrick, director of Research and Development at Bretford, in a prepared statement. “For over a decade we have assisted thousands of organizations with Apple device deployments and have developed a working knowledge that we want to share with all types of organizations.”

Bretford Manufacturing markets a range of “technology-enabled furniture.” Bretford’s business-focused, Apple-based PowerSync product portfolio features equipment that enables multiple iOS devices to be simultaneously charged and synced using only a Mac.

Huey Ng, author of the guide, incorporated his experiences over a span of more than two years when he was involved in configuring and rolling out iOS devices for business customers. Bretford regularly assists users of PowerSync in strategizing iOS deployments. Meanwhile, Ng counsels project managers regarding best practices during the planning stage. Bretford also released a promotional video that provides an overview of the interactive ebook.

Bretford’s iOS deployments guide comes handy for the enterprise sector, which has shown a staunch preference for Apple devices, according to the results of a study by Good Technology, a mobile device management company. Good Technology conducted a survey involving respondents from half of the companies in the Fortune 100. And the results of the study, Good Technology Device Activations Report Q4 2012, showed that enterprises still greatly favor iOS devices over Android-based ones and that 77 percent of all device activations are composed of iPads and iPhones. (KOM) Link. Link.