Worldwide Enterprise Converged Mobile Device 2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis

This IDC study provides our worldwide five-year forecast for the enterprise rate of adoption of converged mobile devices. This document contains a platform- and regional-based forecast of devices purchased by corporate funds versus devices purchased with individual consumer funds. The study is valuable to hardware, software, and solution vendors targeting handheld devices in the corporate environment and individuals and enterprises evaluating mobile solutions.

"The shift among enterprises from tactical line-of-business deployments to strategic enterprisewide mobility deployments is under way," says Sean Ryan, research analyst, Mobile Enterprise Device Solutions at IDC. "Converged mobile device vendors are racing to provide advanced capabilities and ensure that the devices are closely aligned with all of the leading mobile platforms for extending enterprise solutions to mobile workers."