Apperian Launches EASE – First Platform for Creating, Managing and Deploying Secure, Enterprise-Wide Applications for iPhone, iPad and other Mobile Devices

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apperian, Inc. (www.apperian.com) today announced availability of the Enterprise App Service Environment (EASE), the industry’s first comprehensive platform that enables enterprise developers to build, secure, and manage applications for the iPhone, iPad and other mobile devices.

“EASE provides a serious solution to the mobile application management (MAM) issues that are beginning to be recognized in organizations”

Available immediately for Apple iOS, developers can sign up and use EASE at no cost at www.apperian.com/ease.

EASE helps enterprise developers build secure mobile applications that improve company productivity, while maintaining control for IT departments. It is the first platform that enables companies to avoid "do it yourself" enterprise deployment solutions that require significant development and ongoing support resources. With EASE, companies can focus on the development of business-focused applications, without having to worry about infrastructure issues. Plus, EASE saves overloaded IT departments from costly support and manual updating of devices.

In addition to the iPhone, EASE will fully support the Apple iPad running iOS 4.2 or later with "over the air" app delivery. The company plans to offer an Android-based version of EASE in the first quarter of 2011.

“EASE provides a serious solution to the mobile application management (MAM) issues that are beginning to be recognized in organizations,” said David Patrick, Apperian CEO. “EASE is the right solution at the right time for companies that want to take the lead in developing and deploying enterprise-wide, mobile business applications that will result in productivity gains. As the number of 'bring your own' and corporate-issued smartphones increases, EASE is the first solution of its kind to provide a SaaS-based approach that can be up and running in minutes.”

EASE is a highly scalable, cloud-based service that delivers significant benefits to IT departments, in-house developers and end-users, including:

Empowering enterprise IT staff to manage in-house app management and distribution;
Simplifying the creation of secure applications by providing a framework that extends the Apple SDK to include support for authorization, authentication, version checking, push notification and access to corporate back-end data; and
Providing a branded, customized application catalog with a familiar user interface from which company employees can easily download and update the applications they need.

“Businesses that want to introduce mobile devices and productivity applications without losing administrative control are facing a growing mobile application management challenge,” said Philippe Winthrop, Managing Director of the Enterprise Mobility Foundation. “If businesses want to reap the rewards from mobile devices without paying a high price, they require a platform that will allow them to create native mobile apps that are secure, and can be easily deployed, managed, and updated.”

EASE is priced on an enterprise/SaaS model with customers charged a fee per each mobile device. More information is available by calling 800-862-0511.

About Apperian

Apperian, Inc. is the provider of EASE, the first platform allowing enterprise developers to create, manage and deploy secure, in-house enterprise applications for the iPhone, iPad and other mobile devices. The EASE development team possesses unsurpassed experience in Apple iOS and Android environments, while the company’s professional services group has built more than 65 iPhone applications for major companies, including American Greetings, The Estee Lauder Companies, Harrah's Entertainment, Intuit, Progressive Insurance, Rue La La, Timberland and Warner Brothers.

Apperian and EASE are trademarks or registered service marks of Apperian, Inc. All other trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective owners.