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HP has announced a mobility platform for communications service providers (CSPs) that enables them to help enterprise customers increase productivity by supporting employee use of smartphones and tablets.
The HP Enterprise Mobility platform enables enterprises to provide internal mobile applications (apps) to employees so they can access company data quickly, easily and securely on their personal mobile devices.
HP Enterprise Mobile App Store enables CSPs to help enterprises create, certify, distribute and manage “mobilised” versions of company apps for employees. Hosted at the CSP site and managed for the enterprise, the HP Enterprise Mobile App Store provides employees an easy-to-use portal for downloading apps.
Multichannel capability supports personalised employee access, regardless of device. Employees can easily browse for apps. Multiple languages are supported to enable regional app stores. Multicatalog management enables enterprises to offer apps to different kinds of users by structuring access based on employee location, job type or other criteria.
Application life cycle management enables enterprises to refresh apps for all device types, track usage, and decommission apps at end of life. Integrated mobile device testing ensures that apps perform properly across device types and in varied usage scenarios.
HP Enterprise Mobility Gateway enables CSPs to help enterprise employees access the right enterprise data at the right time by connecting mobile applications with an enterprise’s back-end systems. Available on the customer premises and as a service from the CSP, the gateway enables developers to create data-rich apps that run effectively even when bandwidth is limited.
High-performance access is enabled with server- and client-side caching, smart browsing, and offline viewing of large data sets. Secure exposure of back-end systems and data to mobile applications is enabled by user authentication and authorisation.
Lifecycle management of programming interfaces of back-end systems is facilitated with usage and reporting tools and composite service development enables mobile apps to access and combine data from multiple back-end systems to create aggregated, high-value information for mobile users.
Based on the HP Service Delivery Platform (SDP), the HP Enterprise Mobility platform features a flexible service-oriented architecture. CSPs can adapt the core HP components to suit specific, complex needs, and they can integrate other HP and third-party solutions to further enhance functionality.
“CSPs must invent new business models to win in a 4G world,” said Yugan Sikri, Product Manager, Business Solutions, Communications Media and Entertainment, HP Enterprise Services. “HP’s offering enables CSPs to generate new revenue by helping enterprises tap the productivity potential of smartphones and tablets used by employees.”