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Android, iOS More Popular In the Enterprise Than BlackBerry

By Don Reisinger on 2011-09-26


The use of smartphones running Google Android and Apple iOS platforms is on the rise in the enterprise, according to findings from The State of Workforce Technology Adoption: US Benchmark 2011 from Forrester Research. The study, which is based on Forrester's Q2 2011 US Workforce Technology and Online Engagement survey of 4,985 U.S. information workers, also reveals that half of those surveyed now split their work time between the office, home and other remote locations. The study was released Sept. 22, 2011, during Forrester's Content & Collaboration Forum in Boston. “Looking out five years, Forrester sees three technology ‘trains’ impacting the future of workforce productivity, innovation, and advocacy," said Matt Brown, vice president and practice leader at Forrester Research, during his opening remarks at the Forum. "All three of these trains have left the station: enterprise mobility, enterprise social, and cloud services for business.” Read on for 12 highlights from the report.

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BlackBerry
42 percent of respondents use BlackBerry smartphones at work.

Android, iPhone
26 percent of respondents use Android-based devices at work, while 22 percent use Apple's iPhone.

Nearly Half
Combined, that means 48 percent of respondents are using an Android- or iOS-based device, outpacing RIM’s BlackBerry.



Tablets
11 percent of respondents say they are using tablets to do their jobs, even though the tablet market is in its infancy.

Enterprise Social
Only one in six respondents between the ages of 18 and 31 use enterprise social tools, despite continued corporate investment in these solutions.

Age Gap
Although Gen Y employees aren’t so quick to jump on enterprise social tools, they’re twice as likely to use those platforms as Baby Boomers, according to Forrester.

12 Percent
Among all age groups at work, the adoption rate of social enterprise tools is 12 percent.

Mobile Lifestyle
50 percent of respondents say that they now split their work time between home, the office, and “other remote locations.”

Up The Ladder
As workers climb the corporate ladder, they’re more likely to work from home, Forrester found.

53%
53 percent of entry-level respondents work in the office exclusively.

35%
35 percent of respondents who are managers or supervisors work in the office exclusively.

10%
Only 10 percent of respondents who are directors or executives work exclusively in the office.

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