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The First Apple-IBM Partnership Apps Came Out Today
http://time.com/3627773/apple-ibm-business-apps/
The fruits of the unexpected Apple-IBM partnership are finally coming to bear, as the companies announced Wednesday the first batch of made-for-business IBM apps designed exclusively for Apple devices.
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The 10 apps include Passenger+, which “empowers flight crews to offer an unmatched level of personalized services to passengers in-flight – including special offers, re-booking, and baggage information,” and Pick & Pack, which “combines proximity-based technology with back-end [retail] inventory systems for transformed order fulfillment.”
The apps are not available on the App Store, and instead will be customized and deployed by IBM Business Partners, an IBM spokeswoman said. They will be offered on a per-device, per month-subscription model billed annually, with discounts available for special terms or volumes.
Here Are The 10 New Apple Apps For Businesses
http://www.businessinsider.com/first-10-apple-and-ibm-apps-launch-2014-12
This is the list of the new apps: Each one is intended to run on iOS devices and be customized for individual companies (IBM would do that work), while the apps themselves will take advantage of IBM’s cloud.
Plan Flight (for travel and transportation companies) helps companies track and trim their fuel expenses by letting pilots view flight schedules, flight plans, and crew manifests in advance, report issues in-flight to ground crews, and make more informed decisions about discretionary fuel.
Passenger+ (for travel and transportation companies) lets flight crews offer more services in-flight like special offers, re-booking, and baggage information.
Advise & Grow (for banking and financial companies) lets bankers access client profiles and analyses to make more personalized recommendations for small businesses and complete secure transactions.
Trusted Advice (for banking and financial companies) allows advisors to access and manage client portfolios on the road, modeling recommendations and do secure transactions.
Retention (for insurance companies) helps agents manage customer contacts with analysis, alerts, and recommendations. It also lets them complete transactions using e-signatures.
Case Advice (for government) supports caseworkers as they visit families and people. It also helps them identify at-risk situations using big data analysis.
Incident Aware (for government) gives law enforcement officers real-time access to maps and video-feeds of incident locations on their iPhones. It also shows them information about victim status, escalation risk, and crime history ability to call for back-up, too.
Sales Assist (for retail) lets salespeople see customer profiles on the retail floor so they can make recommendations. It also lets them check inventory, locate items in-store, and ship out-of-store items.
Pick & Pack (for retail) helps retailers track items in the story and connects with inventory order systems.
Expert Tech (for telecommunications companies) taps into FaceTime for all sorts of needs, whether it’s employees asking an question to an expert or customers talking to a support tech.