IBM doubles down on mobile to power businesses

TORONTO - IBM has unveiled IBM MobileFirst, which it claims is the industry’s most comprehensive mobile portfolio that combines new solutions in mobile security, analytics, and application development software, with cloud-based services and mobile services expertise. IBM says that with MobileFirst, businesses can now streamline everything from the management of employee mobile devices, to the creation of a new mobile commerce app that will transform their entire business model. Today’s move says IBM builds off its experience helping nearly 1,000 customers become mobile enterprises, and takes advantage of its thousands of mobile experts and 270 patents in wireless innovations. IBM...