Issues to consider include ease of deployment, managing backup and data access, support, security, network complexity, device management, operating system diversity, total cost of ownership and integration of various tablet platforms at the application, mobile device management process and system level.

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In those years it has gone from blogging engine to content management system to application platform.

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It is already possible to buy a piece of kit that plugs into a car's engine-management system and sends data to an application on an Apple iPhone.

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It services hundreds of global firms, including Goldman Sachs, Visa and DHL. Infosys has developed switching software for Cisco, a factory management system for Nestl and an inventory tracking application for Nordstrom.

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Asana is used for a wide variety of applications, such as project management, software bug tracking, human resources application tracking or a light-weight CRM system.

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