iPhone 4S takes enterprise by storm

Good Technology activated more iPhone 4S devices than any other mobile device during the last quarter of 2011. The 4S outpaced the iPhone 4 and iPad 2, and it put the breaks on Android's rising share in the enterprise space.

Good tracks its customers' deployment of iOS and Android devices, and the latest numbers show that the 4S really gave Android a run for its money after hitting the shelves in mid-October. The 4S made up 31 percent of all activations during the quarter, while all Android smartphones put together accounted for just 35 percent.

Android had begun edging closer to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) activation numbers earlier last year. From September to October, Android activations rose from around 30 percent to around 40 percent of total activations. In November they fell back down to 30 percent, and in December to 20 percent. For the quarter overall, Android activations remained steady.

In the tablet realm, Apple's devices continue to blow away the competition as far as the enterprise goes. A full 94 percent of all tablet activations by Good Technology were done for the iPad and iPad 2. The financial services industry proved to be the busiest in terms of iPad activation, making up 42 percent of the total, while the business and professional services and life sciences sectors followed.

Android-based tablets accounted for just 6 percent of the quarter's tablet activations. Good's Android tablet users have consistently favored the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

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