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In 2011, most employees started using smart mobile devices. In 2012, several businesses allowed users to bring their own devices to work; IT security personnel battled the security problems that this trend gave birth to. This years, corporate corridors are reverberating with sounds of IT-related words: BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), Mobile Osmosis, Mobile Device Management, Mobility Apps and Mobile Security.

At its New York roadshow at the end of February 2013, Salesforce.com announced new mobile capabilities for its Service Cloud customer service platform. The announcement was part of discussions that focused on the vendor’s new messaging about the customer-centric enterprise.

Tech giant IBM is rolling out enhanced enterprise security software, in the shape of IBM AppScan Source 8.7 for iOS, helping keep Apple apps and devices safe. This is another indication that IBM, expanding on its MobileFirst initiative, is strengthening its mobile plays, having made 10 acquisitions in the mobile realm since 2006.

In order to truly overcome the immense challenge of mobile security, it takes a conscious effort from both developers and mobile users. Here's a look at both ends of the spectrum, and best practices for minimising mobile security risk.

The concept of the agile enterprise - set out in Ovum's latest report, Agile and Lean Business Transformation - arises from practices that embrace common principles and values, such as putting uppermost the delivery of value to the customer and high-quality products. Three areas are explored for creating the agile enterprise: innovation, organisation management, and IT department agility.

Intel is using its Intel Developers Conference this year to push towards enterprise apps and engaging developer communities. And according to the computing giant, this year will see huge leaps in the enterprise app space.

Small businesses have been quick to embrace mobility, but lack of SME relevance has stunted uptake of the technology. Adrian Kelly, Products and Services Director, at Sage UK and Ireland explains how putting the needs of small business owners at the centre of the development process delivers business insight when and where it's needed.

Measuring the ROI of enterprise apps on a case by case basis can hamper innovation, according to experts appearing in the enterprise track at Apps World this morning.