Pentagon Will Open Networks to Apple, Google Devices in 2014 -This is about keeping the department’s workforce relevant in an era when accessibility and cyber security play a critical role in mission success.
Pentagon Will Open Networks to Apple, Google Devices in 2014
According to a report from Bloomberg, the U.S. Defense Department plans to open its networks by next February to about 100,000 mobile phones and tablet computers from companies such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc.
Yep, you read that right. Despite the launch of the new Blackberry operating system, the Waterloo-based company is losing big enterprise customers. This move from the U.S. Defense Department also indicates that the security feature on iOS and Android devices have come a long way.
[quote] The move may pose a threat to BlackBerry, the Pentagon’s biggest supplier of smart phones. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company has lost market share to competitors and seeks to make a comeback with its new BlackBerry 10 phone. The device will go on sale in the U.S. next month.
The Pentagon said it wants employees to have the flexibility to use commercial products on classified and unclassified networks. It plans to create a military mobile applications store and hire a contractor to build a system that may eventually handle as many as 8 million devices.[/quote]
“This is not simply about embracing the newest technology –- it is about keeping the department’s workforce relevant in an era when information accessibility and cyber security play a critical role in mission success,” Teri Takai, the department’s chief information officer, said in a statement.
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