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« on: November 14, 2013, 03:01:17 am »

What your company needs to know about Apple's updated app-licensing scheme
   
      
      
         




   

Last week, Apple unveiled the details of its new app licensing program that it announced earlier this year alongside iOS 7 and Mavericks. The new model is a vast improvement on the Volume Purchase Programs (VPPs) that Apple had previously offered to both business and schools and it stands to offer Apple a significant advantage in enterprise mobility.


The core advantage is that organizations can bulk purchase and deploy iOS and Mac apps (and ebooks) to user devices and revoke access to apps on specific devices—essentially reclaiming the license for that app so that it can be deployed to another device. The result is a model very similar to the one that has been used with desktop software for decades, that can be employed with both BYOD and company-owned devices.


While the new model, now dubbed "managed distribution" by Apple, has been public knowledge for some time, the actual mechanics of it have been a mystery over the past few months. With Apple's announcements about the program, the waiting and wondering game is largely over.

Getting started with Apple's VPP

The first piece of the puzzle for an organization is to join Apple's Volume Purchase Program. The requirements differ some what depending on whether your organization is a business or school.
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