JAMF Software has made a living convincing companies that Apple products mean business. The company’s rallying cry will be getting louder. The maker of software to manage Apple (AAPL) devices used by businesses and the enterprise market is preparing a global push after securing $30 million in a funding round led by Summit Partners. The 11-year-old company will use the investment to follow along with the explosive sales of Apple iPhones and iPad
Online retailers are on track for a better-than-expected Christmas despite a still slow economy, weak sales at physical stores, a shorter-than-usual holiday shopping season and deep discounting at brick-and-mortar stores. With final Christmas Eve numbers pending, some market trackers and Web retailers report year-over-year gains in sales and traffic that appear to support projections of at least a 14% rise in U.S. cybersales this holiday shopping
Apple’s long-awaited iPhone distribution deal with China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless carrier, was a rising tide that lifted a lot of boats on Monday. Apple (AAPL) stock rose 3.8% to 570.09 on the news. Makers of parts for Apple’s smartphones also benefited. The deal was widely expected, and several times in recent weeks news organizations had announced an agreement had been signed. But late Sunday, Apple announced that it had entered into