Enterprise mobile content management (MCM) application users are expected to reach more than 110 million by 2018, as they continue grow at a double-digit rate, according to an ABI Research report.
Smartphone subscribers of MCM are expected to increase by 12% year-on-year, while the tablet subscribers are expected to rise by 21% for the next five years, the report revealed.
North America and Western Europe are expected to be the top markets for the applications, followed by Asia Pacific for the period of 2013-2018.
ABI Research enterprise senior analyst, Jason McNicol, said with the Bring-Your-Own-Device phenomenon gaining currency within enterprises, more corporate content is being placed in the cloud using consumer-grade storage solutions.
"As such, more corporate content is susceptible to leakage and theft, placing a higher need on mobile content security and protection," said McNicol.
"This threat is driving enterprises to add a mobile content management solution to the enterprise’s overall mobile strategy."
"The key challenge and opportunity is integration of MCM into enterprise infrastructure to address IT security needs while also ensuring a good user experience from the mobile device."
According to the report, for enterprises requiring a mobile content solution, selecting a vendor is difficult. There are currently three supplier segments offering solutions: are cloud storage and protection, content specific application providers and the Enterprise Mobility Management providers.
