Apple and IBM have unleashed their second batch of apps for the enterprise.
Half of the eight apps, released Monday, are focused on health care, an area where Apple has been making a concerted push. The apps aim to make the lives of nurses easier: One, dubbed Hospital RN, consolidates information for nurses and deploys Apple s iBeacon technology to help them identify patients by room. Another targets home health nurses, helping them add photos and audio to patients files, find nearby pharmacies and labs and reduce readmissions. Meanwhile, the Hospital Tech app helps nurse technicians stay in touch with their care teams, and the Hospital Lead app helps charge nurses prioritize tasks to handle their caseloads smartly.
Outside the health arena, other apps released this time target industrial product makers. The previous batch was geared toward industries such as finance, retail and law enforcement.
TechCrunch reports that IBM did not formally announce this collection of apps, preferring to delve into the offerings at a conference later this month.
The latest batch brings Apple and IBM s collection to 22 apps. The partnership, announced in July, was an unlikely union of once-fierce rivals. Apple CEO Tim Cook has predicted that the partnership will help boost Apple s slumping iPad sales.
Above: Apple and IBM have expanded their collection of apps for the enterprise (Getty Images).
