Alternative solutions for in-house iPhone enterprise app distribution

Question

A client has asked us to develop a proprietary in-house app for managing their back-end systems. However, we are a small development company and I\'m certain that their comp

Answer 1

I was researching this yesterday and today, and it appears that Apple has just (within the past week) removed the >500 employee requirement for enterprise development. However, I believe you will need to develop/deploy for a particular client using a development toolkit registered by the client.

So if you do work for client A and client B, both client A and B will need to sign up with Apple as business developers, at which point you can develop apps for them (as a contractor) and use their tools to build and deploy within their enterprises. I would think it would be a good idea for your company to also be registered as a business developer.

Apple does still require you to have a Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number to sign up as a Business Developer.