Apple's iOS Developer Enterprise Program ($299 per year) lets developers create iOS apps that can be distributed to employees. These apps do not appear on the App Store. But the program has a history of stymieing iPhone and iPad apps from entering the enterprise.

The problem stems from the licensing verbiage.

Up until six weeks ago, no company with less than 500 employees could qualify for the iOS Developer Enterprise Program. They could not develop and deploy an iPhone or iPad app in an efficient manner. Of course, there were workarounds that probably violated Apple's policies, such as using the beta program to get an app into the hands of employees who weren't actually "testing" the app.

Apple quietly ended the employee-count requirement six weeks ago. Now, any size company can qualify for the iOS Developer Enterprise Program.

The program, however, still has quirks that continue to confound enterprise app developers. For instance, the iOS Developer Enterprise Program only allows apps to be given to employees and contractors, not to suppliers, customers or other trading partners. Supply chain management apps? Forget it.