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I'm just wondering if anybody knows if Apple provides deals to enterprises wanting to deploy an application to a large # of customers. Or does every customer have to go to the app store and buy the application individually giving Apple the 30% cut of your app price.

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  • @RyuI am facing the same problem, can you please tell me the correct way that how can i publish my app with >3000 employees using IOS Enterprise program? Thanks – Anand Gautam Jan 09 '14 at 17:37

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If you develop an application that you want to distribute yourself,it must be digitally signed with a certificate issued by Apple. You must also provide your users with a distribution provisioning profile that allows their device to use the application.

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Enterprise_Deployment_Guide.pdf

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  • But you have to have 500 employees and the installation process is too complex to be practical for external customers. – Nestor Sep 16 '10 at 14:09
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    The 500-employee requirement is no longer in effect. – Kristopher Johnson Nov 07 '11 at 16:04
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    This document is pretty out of date, is there any updated version? Most importantly, is a connection to iTunes still required to install the distribution profile? – Dan F Nov 01 '12 at 17:14
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Yes, they do support enterprise deployments

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The >500 employee restriction (mentioned in some of the responses here) has just been removed within the past week. See: alternative-solutions-for-in-house-iphone-enterprise-app-distribution

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