Report: Apple Inc. Makes Key Hire In Corporate Sales Push

Apple Inc. AAPL nascent effort to sell its products corporate and goverment markets could get a push from a recent hire, according to a report Thursday. Apple changed hands recently up nearly 4 percent at $111.89. The Curpertino, Calif. company hired John Solomon, who until recently headed Hewlett-Packard Co.'s HPQ printing unit as its senior vice president and general manager. Citing several unnamed sources, the IT news site Re/code said Solomon could prove key to Apple's attempt to crack corporate markets. Apple confirmed Solomon's hire according to Re/code, but declined to elaborate. Re/code noted Apple's July announcement of a partnership with International Business Machines Co. IBM to develop Mobile devices and applications for the corporate market. The partnership last month unveiled its first wave of products and a list of clients that include Citigroup Inc. C Air Canda ACDVF and Grupo Fin Banorte SE GBOOF. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/12/10Apple-and-IBM-Deliver-First-Wave-of-IBM-MobileFirst-for-iOS-Apps.html