IBM appears likely to launch the first products of its mobile partnership with Apple in December, a bit later than Apple CEO Tim Cook had predicted last month.

The two companies joined forces in July to help enterprises mobilize their employees and applications. In the exclusive partnership, IBM plans to develop applications for specific industries that will run on Apple phones and tablets, which IBM will resell with its software pre-installed. IBM activation, management and security software are also involved in the deal. The partnership could give Apple the credibility it’s never quite achieved in IT departments and link IBM to a popular mobile ecosystem.

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