Mobile applications platform

A method for secure remote to data and services of an enterprise information technology system, said method comprising:

• securely connecting a mobile device for communication with an enterprise proxy server included in the enterprise information technology system using a container application installed on the mobile device, the container application including an embedded application browser;
• launching the embedded application browser to request from the proxy server at least one of one or more web applications included in the enterprise information technology system and mapped by the proxy server for access by the application browser;
• executing on the mobile device the requested at least one of the one or more web applications with the application browser embedded within the client container application;
• and
• encrypting with the container application data associated with the executed at least one of the one or more web applications and stored locally on the mobile device.

Computer-program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer useable medium having computer program code embodied therein, the computer program code including:
• computer readable program code enabling a processor of a mobile device to securely connect a mobile device for communication with an enterprise proxy server included in the enterprise information technology system;
• computer readable program code enabling a processor of a mobile device to launch an embedded application browser to request from the proxy server at least one of one or more web applications included in the enterprise information technology system and mapped by the proxy server for access by the application browser;
• computer readable program code enabling a processor of a mobile device to execute on the mobile device the requested at least one of the one or more web applications with the application browser;
• and
• computer readable program code enabling a processor of a mobile device to encrypt data associated with the executed at least one of the one or more web applications and stored locally on the mobile device.