Once bitter rivals, US tech giants Apple and IBM have now teamed up to develop business apps and sell iPhones and iPads to corporate customers
"That was a long time ago. We do not compete on anything. And when you do that you end up with something better than either of you could produce yourself. This is a landmark deal,” he said.
"It's a watershed partnership that brings together the best of Apple and the best of IBM."
Mr Cook said Apple's devices are already used for work within all but a handful of Fortune 500 companies.
IBM is also pledging to provide better security to reassure companies concerned about hackers stealing vital information off the mobile devices of their employees.
Ginni Rometty, IBM chief executive, echoed Mr Cook's bullish view: "This is about two powerhouses unleashing the power of mobility for (businesses). This is going to remake professions and industries."
No financial terms were disclosed.
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The agreement dealt a major blow to struggling mobile phone maker BlackBerry, which has been trying to turn itself around after years of falling profits. Its shares slumped 4.2pc in after-hours trading.
“Apple just took a sword and stabbed it right in the heart of BlackBerry and said ‘you’re done’,” Ross Gerber, CEO of wealth management firm Gerber Kawasaki, told CNBC
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