Apple acquires startup Fleetsmith aimed at managing corporate Macs, iPads

Apple Inc has acquired Fleetsmith, a San Francisco-based startup company whose technology helps businesses manage Apple's Mac and iPad devices among their employee bases.

The move is a push by Apple into the mobile device management industry, a category of business software dominated by players such as Microsoft Corp and VMware Inc.

Fleetsmith announced the deal in a blog post. Apple confirmed the acquisition, but the companies did not disclose a price.