Private iPhone App, without App Store?

Question

I am developing an iPhone app for a private company. It contains business critical data and should only be able to use for this company.

Do I still need to go via the App store? Is there not a private way to do this?

Answer 1

You might want to look into the Enterprise program. I have no personal experience with it, but as I understand it, it might be what you are looking for.

Answer 2

Your company can pay $299/yr to join the enterprise program which allows you to deploy app without going through the AppStore.

You can create Ad Hoc distributions for ≤ 100 users.

You can jailbreak all the target iPhones and do whatever you want.