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Changing Times for Enterprise Mobility

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As I was running this morning in the Boise foothills, OK walking at a brisk pace, I was pondering how fast enterprise mobility is evolving.  Today, HTML5 and Android security are critical check box items for any company considering standardizing on a mobile application development platform and a mobile application management platforms. The MAM (mobile application management) and MDM (mobile device management) vendors have all been working hard to bring order out of chaos in the Android space as demonstrated by this recent announcement, " SOTI Inc ., an Enterprise Mobility Device Management (MDM) vendor, has unveiled new technology that enables corporations to consistently manage security policies across Android devices from all manufacturers . "  It has been a challenge for most vendors to provide enterprise quality security for Android devices due to the many different versions of the Android OS that manufactures use.  Most vendors would only support or secure a limited su

Mobile Commerce News Weekly – Week of July 29, 2012

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The Mobile Commerce News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking and mobile security that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly AuthenTec, a U.S. mobile and network security provider has agreed to be acquired by Apple.  One of its key offerings is fingerprint sensor, which can be used for authentication and security in mobile payments by phones, and is seen by some analysts as a target of Apple's purchase. Read Original Content In India, the number of bank transactions through mobile devices grew over two-and-half times to 3.34 million in May 2012 from 1.28 million in May 2011, according to the Reserve Ban

Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly – Week of July 29, 2012

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The Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Companies and retail organizations are turning to RFID technology to prevent employee theft, especially of electronic equipment and sensitive files.   Read Original Content The new Garmin fenix GPS watch, expected to launch in August 2012, could be a useful tool for Realtors.  The wrist top GPS with handheld capabilities can be used to program the geo-coordinates of the property corners right into the watch and the watch will navigate the user directly to the property boundaries.   Read Original Content In an effort to stimulate the usage of

Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly – Week of July 29, 2012

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Welcome to the Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility in Asia.  Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility between now and 2016. Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Gartner forecasts an incredible rise in the number of global mobile payments users, with a predicted increase from 141.1 million in 2011 to 349.4 million by 2015.  The Asia Pacific region is predicted to remain the largest segment, with growth from 69.1 million in 2011 to 127.8 million in 2015.   Read Original Content Arbitron Mobile Oy and iResearch Consulting have formed a partnership to jointly operate a syndicated, mobile media research service in China, the world's largest smartphone market.   Read Original Content

Mobile Health News Weekly – Week of July 22, 2012

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The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Analyst forecasts estimate the potential value of the mHealth market will be $4.6 billion by 2014. Read Original Content Azumio has acquired SkyHealth, the developer behind Fitness Buddy, the number-one ranked Health and Fitness paid app on iTunes, and Glucose Buddy, the most downloaded diabetes app in the world. Read Original Content mHealth is taking the health care industry by storm, but "there are no rules to the game," said Joseph C. Kvedar, M.D., founder and director at the Center for Connected Health in a recent interview. Mob

Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5 - Week of July 22, 2012

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Here is the latest news and developments that I could find this week related to HTML5.  It seems everyone I speak to agrees these days that HTML5 hybrid apps will conquer enterprise mobility over the next 24 months.  That does not mean that native apps go away, just that the majority of enterprise applications will be HTML5 or HTML5 hybrids. Now for the news... Application development software firm Telerik has announced a major update to its framework for building HTML5 and JavaScript mobile apps and sites.   Kendo UI Complete was released on July 11, 2012 and includes support for tablet devices.   Read Original Content Zeewe TV, the HTML5 social video platform, now has one million users, a milestone reached in one month.   The platform is available as a mobile app and on Facebook.   Read Original Content Crocodile RCS has announced that its SuperNode cloud communications systems and hosted RCS service now support HTML5-based applications using RTCweb and WebSockets

SAP Mobile DSD - 5 Considerations

I want to thank Anup Alex, VP Consulting with Unvired, for sharing his mobile and SAP expertise with us in this guest blog article. Direct Store Delivery (DSD) is a method of selling or distributing products for a variety of industries like food, beverage, personal care, etc. SAP offers a module on DSD which is part of SAP's  ECC/ERP.  DSD has tight integration to SAP SD, MM, FI and Logistics which makes it one of the preferred solutions across the world.  In addition, SAP offers a Mobile DSD solution as an optional module for customers who like to avoid the manual paper based approach. There are a few considerations when implementing Mobile DSD in an enterprise that I want to share from my experience. Is the current business process good enough to implement SAP DSD? There are a few things you may want to consider when implementing SAP DSD. These are things like the use of Bill of Material (BOM), Empties management and Single Sales Area for each route.  Without these, you m

Mobility News Weekly – Week of July 22, 2012

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The Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Good Technology has released its analysis of mobile device activations among enterprise customers over the second quarter of 2012. The data shows Android smartphone usage doubling, with Apple's iOS continuing to lead, and the iPhone 4S at the head of the pack. Read Original Content New research from Nielsen indicates Android products now account for more than half of the smartphones in use in the U.S. market, and that 54 percent of those who purchased smartphones in June 2012 opted for an Android device.   Read Original Content Noki

iOS Conquers the Enterprise

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In a new report published by Appcelerator/IDC yesterday titled 2Q 2012 Mobile Report ( download here ), iOS appears to have conquered the enterprise mobility market.  Here is an excerpt from the report, "iOS has opened a dramatic 16% lead over Android in the mobile enterprise apps space.  Developers now think iOS will win over Android in the enterprise 53%-37%; in 3Q 2011 iOS and Android were tied at 44%." It will be interesting to now watch how both iOS and Windows 8 will impact Android in the enterprise.  This report seems to suggest that Google's Android could be in for some stiff competition, "Developers are cautiously optimistic about Windows 8 tablets, and find Microsoft’s Metro UI especially compelling. Therefore a key dynamic to watch going forward will be Microsoft’s opportunity to eclipse Android as the number two operating system priority for mobile enterprise app developers, especially given Microsoft’s strengths in the enterprise market through Office

Mobile Marketing News Weekly – Week of July 22, 2012

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The Mobile Marketing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile marketing that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly A new report predicts tablets will emerge as the primary platform for mobile ad revenue in the next two years. A Yankee Group study forecasts tablets will account for 53 percent of mobile ad dollars in 2014 compared to 47 percent for mobile handsets. By 2016, tablets’ share of mobile ad sales will rise to 60 percent. Read Original Content Target is putting mobile at the core of its back-to-school campaign and encouraging consumers to use its mobile application to find helpful resources, promotions and design inspirations. Read Original

Finally the Tide of Rugged Android Devices Begins

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In my opinion, Microsoft blew it when they left the rugged mobile device manufacturers hanging for years with no meaningful upgrades or upgrade path to the Windows Mobile 6.5x operating system.  They sentenced the ruggedized device industry to compete against the iPhone, iPad and Android consumer devices.  This meant service organizations worldwide started considering the merits of switching to consumer devices, with new operating systems that had many more features rather than upgrading to new ruggedized mobile devices. Otterbox and other rugged case manufacturers were definitely the winners of this Microsoft orchestrated industry trend.  They produced many great ruggedized cases that added device protection and gave buyers confidence that using consumer devices in rugged environments was worth the risk. Today, however, the tide of rugged Android devices is starting to enter the market as demonstrated by this marketing piece from Honeywell that I received in the mail today announ

Powell's Book Store, Confessions, and Mobile Strategies

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Powell's City of Books I am grateful that Powell's City of Books is located in the same general direction as my parent's home, or I must admit that my parents would not see me or my family as often.  I also confess to having returned with 16 additional books, when half of the books I got there on my last visit remain unread and stacked next to my bed.  Here is a sampling of the new titles: Community Geography The Future of War Maphead The Principles of War for the Information Age The Art of Maneuver The Army After Next The book titled Community Geography is full of stories about how communities use GIS (geographical information systems) to improve their communities by doing things like crime fighting, identifying pollution sources, locating noxious weeds, tracking water quality and getting kids to school.  Much of this involves geo-tagging events and objects and then presenting geo-tags on a map to help visualize the environment so better decisions can be ma

Mobile Commerce News Weekly – Week of July 22, 2012

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The Mobile Commerce News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking and mobile security that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Kenya has more cell-phone subscriptions than adult citizens and more than 80 percent of those with a cell phone also use “mobile money”. Read Original Content In 2012, developers using Google Play have pulled in more revenue from in-app purchases than from the sales of the apps themselves, a validation of the "freemium" model and digital purchases. Read Original Content Revel Systems, the company that is selling iPad checkout services to retailers around the country, is co

Biggest Challenges Implementing Enterprise Mobility

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I closed the 2012 Mid-Year Enterprise Mobility Survey today after excellent community participation!  I want to thank everyone for their time in completing it!  I will now start writing up the formal report, but in the mean time I will leak some of the results for you here. One of the survey sections was titled, "What are your biggest challenges to implementing enterprise mobility today?"  Here are the some of the results: Finding a budget  (for enterprise mobility)? 23% said Not Challenging 53% said Somewhat Challenging 24% said Very Challenging Developing an enterprise-wide mobile strategy? 8% said Not Challenging 43% said Somewhat Challenging 49% said Very Challenging Selecting the right mobile platform? 29% said Not Challenging 43% said Somewhat Challenging 28% said Very Challenging Finding qualified mobility experts to assist with implementations? 18% said Not Challenging 45% said Somewhat Challenging 37% said Very Challenging Selecting the right

Enterprise Mobility and the Fog of War

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Fog of War The term of " Fog of War " means "The uncertainty in situation awareness experienced during operations."  It is really hard to manage operations efficiently if you don't know where your people and resources are located.  How can you implement your strategy or fulfill your mission without this knowledge?  Gaining situational awareness is the key to improving productivity in the field. In the preliminary results of my mid-year enterprise mobility survey, the participants have identified "improved productivity" as the #1 ROI that companies are seeking from enterprise mobility.  This would suggest a need for GPS tracking of your workforce, assets and resources and improved situational awareness. I recently read that 90% of the challenges that military commanders have are finding the enemy, and finding their own forces.  Knowing the location of your resources enables you to make all kinds of data driven decisions such as: Estimated arr

Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly – Week of July 22, 2012

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The Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly LightSpeed and Socket Mobile have formed a partnership to join Socket’s hand scanners with the LightSpeed for iPad app.   Read Original Content Group Mobile has added three new rugged tablets to its product line: The Windows-based DRS ARMOR X7et, the Android DRS ARMOR X7ad, and a new DRS convertible tablet, the ARMOR™ X12kb.   Read Original Content The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is using barcode technology with 45 stand-alone kiosks, enabling customers to use the kiosks to receive printed vehicle registration certificates, driver’s l

Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly – Week of July 22, 2012

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Welcome to Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility in Asia.  Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility between now and 2016. Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly According to Frost & Sullivan, M2M services will see future growth in India’s enterprise mobility landscape, with a predicted compound annual growth rate of 41 percent by 2017.  Mobile e-mail currently dominates the enterprise mobility landscape, and is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 15 percent by 2017.   Read Original Content M2M communications provider Telit Wireless Solutions has chosen Rabyte Electronics as a new distribution partner in India, focusing on development of the M2M market at the grass root level in India.   R

Mobile Health News Weekly – Week of July 15, 2012

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The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly According to the latest data from Pew Internet and American Life Project, while 88 percent of Americans have a cellphone and about half of those are smartphones, only 10 percent have downloaded health-related apps on those devices, a figure that’s remained stable since 2010. Read Original Content A new report from the World Bank indicates that in just 10 years, developing countries have gone from accounting for just 29 percent of mobile subscriptions worldwide to 77 percent of subscriptions. This infographic sums up some of the data the report c

Mobility News Weekly – Week of July 15, 2012

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The Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly In our recent CIO study of more than 3,000 CIOs, IBM discovered that 75 percent of respondents asserted that mobility is a top priority in their business strategy.   Read Original Content According to Nielsen, Google crossed the tipping point in the second quarter with 51.8 percent of current smartphone users running some variant on the green robot's OS. The increase is coming mostly at the expenses of BlackBerry (8.1 percent) and Windows (4.3 percent).   Read Original Content During Q2 2012 smartphone penetration grew to 54.9 percen

Geo-fencing, GPS Tracking and SAP Enterprise Mobility

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Geo-fencing Have you thought much about geo-fencing and its value to your business?  To me, it is a very interesting feature of most GPS tracking systems and a useful feature when you want to track locations of resources, materials, equipment and other assets.  Here is how geo-fencing works - when a location-aware device (GPS tracking enabled) enters or exits a particular geographic area that is configured (in the GPS tracking system) with a geo-fence boundary, the device sends or receives an alert/notification.  This notification can be the trigger for any number of clever business processes that you can design. How is a geo-fence useful?  You can view, in real-time, when vehicles, equipment, materials and mobile devices enter or exit a job site, depots, routes or any other geographically defined area.  You can see when a truck is arriving at a warehouse and route it to the first available warehouse dock.  You can let the job site manager know when materials are about to arrive

Mobile Marketing News Weekly – Week of July 15, 2012

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The Mobile Marketing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile marketing that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Marin Software, a digital advertising management company, found in its quarterly U.S. Online Advertising Quarterly Report, that 18 percent of paid search clicks come from mobile devices. Read Original Content Kiip, a startup allowing brands to promote themselves in mobile apps through rewards and contests, has raised $11 million in Series B funding. The company sells its approach as a smarter, more engaging approach to mobile ads, where developers can give their users real-world rewards for achievements in their apps. Read Original Con