M2M News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.

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Asia-Pacific is forecast to become the largest market for M2M subscriptions in volume terms in 2013, and in 2016 is expected to account for 37 percent of the total market, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. Read Original Content

Analysys Mason, a London-based market research company, expects the 100 million M2M devices currently installed worldwide to increase to 2.1 billion by 2020. The largest sectors will be utilities, automotive and transport, and security, with 1.3 billion, 446 million and 277 million respectively. Read Original Content

Sierra Wireless has released a new addition to its line of embedded wireless modules, launching the industry's smallest cellular solution for M2M communications. Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

The volume of cellular M2M subscriptions is expected to increase almost fourfold between 2010 and 2016, from 72 million to 282 million. Read Original Content

Mobile Video Expert Series: Jeff Wallace in Tokyo

I had the opportunity to sit down with Cognizant's AVP of Mobility, Jeff Wallace earlier this week in Tokyo and ask him about enterprise mobility and what he is seeing in the market.




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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Expert Video Series: Mikie Noma

This week I presented several enterprise mobility workshops in Tokyo.  In this interview I corner K2 Partnering's Mikie Noma, a participant in one of our Tokyo workshops, and ask him what he learned.





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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Reporting on Enterprise Mobility from Singapore

Singapore's Skyline
Early this morning (2 AM) I landed in Singapore, took a taxi to my hotel and slept for a few hours.  I got out of bed at 6 AM and walked around the city as the sun rose.  Later in the day, I had the pleasure of conducting a workshop on enterprise mobility to a full house in the Screening Room which is not far from Singapore's China Town.

The weather was hot and humid today, but there was no rain until late in the afternoon.  My traveling companions said we could walk to the workshop venue, but a mile walk in this humidity would have left us dripping in sweat so we opted for a taxi ride.

It was great to be guided by Patrick Carroll on this trip as he grew up in Singapore and attended school here.

The event was organized and sponsored by the good folks at K2 Partnering and it was well attended with folks from SAP, IBM, British Telecom, Johnson Controls, Cognizant, Spansion, Kulicke and Soffa and many others attending.  We had a lively crowd that was willing to ask questions and share experiences over lunch and during the workshop.

Jeff Wallace with Cognizant
(right) and Patrick Carroll (left)
with K2 Partnering

One of our workshop participants shared a story about how 5,000 rugged devices were purchased and deployed to their field services teams, but that the field services teams had refused to use them.  The project ended up failing partly because the users did not want to carry the heavy and ugly ruggedized "bricks."

Another attendee confirmed my observations that most companies avoid using the IT department for mobile B2C (business to consumer) app development and implementations.  It seems most B2C projects are outsourced by the marketing departments.

IBM, SAP and Cognizant all shared that they were expanding their efforts around enterprise mobility in Asia and that there is a great deal of interest among their customer bases.

Singapore is a very interesting mix of cultures and a hub for global commerce.  You can't walk a block without passing dozens of delicious looking restaurants with exotic foods from all over the globe.

Many western companies have their Asian headquarters in Singapore as English is the official language and it is a business friendly central location.

These enterprise mobility workshops that I have been conducting seem to be both useful and popular as many of the attendees were asking for the dates of future workshops that their colleagues could attend.  I cover mobility platforms and frameworks, mobile security, mobile SDKs, mobile strategies and supporting a real-time enterprise.

Side note #1:  The K2 Partnering team in Singapore also voted Korean food as their favorite.  What is up with that?

Side note #2:  My Singapore hotel shower head is directly over the toilet.  How very efficient.

Side note #3: Foot massages hurt.

Side note #4:  My spicy chicken dinner included about 50% chicken bones.

Side note #5: If you hang up your dress shirts overnight they are wrinkle free in the morning due to the humidity.

Side note #6:  A one way street means you must drive in reverse to go against the traffic.




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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

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.

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According to NPD Group, 59 percent of all mobile phones sold during the third quarter of 2011 were smartphones, up from 46 percent in the same period last year. Read Original Content

According to research firm Gartner in the third quarter of 2011, Android phones accounted for 52.5 percent of all smartphones sold worldwide, up from 25.3 percent in the same quarter last year.  Read Original Content

Worldwide sales of mobile devices totaled 440.5 million units in the third quarter of 2011, up 5.6 percent from the same period last year, according to Gartner, Inc.  Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

Android tops the charts in mobile malware, largely due to the failure of Google's Android Market to properly review apps before they hit the marketplace, says a new report from Juniper Networks.  Read Original Content

Mobile Medical News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

The Mobile Medical News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to medical mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

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More than 50 percent of physicians use a smartphone for work purposes, according to a new study by IT industry association CompTIA. Read Original Content

Asia Pacific mobile health market will grow to almost $7 billion in 2017 at 70 pecent yearly. Growth of mobile health services in Asia Pacific is stimulating demand for connected devices and making the connected life a reality. Read Original Content

The Mayo Clinic and hospitals across the United States are getting creative with how they use mobile healthcare apps. Hospitals have found ways to survey patients, track pregnancies, record patient history and drive revenue using mobile apps. Read Original Content

The wireless monitoring device industry in the U.S. has doubled in the past four years to a present value of $7.1 billion. This number is expected to triple in the next four years, reaching $22.2 billion by 2015, according to Kalorama. Read Original Content

Mobile Marketing News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

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 Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Medical News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

Amazon.com is introducing a new version of its Price Check comparison shopping application optimized for Google's Android operating system, enabling consumers to contrast in-store retail prices with products available from Amazon and its two million online merchant partners. Read Original Content

According to Juniper Research the mobile advertising market will grow to $15 billion by 2012 and reach $50 billion by 2015. Read Original Content

Retailers are showcasing mobile calls to action in their store windows, on signs inside stores and in other high-traffic areas as a way to make shopping more convenient this holiday season. Read Original Content

Pyxis Mobile provides an agile, powerful, and secure mobile enterprise application platform.  It enables rapid cross-platform application development, unlimited data integration, enterprise-grade security, and the unique ability to change and update applications in real time.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Pyxis Mobile, http://pyxismobile.com/

Wine.com has created a mobile site that allows customers to make wine purchases using their smartphone. Currently Wine.com has nine percent of its online customer base using iPads, who have been known to spend more money while on their devices compared to regular PC users. Read Original Content

Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

The Mobility Charts Weekly is a weekly publication of charts depicting the current and future status of the enterprise mobility market.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.



Pew Research has found that about nine percent of all adult mobile phone users in the U.S. have downloaded an app during 2010 that “helped them track or manage their health.” In its most recent survey in August 2011 Pew found that about 11 percent of all adult cell phone users having downloaded an app that helps them manage their health, representing a two percent increase in that time period. Read Original Content




Morgan Stanley estimates that the smart grid market will grow 100 percent in the next five years and 400 percent over the next 20 years, making smart-grid technology a $100+ billion market by 2030. Read Original Content



Recent studies from Pike Research suggests that there will be a steady increase in the number of telematics units being applied to vehicles in the next few years. This is largely based on the significant effects that telematics units can have on company fuel expenses. Read Original Content

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
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Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Expert Video Series: Printek's Avery Tabron

For many mobile workers, having a good mobile printer is essential to their job.  In this segment of the Mobile Expert Video Series, I interview mobile printing expert Avery Tabron on the latest developments and trends in mobile printing.



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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Expert Video Series: Exelon's Ted Johnson

This is a very interesting interview with Ted Johnson from Exelon.  Ted is responsible for supporting the implementations and operations of mobile solutions in field services.  He has a unique perspective on what it takes to manage and maintain a large scale roll-out.




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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

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