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ITBriefcase Newsletter: The Power of Mobile
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5 Ways SMB IT Professionals Can Stay Relevant in the BYO World
February 28, 2013 No CommentsBy Dawn AltmanMobile technology isn’t just changing the personal lives of consumers. It’s also making a significant impact on their professional lives as their personal devices travel with them to the office. Read More >>>
IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Bracing for BYOD and Beyond with Ananth Vaidyanathan, ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corp.
February 25, 2013 No Commentswith Ananth Vaidyanathan, ManageEngineIn this interview, Ananth Vaidyanathan from ManageEngine discusses the ever growing role that Mobile is playing within businesses today, and emphasizes the value of efficient and reliable desktop and mobile device management software. Read More >>>
IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: The Power of In-App Analytics with Phani Pandrangi, Kii Corporation
February 25, 2013 1 Commentwith Phani Pandrangii, Kii CorporationIn this interview, Phani Pandrangi from Kii Corporation outlines the advantages of being able to analyze data and deploy applications in the cloud. Read More >>>
The future of work is mobile
February 20, 2013 No CommentsMore and more employees are now working remotely, as new and innovative technologies allow them to interact with colleagues and clients from anywhere in the world.
HotSchedules Receives Hard Rock International’s ‘Technology Vendor of the Year’ Award
February 12, 2013 No CommentsHotSchedules, an award-winning provider of mobile and web-based employee scheduling, forecasting and paperless hiring solutions for the restaurant and hospitality industry, today announced it has been named “Technology Vendor of the Year” by Hard Rock International during the company’s annual Global Conference Awards dinner. HotSchedules was chosen for its technology that helps streamline employee scheduling processes for management teams, while improving flexibility for team members.
MOBILE DATA, NewsPerfecto Mobile Introduces Full-Featured, Non-rooted iOS Mobile Testing in the Cloud
February 11, 2013 No CommentsPerfecto Mobile, the leading provider of cloud-based mobile application testing, automation and monitoring solutions for enterprise organizations, today announced a major enhancement to its application testing and monitoring solution for iOS devices.
T-Mobile uses SecurEnvoy to provide secure data access for 15,000 employees
February 11, 2013 No CommentsT-Mobile is the first mobile telecommunications provider to have implemented a new remote authentication solution that utilises mobile telephones. For this, the world-renowned company has put its faith in the expertise of security experts from SecurEnvoy.
Effective Mobile Test Automation: A Hybrid Approach
January 31, 2013 No CommentsBy Eran Kinsbruner, Perfecto MobileToday’s mobile market is extremely dynamic, complex and fragmented. This year alone, a large number of devices will be introduced, including open source operating systems that will inevitably further complicate the environment. Read More >>>
Beyond the Hype: Containerization Makes BYOD A Reality for Enterprises
January 28, 2013 No CommentsBy Troy Fulton, Tangoe, Inc.Your employees want to use their own mobile devices and you are OK with that, but how do you ensure your company’s data is secure? When an employee has access to enterprise data, there is no way to know who else will too…Read More >>>
Online Fashion Retailer Privalia boosts its Flash Sales Business with IBM Smarter Commerce
January 24, 2013 No CommentsPrivalia, the online leader in fashion “flash sales,” is working with IBM to boost its expanding online sales business through mobile and social channels to meet the dynamic needs of its 11-million digital consumer base. Privalia organizes online flash sales, a phenomena that offers personalized, limited-time offers to consumers at attractive prices.
MOBILE DATA, News, SOCIAL BUSINESSMobileDevHQ’s Ian Sefferman: So You Built an App – Now What?
January 21, 2013 No Commentsou could call Ian Sefferman’s initial rise to CEO of MobileDevHQ a bootstrap career move. Seeing the rapid growth of consumer interest in mobile apps, he jumped into an infant industry to learn what would push it forward. His interests fell on a gaping opportunity.
Apple cuts orders for iPhone 5 parts on weak demand: Nikkei
January 14, 2013 No CommentsJapan’s Nikkei reported on Monday Apple began sharply reducing buying of liquid crystal displays about a month ago from suppliers like Japan Display Inc and Sharp Corp.
2013 International CES In One Word: Innovation
January 14, 2013 No CommentsMajor product launches occurred across all 15 product categories at the 2013 CES.
Tokenless Authentication Comes to the Cloud as SecurEnvoy partners with PasswordBank
January 11, 2013 No CommentsecurEnvoy, the inventor of tokenless® authentication, today announced that it has partnered with PasswordBank to bring the leading tokenless two-factor authentication capabilities to the PasswordBank identity management offering. Customers will be able to access cloud solutions, such as Google Apps, Office365 and Salesforce.com, through PasswordBank’s single-sign-on platform, using SMS messages for two-factor authentication. This partnership delivers business-grade security, without requiring users to carry a physical token at all times.
Tangoe Integrates Mobile Device Containerization into its MDM Solution Suite
January 11, 2013 No CommentsTangoe, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNGO), a leading global provider of Communications Lifecycle Management (CLM) software and related services, today announced the expansion of its Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution to include integrated mobile device containerization functionality. Tangoe’s mobile device containerization delivers a comprehensive smartphone and tablet solution addressing device usage, device and network access, and data and application security. This new, integrated functionality adds increased levels of support to enterprise mobility strategies by securing and managing devices and applications entering enterprise networks as a result of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) adoption.
Mobile Device Management – Numbers Don’t Lie
January 9, 2013 No CommentsYou don’t think it will ever happen to you, do you? Well, think again. With a laptop or tablet being stolen every 53 seconds you can literally lose your mobile device at any minute. Oh, and by the way, you’re losing a lot more than that precious device: sensitive company documents, passwords, credit card information, etc. So what are you doing to protect that phone/iPad/laptop? Apparently very little as only 4% of smartphones have Mobile Device Management security installed on them. Take a look at a few of the scary numbers and some ideas you could implement to protect your device and your precious content.
NVIDIA Introduces World’s Fastest Mobile Processor
January 8, 2013 No CommentsNVIDIA today introduced NVIDIA® Tegra® 4, the world’s fastest mobile processor, with record-setting performance and battery life to flawlessly power smartphones and tablets, gaming devices, auto infotainment and navigation systems, and PCs.
Path Makes Social Search Personal
December 27, 2012 No CommentsThe mobile social network Path has come up with a social search system that’s more like a memory bank than an archive, allowing users the flexibility to search in many different ways. “Think of Facebook as Home Depot with long aisles to travel before reaching a pile of stuff, and Path as a local hardware store owned by the person who lives in the apartment above it,” said journalism professor Rich Hanley.
Diversinet Introduces mobiHealth Wallet with New Patient-Centered Health Information
December 3, 2012 No CommentsDiversinet Corp. (TSX Venture: DIV, OTCQB: DVNTF), a leader in secure mobile health that “Powers Care Coordination through Mobility,” today announced mobiHealth Wallet™, a secure, personalized virtual container for downloading, entering, managing and sharing personal health information.
Mobility Strategy that Works
November 28, 2012 No CommentsBy Troy Fulton, Tangoe Inc.Many companies lack an enterprise-wide mobile strategy, an oversight that can expose the company to security threats including those from well intentioned employees trying to get their work done. Read More >>>
BYOD and COPE: Mobile Devices Descend Upon the Enterprise: What it Means
November 28, 2012 1 CommentBy David A. Kelly, Upside ResearchThere is no doubt that the enterprise computing landscape has been forever altered with the arrival of mobile devices. The ubiquity of mobile devices is startling, with Gartner Group reporting that 75% of companies allow employees to use personal devices at work, and that number is predicted to rise to 90% by 2014, less than two years away. Read More >>>
Making the Most of Your Mobile Campaign
November 19, 2012 No CommentsDon DeLoach InfobrightIn this article, Don DeLoach from Infobright explains how to utilize new technologies to deliver timely analytics needed for harnessing big data. Read More >>>
IBM Helps Organizations Address Growing Mobile Computing Opportunity
November 12, 2012 No CommentsIBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a suite of new software and services that enables global organizations to build a comprehensive mobile computing strategy – from securing and managing devices, to creating mobile applications and analyzing data. These new offerings are part of a move by IBM to capitalize on the growing market opportunity for mobile that is expected to drive $130B in revenue for the IT industry by 2015, according to a recent study.
IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: E-commerce Today with John Mesberg, IBM
November 9, 2012 No CommentsBy John Mesberg, IBM Commerce SolutionsIn the below interview, John Mesberg from IBM Commerce Solutions outlines ways in which social media, mobile apps, and cloud computing play significant roles in the growth and transformation of e-commerce. Read More >>>
Mobile Application Development – Taking Over an Enterprise Near You
November 7, 2012 No CommentsBy David A. Kelly, Upside ResearchThere is no doubt that mobile has arrived in the enterprise in a big way. Beyond issues around mobile governance in the enterprise (managing the growing cadre of employees who have company-issued smart phones), mobile devices are fast becoming a replacement for significant portions of traditional application development time inside enterprise IT. Read More
Pentaho Announces Instant, Interactive Capabilities for Big Data and Mobile
November 6, 2012 No CommentsDelivering the future of business analytics, Pentaho Corporation today announced major new capabilities in Pentaho’s complete data integration and business analytics platform including Instaview, the industry’s first instant big data discovery application and Pentaho Mobile, with the unique capability to create new ad hoc analysis on the iPad.
Leading Pakistan Mobile Banking Provider Uses IBM Cloud to Expand Delivery of Secure Financial Services on Mobile Phones
November 1, 2012 No CommentsIBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Monet, one of Pakistan’s leading mobile-commerce providers, has selected a customized IBM cloud-based solution that will enable the company to enhance service efficiency and expand its presence across the country.
Litéra Surveys Examine Mobile Device Usage, Document Security and Collaboration Landscape
November 1, 2012 No CommentsLitéra, the leading provider of content lifecycle, collaboration and risk management solutions, today announced the company has launched two global surveys. One survey measures the impact mobile device usage has on business risk, and the other survey assesses how document collaboration tools affect business productivity.
IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: The Cloud and Mobile App Relationship with Miko Matsumura, Kii
October 31, 2012 1 CommentMiko Matsumura, Kii CorporationIn this interview, Miko Matsumura from Kii Corporation defines the relationship between mobile and cloud, and outlines key benefits that MBaaS (Mobile Backend as a Service) can offer organizations today. Read More >>>
