Inside the BriefcaseTweet Sybase today released the results of a new survey by Kelton Research that found that this year, 90% of IT managers surveyed are planning to implement new mobile applications and nearly one in two believe that successfully managing mobile applications will top their priority list. The online survey of 250 IT managers in the […]
Tweet SOURCE: TechWebNews A couple of weeks ago, talk surfaced of a super-thin and super-bright phone in the works from LG. Despite whatever happens with the so-called “LG B,” it won’t be the only handset around with a bright smile and the thin waistline. At Samsung’s CES event Wednesday, Omar Khan, CSO of Samsung Telecommunications […]
Tweet SOURCE: InfoWorld Mobile application development has gone multiplatform, with Apple iPhone and Google Android the top preferences by developers, according to a Forrester Research report released late in 2010. To avoid being overwhelmed by multiplatform complexity, Forrester recommends developers establish a multidevice strategy for both development and testing in 2011. Single-device support is giving […]
Tweet SOURCE: eCRM Business intelligence and analytics have become something of a corporate obsession in recent years, as the severe economic downturn of 2007-2009 forced companies to look for cheaper ways to maximize their competitive advantage and do as much as they could with limited resources. BI, analytics and data mining were at the top […]
Tweet SOURCE: TechnologyNewsMalware iPads, iPhones and Android smartphones will be among the major targets for cybercriminals in the coming year, McAfee has warned. That’s because the consumerization of technology is leaving enterprise IT unprepared for the onslaught of personal devices in the corporate environment. Expect cybercriminals to set up botnets of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) devices […]
Tweet There’s a mobile revolution going on, but one could forgive corporate IT departments for not jumping up and down with excitement. That’s because smartphones and tablets that are finding their way into the workplace represent insomnia-inducing challenges for IT, not to mention liabilities for companies with large mobile workforces. Some solution providers said mobile […]
Tweet Not all mobile phone and services customers want the same things. Some want smartphones with full Internet and app capabilities; others desire only a basic phone with voice and SMS features. Service providers must identify these customer groups and market to them accordingly, using the channels and methods each segment will be most comfortable […]
Tweet IBM predicts that holographic cellphone conversations, in which users will view one another’s image via 3D projector, will be a reality in five years. While the possibility has fired up imaginations, it’s also raised some practical questions, including how power-efficient such a technology would be. But IBM has something to say about the future […]
Tweet The proliferation of mobile devices in the enterprise — and workers’ tendency to use them for both business and play — takes the teeth out of traditional approaches to network security. “Mobile devices blur the physical and logical boundaries of the enterprise network while multiplying and diversifying the access points to it,” IID’s Lars […]
Tweet SOURCE: eWeek As people increase their use of smartphones more to check e-mail, to do their banking and accessing documents, the wireless industry is addressing mobile device security. There will be a “consumerization of IT,” where more employees will be using their personal mobile devices, including smartphones, laptops, and tablets, for work purposes, Chris […]
Tweet DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: DNPI) a leading provider of Enterprise Mobility and RFID solutions, today announced that they have partnered with TotalMobile to provide end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions to customers. Through this partnership, DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. will now offer TotalMobile’s enterprise mobility software. This strategic partnership will help both companies provide a unique experience […]
Tweet Much was made of Google Goggles when it launched in late-2009 with image recognition technology, followed by a translation tool about seven months ago. But now a new mobile application called World Lens has materialised, taking the idea of text recognition and translation to another stage by showing live results, rather than having to […]
Tweet The recently released Friends for iPhone has a good idea behind it: Build a better Contacts app. The original phonebook app that’s baked into the iPhone’s iOS, simply called “Contacts,” can hold together a lot of information, and it syncs smoothly through services like MobileMe and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Sync. But even if you […]
Tweet SOURCE: Oracle News Facts Oracle today introduced Oracle Cloud Office and Open Office 3.3, two complete, open standards-based office productivity suites for the desktop, web and mobile devices — helping users significantly improve productivity, reduce costs and achieve greater innovation across the enterprise. Based on the Open Document Format (ODF) and open web standards, […]
Tweet SOURCE: Antenna Antenna, enabling business transformation through intelligently designed mobile applications, today unveiled its Top Five Trends for the mobile enterprise in 2011. These predictions are driven by Antenna’s twelve years of mobility expertise and experience leading mobility deployments for global companies, including Coca-Cola Enterprises, Hallmark, ING DIRECT and Xerox. In the coming year, […]
Tweet Source: IIFL Mobility has an important place in the Enterprise Architecture roadmap of all enterprises. Every enterprise is seriously looking at the mobility space and defining strategy and business plans based on mobility. Demand is rapidly growing from both workers and consumers to access corporate and business applications from their mobile devices. In this […]
Tweet Now that Software AG has integrated the process design technology acquired from IDS Scheer, customers can next expect the German business process management vendor to enable the platform for the cloud, mobility and social collaboration. Software AG will offer its ARIS process modeling platform and WebMethods execution engine as cloud-enabled offerings so customers can […]
Tweet SOURCE: Accenture Accenture and NHN Corporation have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of applications for smartphones in South Korea. NHN is a leading Internet content service operator in South Korea. Accenture is working with NHN to develop mobile applications and improve functions customized for Android™ and Apple® operating systems for the […]
Tweet It appears that all those brawny Droid ads that Verizon has been playing has resulted in some Droid rage among buyers. Men like Android, women prefer iPhone According to a recent Nielsen survey, there seems to be a clear gender gap when it comes to choosing from different mobile platform. The survey found that […]
Tweet Computer manufacturing titan Acer has also unveiled a sexy smartphone designed to disrupt the iPhone’s market dominance. Although Acer has not yet named its upcoming handset, it will be powered by a Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor, will run on version 2.2 (a.k.a. Froyo) of the popular Android operating system and will support both HSDPA […]
Tweet SOURCE: Zebek Zebek, LLC (www.zebek.com) today announced the launch of a mobile targeting platform that will transform the way businesses personalize content delivery, search results and offers to their mobile users. Zebek is already helping more than 25 businesses in media, retail, wireless services and mobile advertising deliver highly targeted mobile content to their […]
Tweet SOURCE: Zenprise Zenprise, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise mobile management and mobile device management software, today announced its top five predictions for enterprise mobility in 2011. Based on feedback from Zenprise’s more than 350 enterprise customers, industry leaders and emerging trends, Zenprise predicts that with the phenomenal growth of enterprise mobility, a new […]
Tweet SOURCE: Vitec Mobile Botkyrkabyggen has selected one of the new mobile applications from Vitec Fastighetssystem, which allows their customers to search for available housing using mobile devices. The initiative is part of the efforts of Botkyrkabyggen to increase availability and enhance service levels. Customers will use the mobile application to express interest in apartments […]
Tweet Apple has finally approved the Google Voice app for the iPhone, which lets users make calls and send text messages using a Google Voice phone number. Google’s more than year-long journey to reach this point may have been helped by a gentle nudge from the Federal Communications Commission. Google submitted the app to the […]
Tweet SOURCE: Mind Technologies Mind Technologies, Inc, announced today that the company is gearing up to offer thought controlled applications to work with mobile applications on popular platforms such as Google’s DROID and a host of others. Until now, Mind Technologies efforts have been toward the PC gaming and medical applications. But with the growth […]
Tweet SOURCE: SugarCRM SugarCRM, the world’s fastest growing customer relationship management (CRM) company, today announced new Global, Mobile and Social features to its award-winning CRM suite. Highlights include a new native iPhone application, new international support and languages, and cool new social CRM and media management features. Mobile: New iPhone Application Boosts Mobile Productivity The […]
Tweet SOURCE: Mobile Posse Mobile Posse, Inc., the leading provider of active idle screen content and advertising solutions for mobile, today announced the launch of MobiCRM, a new idle screen CRM platform for wireless carriers. MobiCRM enables carriers to reach their customers with graphical and interactive messages on the most-viewed real estate on the mobile […]
Tweet SOURCE: Vitec Vitec Fastighetssystem is launching a new product line of applications for smart phones and next generation tablets. A major investment is being made in the product area, with delivery of the new applications beginning in the first quarter of 2011. The new product line will make key modules and functionality from Vitec […]
Tweet In a move the cellphone giant characterized as reaffirming its commitment to Symbian, Nokia has taken over development of the platform. Symbian, still technically the most popular smartphone OS in the world, has been losing significant market share in the face of competitors like Android and iPhone. The Symbian Exchange and Exposition 2010 in […]
Tweet SOURCE: NECN: Peter Howe It’s technology that can now do everything from tracking terrorists to keeping your smartphone from being stolen or hacked: Voice-recognition technology. As European Union leaders came out Thursday saying they agree with U.S. warnings that Islamic extremists from Great Britain and Germany appear to be plotting attacks in European cities, […]
