Monthly Archives: August 2010

Get ahead of the curve on your monthly mobility spend

Cost is the one immediate and perhaps most obvious downside to enterprise mobility. But letting cost keep your company from embracing mobility could turn out to cost your business much more down the road. The average per employee spend on … Read More

Mobile software maker records 1,500 new enterprise deployments, signals rapid expansion of enterprise mobility

The increase in smartphones at the workplace has fueled the need for mobility management solutions. A recent mobile device security maker said it has added 1,500 enterprise deployments since it added support for Apple’s iPhone and smartphones running Google’s Android … Read More

Yankee Group analyst addresses enterprise mobility trends

Gene Signorini of analyst firm Yankee Group recently discussed with Channel Insider numerous enterprise mobility trends affecting businesses. With more smartphones entering the corporate world, enterprise mobility management solutions have become the standard for business leaders who want to increase … Read More

Report finds growing smartphone options for businesses may lead to short reign for Android devices in the enterprise

Android smartphones have exploded in the mobile device market during the past year, offering business professionals essential mobile management tools while not sacrificing its sleek, trendy interface. A new report from the Globe and Mail indicates that while Google’s rise … Read More

Survey finds increase in mobile employees' use of technology, highlights need for enterprise mobility services

A recent survey discussing business trends found the majority of mobile employees never disconnect from technology and frequently carry more than one mobile device. Nearly 54 percent of respondents said they never truly disconnect from technology, and the 46 percent … Read More

Mobile apps market to boom, signals expensive costs for business leaders

The global smartphone application market is expected to reach $15 billion by 2013, according to research from Berlin-based Research2Guidance. The firms says the worldwide market has already reached $2.2 billion in the first half of 2010, with mobile app download … Read More

Managing a world of mobile convergence

The convergence of mobility and the enterprise is not only redefining most industries, it’s also presenting new opportunities in the process. Indeed, the collision of business models and mobile broadband is creating a new inflection point for the wireless space … Read More

Heed Gartner’s advice and optimize your costs for mobility

In Gartner’s latest projections on IT spending, the overall outlook for 2010 is down on an annual growth basis from last year. Earlier this year, Gartner projected IT spending would jump 4.1 percent this year, but the firm has since … Read More

Intel’s purchase of McAfee may point to interest in mobile device security

Intel’s recent acquisition of McAfee may signal the processor manufacturer is making a move at the mobile device market. On Thursday, Intel announced it would spend nearly $7.7 billion to purchase the security company, stating its intention was to improve … Read More

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