Monthly Archives: October 2010

Cloud computing spawns mobile enterprise applications

As cloud computing gains popularity, many companies have already discovered the cost effectiveness and flexibility the emerging technology gives their overall IT infrastructure. Those same principles may now apply to business efforts to control corporate wireless spend. Cloud services have … Read More

Apple, Unisys announce enterprise mobility partnership

In a rare move, Apple has announced a partnership with Unisys to attract more enterprise mobility customers. According to Gene Zapfel, a managing partner at Unisys, his company will provide maintenance and other services to customers, while Apple will sell … Read More

Tablet PCs, mobile applications make Gartner's list of top tech predictions

Market research firm Gartner recently released its top 10 technology trends for 2011 and ranked tablet PCs and mobile applications as second on the list. Both have shown to be very popular recently in the corporate wireless market. Tablets and … Read More

Windows Phone 7 in need of enterprise applications

The applications marketplace for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 has surpassed 1,000 offerings seven weeks after its debut, but excitement is tempered among corporate mobility management experts because of the low number of apps for enterprise use. Early on, when Microsoft announced … Read More

Wi-Fi Direct products could boost enterprise mobility

Enterprise mobility may have just gotten more flexible with the recent release of the first batch of Wi-Fi Direct products. The Wi-Fi Alliance announced the products were officially certified on October 25. Wi-Fi Direct is a wireless technology in which … Read More

Calls made for enterprise mobility users' "Bill of Rights"

A top executive from an enterprise mobility vendor recently argued that the top 10 percent of mobile-savvy employees account for the highest percentage of revenues at a company. This production, the executive asserted, means these employees deserve preferential treatment when … Read More

Effective policies needed to control enterprise mobility costs

The increased productivity and flexibility enterprise mobility offers have companies and employees across the globe flocking to smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices to better conduct business. But with the rise of mobility comes an increase in certain costs such … Read More

Mobility and the cloud go hand-in-hand for enterprise

There aren’t many surprises in Gartner’s newest list of top 10 technologies and trends that enterprise should embrace, but it’s always good to get a refresher course. In Gartner’s view, each of these strategic technologies have the potential to disrupt … Read More

iPhone and iPad gain traction in top companies

Apple hit a major milestone last week on the enterprise mobility front. For the first time ever, it sold more smartphones than BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion during the third quarter, which catapulted the company to the No. 2 spot in … Read More

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