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Part 2; Top 10 Predictions for 2010; iPhone, Smart-phones And Lots of Apps
In part 1 of “Top 10 Predictions for 2010; iPhone, Smart-phones And Lots of Apps” we took a look at the mobile landscape for 2010 and the impact of iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile and the expansion of the mobile app market.
Full StoryTop 10 Predictions for 2010; iPhone, Smart-phones And Lots of Apps
Like many before me I have my own thoughts and predictions for 2009 and agree that the rapid change experienced in last six months of 2009 will further accelerate in 2010 as companies come out of the recession and start to invest in IT infrastructure.
Full StoryNeed to support the iPhone? Your BlackBerry VAR Can Help
Gartner recently reported that Apple saw a huge market share jump from 2.8 percent in 2008 to 13.3 percent in Q2 2009. Gartner also observed that this growth rate has Apple on track to overtake RIM by mid-2010 and become the number two player in the smartphone market.
Full StorySCEP Helps iPhone Earn Enterprise IT’s Trust
42% of companies allowed employees to purchase devices from any vendor, compared with 40% of companies providing devices to their users. One year ago, 75% of companies supplied their employees with smartphones.
Full StoryBuild v Buy? How to scale enterprise iPhone deployments
During the most recent analyst call by Apple, chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer said that iPhone adoption in the enterprise was increasing with some 20 percent of Fortune 100 companies placing orders of 10,000 units or more and some governmental agencies having ordered up to 25,000 units.
Full StoryiPhone 3GS – IT HIPAA Headache or Cure?
I recently spoke to an IT director of a large hospital system that relies on Blackberry for meeting the mobile email needs of their staff. Increasingly, he sees their doctors carrying two devices – a Blackberry that IT provides and an iPhone that the doctor purchased.
Full StoryApple’s WWDC – Is the iPhone “Enterprise Ready” debate really over? Not so fast…
Apple is going after RIM and their Blackberry devices in a big way. Apple has filled in the product gaps to advantage the iPhone over the Blackberry when used for life – as Palm likes to say – or business. With the addition of “always-on” device encryption, tethering, resource controls and on-demand VPN, the iPhone 3G.
Full StoryUsing iPhone at Work; It Just Keeps Getting Easier
While ActiveSync benefits both users and their employers, it does create headaches for IT departments. First, it exposes the email server to the Internet and puts a critical IT asset at risk. Second, it can allow smartphone users to skirt around corporate policies that protect against loss of sensitive corporate data or other serious security breaches.
Full StoryiPhone Enterprise Security – Peeling Back the Onion
Some of the concerns causing the CIO angst revolve around the lack of IT tools to secure and manage the iPhone. Vendors are quickly responding by offering IT essentials such as remote wipe, device encryption and over-the-air installation.
Full StoryAnswering the Drumbeat – How CIOs can say YES to the iPhone
She then proceeded to answer a call with her iPhone. “Shhh, IT doesn’t know about this, but I redirect my work email to my iPhone. They would kill me if they found out” she said.
Full StoryManaging iPhones with Microsoft Exchange: An Incomplete Solution
User pressure to deploy the iPhone is leaving IT organizations no choice but to find a way to support it or risk exposing the network to security vulnerabilities. For many IT organizations the obvious choice is to use Microsoft Exchange.
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