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Efficient Workforces and Network Centric Mobility Strategies

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NHS's Stephen Chilton I interviewed Stephen Chilton from the UK's NHS (National Health Services) today about their enterprise mobility solutions and plans.  I will publish the entire 29 minute interview next week in my first official podcast that can be subscribed to and downloaded on iTunes (OK so I am a bit slow).  During this interview Stephen talked about dozens of different mobile applications they use, but one in particular caught my attention.  It allows hospitals to better care for their patients during the night when there are fewer staff on duty. When there is better communications, better visibility, more knowledge about resource locations and better access to information, then you are in the best situation to efficiently support the needs of your customers/patients. The military is also finding this to be true.  Using a Network Centric Operational strategy, they can put the right people and right assets in the right place at the right time.  This results in a

Mobile Expert Podcast Series: Inland Group's John Bedlek, Part 2

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This is Part 2 of this interview with Inland Group's John Bedlek on enterprise mobility and implementations. You can read Part 1 here .  John is with the Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc., which is one of the nation's largest commercial real estate and finance groups. They are headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, and employ more than 1,600 people nationwide. With $25.1 billion of assets in 47 states and more than 126.1 million square feet of commercial real estate in our various portfolios. Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinars of Note The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access Redstone Arsenal’s (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile The Future of Enterprise Mobility ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Indus

Mobility News Weekly - Week of April 25, 2011

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The Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Money News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly Apple reported quarterly net profits of $5.99 billion, nearly double what it made a year ago.  Revenue was $24.67 billion, a rise of 83 percent.  Apple sold 18.65 million iPhones, a rise of 113 percent.  However, iPad sales were 4.69 million, below analysts' expectations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/business-13152294 ******** Global tablet revenues will exceed $49 billion worldwide by 2015, with North America, Asia-Pacific and Western Europe leading the way as the most valuable regions for tablet vendors, according to Strategy Analytics. http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/2011/04/19/global-tab

Mobile Expert Podcast Series: Inland Group's John Bedlek, Part 1

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I had the good fortune to interview John Bedlek this week about his company's enterprise mobility projects, and their cloud based implementation of the Webalo mobility solution.  John is with the Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc., which is one of the nation's largest commercial real estate and finance groups.  They are headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, and employ more than 1,600 people nationwide. With $25.1 billion of assets in 47 states and more than 126.1 million square feet of commercial real estate in our various portfolios. The Inland Group's enterprise mobility solutions involve JD Edwards as the ERP, customized Microsoft based Business Intelliengence solutions and Webalo on Blackberrys and iPads. You can listen to Part 2 here . Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinars of Note Redstone Arsenal’s (DOD/Chugach)

Mobile Money News Weekly - Week of April 25, 2011

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The Mobile Money News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking and mobile security that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly In 2016 the value of transactions made using Near Field Communication (NFC) services in North America will reach nearly $47 billion. http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/04/21/north-america-will-be-top-nfc-market-five-years ******** Research shows the number of annual mobile payment transactions will increase to 45 billion in 2015. http://www.mobile-financial.com/node/14111/Mobile-Payment-Transactions-to-Reach-45-Billion-in-2015 ******** It has been forecasted that by 2015 over half a billion people worldwide will be using their smartphone as

Mobile Retailing News Weekly - Week of April 25, 2011

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The Mobile Retailing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile retailing applications and mobile marketing applications that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Money News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly Advertising on mobile devices in China will more than double to $1.16 billion in the next three years, growing faster than the U.S. market. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-19/china-s-mobile-ads-will-top-1-billion-in-2014-emarketer-says.html ******** AT&T is creating a program that will allow developers to run location-based ads in their smartphones.  This will allow AT&T to compete with Google in the location-based advertising market. http://blogs.forbes.com/elizabethwoyke/2011/04/19/att-preparing-in-app-local-ads-to-compete-with-google-a

The Military and Mobile Devices

The U.S. military is preparing to release in July 2011, a new mobile development environment called the Mobile /Handheld CE Product Developers Kit, an Android-based smartphone framework and suite of applications for tactical operations.  This is part of the Joint Battle Command-Platform or JBC-P Handheld program. The platform is intended to help mobile applications developed for the military to better integrate with the following systems: Mapping Blue force tracking (friendly forces) Tactical Ground Reporting, or TIGR tactical graphics Critical messaging (such as SPOT reports, Medevac and Mayday) I see this as similar to what SAP is doing with the Sybase Unwired Platform and project Gateway.  They are developing platforms to enable a standard way to integrate with core processes. Lt. Col. Mark Daniels, product manager for JBC-P says, "Allowing industry to freely develop apps within a government-led software environment means the Army can leverage fresh ideas and technolog

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of April 25, 2011

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The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Mobile Money News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly The Defense Department has chosen Android to develop a smartphone network and military apps for soldiers out in the field. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Army-Marine-Corps-Android-Phone,news-10946.html ******** Modiv Media has a handheld device that allows people to scan in their purchases in grocery stores and avoid lines.  They will soon release an iPhone app that allows people to shop through stores simply using their phones. http://www.wirelessweek.com/News/Feeds/2011/04/wireless-e-zpass-for-your-grocery-store/ ******** Officials at Dallas’ Department of Intergovernmental Service are deploying asset-tr

Kevin Benedict's Mobility News Weekly Audio Podcast - April 22, 2011

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************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group Read The Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Retailing News Weekly Read The Field Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Money News Weekly Read The M2M News Monthly Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Kevin's Video Comments on Mobility at SAP's SAPPHIRE NOW 2011

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In this video comment I share what I want to learn about enterprise mobility at SAP's SAPPHIRE NOW 2011 , May 15-18, 2011.  I hope to see you there!  ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group Read The Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Retailing News Weekly Read The Field Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Money News Weekly Read The M2M News Monthly Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Kevin's Video Comments on m-Business Trends and Mobile Marketing Numbers

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Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinars of Note Redstone Arsenal’s (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group Read The Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Retailing News Weekly Read The Field Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Money News Weekly Read The M2M News Monthly Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobility News Weekly - Week of April 18, 2011

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The Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Money News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly Users of the iPad and iPhone are being tracked — by their mobile devices.  Researchers have uncovered a file inside Apple’s operating software that contains detailed records of a user’s location, according to the Wall Street Journal and other media reports. http://www.suntimes.com/business/4949980-420/iphone-and-ipad-track-where-youve-been.html ******** Free smartphone apps let users compare prices at local gas stations, anticipate traffic jams and keep cars operating at peak performance.  These apps will be particularly useful in the months ahead, when gas prices are expected to climb higher as summer v

Kevin's Video Comments on Mobile Enterprise Strategies

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Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinars of Note Redstone Arsenal’s (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group Read The Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Retailing News Weekly Read The Field Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Money News Weekly Read The M2M News Monthly Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Money News Weekly - Week of April 18, 2011

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The Mobile Money News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking and mobile security that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly According to Juniper Research, in just three years, one in five smartphones will carry NFC technology, some 300 million estimated handsets. http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2011/04/17/20-of-smartphones-to-carry-nfc-by-2014/ ******** Mobile shopping has transformed the way people shop, with 50 percent of Americans using a mobile method to navigate shopping. http://www.wirelessandmobilenews.com/2011/04/50-of-americans-mobile-shop-with-cell-phone-or-smartphone-instant-gratification-is-king-says-leo-bru.html ******** Visa Europe has announced plans to i

Mobile Retailing News Weekly - Week of April 18, 2011

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The Mobile Retailing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile retailing applications and mobile marketing applications that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Money News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly U.S. ad spending should rise by 3.1 percent this year, with cable television, online video and mobile marketing leading the charge. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/us-media-advertising-idUSTRE73H6LX20110418 ******** Recently Germany has seen significant growth in both the number of companies willing to use mobile advertising and the growth of the overall mobile ad market. http://www.gomonews.com/mobile-marketing-germany-sees-27-growth-in-advertising-companies/ ******** With the help of mobile phones, online retail is expected to grow by

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of April 18, 2011

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The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Mobile Money News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly Netherlands Railway has purchased 10,000 rugged handhelds for new ticket control practices. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/handheld-group-wins-large-public-transportation-tender-for-rugged-pdas-119675614.html ******** The rescue team that saved trapped Chilean miners in 2010 was aided by Panasonic Toughbooks throughout the rescue effort. http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com:80/news/Rugged-Toughbooks-Aided-Chilean-Miners--Rescue72180 ******** The Department of Defense is continuing to introduce RFID technology into its shipment processes. http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/8358/1/1/

Mobile Expert Podcast: SAP's Dr. Ahmed El Adl

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As we approach SAP's SAPPHIRE Now 2011, I thought it would be useful to re-post an interview that I recorded in March with SAP's Dr. Ahmed El Adl.  Ahmed is now involved in SAP's global mobile enterprise services strategy. ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group Read The Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Retailing News Weekly Read The Field Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Money News Weekly Read The M2M News Monthly Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobility News Weekly Podcast, April 15, 2011

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Recent Articles by Kevin Benedict New HTML5 IDE for Microsoft Visual Studio Environments What I Hope to See and Do at Sapphire 2011 Webinar: m-Business Trends and the Onslaught of Mobile Devices! 2011 SAP Pinnacle Award Goes to an SAP Mobility Partner Mobile Expert Podcast: Kore Telematic's Alex Brisbourne Tour of the Mobile Enterprise Strategies Site Mobile Expert Podcast Series: Philippe Winthrop The Mobile Perspective Mobile Expert Podcast Series: K2 Partnering's Paul Andrew Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinars of Note Redstone Arsenal’s (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group Read The Mobil

Mobility News Weekly - Week of April 11, 2011

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The Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Money News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly Two recent apps — MIM Software’s Mobile MIM and AirStrip Technologies’ Cardiology — show how phones can help doctors get crucial patient information on the go.  About 72 percent of physicians now own a smartphone, according to a 2010 study by Manhattan Research, so it’s no surprise that more apps are being geared toward them. http://starbucks.yahoo.com/wrapped?tileid=tile_home_0&url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/?lat=43.69169&long=-116.33833&addr=228+East+Plaza+St.+Suite+A+Eagle+ID&zip=83616&vh=2491358d5136e3cc4a56df637bbd7ace84466648&ts=1302705202&category=home ******** Worldwi

New HTML5 IDE for Microsoft Visual Studio Environments

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I am closely following developments in the HTML5 arena as it relates to mobility, so was interested to see this announcement from Gizmox this week. Tel Aviv, 14 April 2011, Gizmox, the developer of the award-winning Visual WebGui (VWG) cloud and mobile platform, announced today the launch of ProStudio .NETHTML5 beta, the only HTML5 dedicated development tool for Microsoft .NET developers. ProStudio .NETHTML5 enables fast and secure development of graphic-rich data-centric .NET apps for all platforms without plug-ins and resolves the data-binding, session management and Ajax complexities for data-centric applications by using simple .NET tools. With this offering Gizmox offers .NET developers a way into the new Web standard, HTML5. To download the Free beta http://www.visualwebgui.com/download.aspx ProStudio .NETHTML5 is designed for building data-centric HTML5 applications within Microsoft Visual Studio. This empowers all web developers (including those who seek an alternative t

What I Hope to See and Do at Sapphire 2011

First I want to say that I will be at SAPPHIRE NOW 2011 and hope to see all of you there.  I will be running around like a crazy man interviewing mobility experts, recording videos, leading sessions, moderating panel discussions and meeting with SAP executives.  I would love to learn more about the mobility projects each of you are working on, so let’s grab a table and talk.  You can contact me on Twitter @krbenedict. Second, I really hope that SAP and Sybase will unveil ambitious, innovative, powerful and leading edge kinds of mobile solutions at Sapphire 2011, not just mobile apps from SAP partners.  For $5.8 billion I think it would be nice to show a few compelling and interesting SAP developed mobile apps.  I hope that the list of new mobile applications will include much more than just the light weight mobile apps I have seen to date.  Come on!  This is 2011!  I was building more interesting mobile applications in 2004. To me, interesting mobile solutions are ones like SAP cus

Webinar: m-Business Trends and the Onslaught of Mobile Devices!

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 Kevin can't seem to stop talking... the fish was this long I swear! I am excited to be participating in an upcoming webinar called m-Business Trends and the Onslaught of Mobile Devices .  We talk a lot about enterprise mobility solutions on this blog, but some of the most interesting developments are actually in the B2C (business to consumer) space.  The challenges are that if you are going to play in this space you will need to support all of the major consumer operating system platforms and devices. I will be opening up the webinar with a discussion on the trends in the mobile B2C space, and then Steve Levy will be joining me from Pyxis Mobile to discuss how enterprises can support the large numbers of mobile devices found in B2C environments. REGISTER HERE! Webinar Description: 45 - That’s the number of new mobile devices scheduled for release this month, and as they pour onto the market there are two ways they affect the enterprise: 1. Employees are bringing

Mobile Money News Weekly - Week of April 11, 2011

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The Mobile Money News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking and mobile security that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly VeriFone Systems Inc, the largest U.S. maker of payment terminals, expects to ship well over 1 million NFC enabled systems this year, underlining growing momentum for a technology that allows shoppers to buy with little more than a wave of a smartphone. http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE73B4UK20110412 ******** Google’s newest NFC mobile payments program may face Apple, Amazon and PayPal as competition in this emerging market. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Google-NFC-Mobile-Payments-May-Face-Apple-Amazon-PayPal-as-C

2011 SAP Pinnacle Award Goes to an SAP Mobility Partner

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Yesterday it was announced that SAP has awarded one of their mobility partners, ClickSoftware , with the 2011 SAP Pinnacle Award in the category of " Software Solution Innovator of the Year ."  The award will be presented on May 16 at SAPPHIRE NOW. It is interesting that SAP chose a mobility partner.  I am speculating, but this award may have been boosted by ClickSoftware's recent success closing a large deal with SAP's customer Skanska UK’s Utilities Operating Unit, which is part of the massive construction group Skanska AB.  Skanska will run ClickSoftware’s Mobile Enterprise Applications on iPhones and iPad tablets ( read more...).  Skanska will be implementing a number of interesting mobile features, in addition to the usual stuff, like site schematic diagrams, safety procedures, project plans and customer and asset historical information, plus many other features that will be integrated into Skanska's SAP environment. Boyd Neal, Business Systems Manager

Mobile Retailing News Weekly - Week of April 11, 2011

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The Mobile Retailing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile retailing applications and mobile marketing applications that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Money News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly New research out from Gartner estimates total spend on mobile advertising will reach $3.3 billion in 2011, growing to over $20.6 billion by 2015. http://www.mobilemarketingwatch.com/mobile-advertising-spend-to-reach-3-3b-in-2011-growing-to-20-6b-in-2015-14497/ ******** Office supply retailer OfficeMax has launched a new mobile marketing initiative that will reward consumers with discounts and coupons for checking in at physical locations via Facebook Places. http://www.ricg.com/marketing_articles/digital_marketing/officemax_taps_facebook_places_for_new

Mobile Expert Podcast Series: Kore Telematics' Alex Brisbourne, Part 2

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This is Part 2 of my interview with Kore Telematics' CEO Alex Brisbourne.  You can listen to Part 1 here .  In this interview we discuss M2M (machine to machine) communications and how it relates and compliments enterprise mobility.  Companies are seeking to reduce costs and improve productivity and efficiencies.  M2M wireless communications utilizes data from sensors in the field to improve decision making and improve business performance. Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinar of Note Redstone Arsenal’s (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile *************************************************** Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group on Linkedin Read The Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Retailing

Mobile Expert Podcast: Kore Telematic's Alex Brisbourne, Part 1

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I am very interested in how the enterprise mobility markets and the M2M (machine to machine) communications markets will converge.  From a BI (business intelligence) perspective, data coming in from the field all looks the same whether it comes from a person carrying a smartphone, or a remote M2M sensor reporting the status and location of a high value asset.  At the enterprise BI level it is all valuable data that needs to be analyzed and converted into action based intelligence. In this two part podcast I am interviewing Alex Brisbourne, CEO of Kore Telematics on these subjects.  Alex has over 20 years of experience in the networking and telecommunications industry, in Europe, North America and Asia.  KORE Telematics is the world's largest specialized provider of Business Class all digital wireless services for the M2M (machine-to-machine), telematics and telemetry markets. Read Part 2 . Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems Cli

Tour of the Mobile Enterprise Strategies Site

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Tour Our Site! Many of you may be accessing my articles, newsletters and other content through RSS feeds, Twitter, Readers or other websites so have not spent much time on my blog site.  Because of this, I wanted to share a list of available tools on my site that you can use when engaged in research on issues related to enterprise mobility. On the left sidebar is a menu of the different pages associated with this site.  These pages contain the archives of my newsletters, interviews and video recordings.  You can click on each of these areas and quickly scan the titles for something of interest. Mobility News - http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/kevins-mobility-news-weekly.html Mobile Money News - http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/mobile-money-news-weekly.html Field Mobility News - http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/kevins-video-comments.html Mobile Retailing News - http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/mobile-retail-news-

Mobile Expert Podcast Series: Philippe Winthrop, Part 2

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This is Part 2 of a video podcast ( listen to Part 1 here ) that I conducted with my friend and fellow mobility industry enthusiast, Philippe Winthrop with The Enterprise Mobility Foundation .   In Part 2 we are talking about enterprise mobility management policies, mobility governance issues and different mobility strategies. Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinar of Note Redstone Arsenal’s (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile *************************************************** Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group on Linkedin Read The Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Retailing News Weekly Read The Field Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Money News Weekly Read The M2M News Monthly Full Di

The Mobile Perspective

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Interesting Perspective Have you ever thought that a mobile worker might see enterprise mobility from a different perspective than the company he or she works for?  The company might be thinking only about how to extend their existing SAP ERP out to mobile devices.  However, in order to maximize productivity, the mobile user could benefit from other mobile solutions and by having integrations into many other back office applications.  Here is a scenario to consider: Charlie needs work orders to be dispatched to his smartphone from his non-SAP scheduling and work order management application. Charlie needs to fill out his timesheet using SAP's mobile timesheet application. Charlie needs step-by-step navigation from his existing location to the next job site. Charlie would benefit from having an automated telephone calling service to alert customers of his imminent arrival onsite. Charlie would like to have mobile access to his SAP based HR benefits, vacation and sick days