Showing posts with label enterprise mobility exchange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label enterprise mobility exchange. Show all posts

Mobile Expert Interview Series: Verivo's Erik Driehuis and Kurt Monnier

I caught up with Verivo's team in Rotterdam last week and asked them about their new offices and strategies for the European market.  They have an interesting and unique business and pricing model that is explained in this video.



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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
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.

Rotterdam at the Enterprise Mobility Exchange and Too Long on the Road

We had a great three days at the Enterprise Mobility Exchange in Rotterdam this week.  This is a great mobility event where most of the sessions are end user lead, and I filled over 9 pages with notes.  If you ever get a chance to attend, it is worth it! 

What happens when you spend nearly 4 weeks on the road talking about enterprise mobility and mobile strategies?  The following...



Join me next week for a webinar called, Mobilizing the Real Time Enterprise - opportunities, challenges, threats

Companies report that this year they are building multiple applications and deploying to multiple user groups. They also report that they are struggling with their mobile strategies, worrying about how to secure their applications, and unsure of what development approach to take. How prepared are you to tackle the complexities of integrating your enterprise systems and mobilizing your critical business applications?

The ability to dispatch workers, process orders, update records, and run your businesses – all in real time – offers competitive advantages as well as technical challenges.

Learn about:

What it means to run a real-time enterprise supported by mobile technologies in 2012
The mobile strategies and trends of 602 large enterprises and what they mean for you and your competitors
  • Enterprise mobility challenges that could haunt you the rest of your career
  • Approaches to mobile app development and the value of a platform
  • We will set aside time for Q&A, so there will be plenty of opportunity to answer your specific questions on mobile development best practices. So please join us to learn about building the right apps – on time and on budget.
When: May 31, 1:00 PM EDT

Register for the webinar

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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
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.

Enterprise Mobility Exchange - Las Vegas in November

Enterprise Mobility Exchange
Las Vegas
Anyone need an excuse to go to Las Vegas in November?  The Enterprise Mobility Exchange has an amazing line-up of mobility experts speaking there on November 2nd and 3rd:

• Onyeka Nchege, Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated


• John Leabeater, Lead Technical Analyst, AIDC & Mobility, Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated

• Geoff Hunt, Lean, Productivity & Technology Programs Manager, GE Healthcare

• Matthew Berardi, Managing Director, Field Technology Operations Technology & Systems Support, FedEx Ground

• Divya Mahajan, Director, Architect for Enterprise Integration and SOA, Philips International

• Shawn Crossley, Senior Enterprise Architect, PG&E

• Joe Chung, MobileConnect Program Lead, PG&E

• Eric Hartman, Senior Director - Logistics, Papa John's Pizza

• Brian Reed, Director, Transportation and Service, Papa John's Pizza

• Ken Bodenhoefer, Senior Manager, Business Process & Technology Integration, Southern California Edison

• Ted Johnson, IT Manager, Mobility Support, Exelon

• Stephen Jones, GBS ESS Global Mobility Service Manager, P&G

• Stephen Malowney, Enterprise Financial and Operations Solutions Manager, Sempra Energy

• Eugene Signorini, Vice President, Research, Yankee Group

• Tony Winston, Senior Manager Mobility Solutions, American Airlines*

• Sumair Dutta, Senior Research Analyst, Service Management, Aberdeen Group*


The downside is you would be stuck listening to me as well. Oh well, can't win them all.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
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 Expert Video Series: Bord GAIS' Michael Cahill

This interview with Michael Cahill, Eastern Region Operational Manager with Bord GAIS in the Republic of Ireland, is very interesting in that his team implemented a complete enterprise asset management system (IBM Maximo) including workforce optimization and scheduling (ClickSoftware) and enterprise mobility (Syclo).




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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
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 Expert Video Series: Sourcevolution's Pierre-Paul Samson

I met Pierre-Paul in Brussels at the Enterprise Mobility Exchange.  He was sharing information on their mobility platform called Freedomone at the conference.





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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
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.

Meet Me in Brussels at The Enterprise Mobility Exchange!


Meet Me in Brussels!
I have had the good fortune to be invited to attend and speak at The Enterprise Mobility Exchange in Brussels this year.  It runs May 9th-11th.

Here is the official description:

Equipping your field workforce with mobile technology to deliver maximum profit, productivity and customer service excellence.

The 2011 Enterprise Mobility Exchange is the leading invitation only networking event for businesses actively purchasing and implementing mobile technology for their workforce.  This unique Director's forum will bring together the real decision makers from field service organisations from across Europe.

Attend the 2011 Enterprise Mobility Exchange and:
  • Hear from market leaders about cutting edge developments in mobile technology and discover how to apply this to your own business objectives.
  • Catch up with peers and make new business connections through a series of networking opportunities.
  • Learn from the experiences and challenges other key decision makers face in implementing mobile technology and use this to improve your own enterprise mobility strategy.
  • Hear from innovative organisations who have successfully implemented mobility solutions and find out where they plan to invest in the year ahead.
To request your invitation or to find out more visit www.enterprisemobilityexchange.com/kblog

I know SAP ecosystem members Sybase, ClickSoftware and Syclo will all be there.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
Phone +1 208-991-4410
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility group on Linkedin:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2823585&trk=anet_ug_grppro

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility consultant, mobility analyst, writer and Web 2.0 marketing professional. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

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