I was able to schedule a call with AMT-Sybex's mobile strategy manager Malachy Martin this morning for an interview. Malachy is from Northern Ireland (his mobile application development team is located in Belfast), but he now lives and works in the UK. He has been in the enterprise mobility space for a decade now. He started his mobility career working on mobile solutions for utility companies. He is now head of mobile strategy, and as such he works with customers and key partners like ClickSoftware, SAP/Sybase and Syclo.
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Before jumping into the interview I wanted to address a question that was posed to me last week by an individual at SAP. I was asked why many of my interviews included the same questions. I explained that if I ask the same question of dozens of enterprise mobility experts, then their aggregated answers will provide us with a comprehensive view and understanding of many key issues in enterprise mobility.
Note: These are not Malachy's exact words, rather my notes from our interview.
Kevin: What mobile device(s) do you carry?
Malachy: A BlackBerry for work, Samsung smartphone for personal use and Windows Mobile 6.5 for testing industrial grade handheld computers, a tablet and a Dell laptop.
Kevin: Do you use mobile devices to purchase products and services?
Malachy: Yes, I use my laptop to purchase many things, but not my smartphones.
