Showing posts with label mobile retail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mobile retail. Show all posts

Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of November 28, 2011

The Mobility Charts Weekly is a weekly publication of charts depicting the current and future status of the enterprise mobility market.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.


According to information gathered by Internet security service provider Zscaler, over 40 percent of mobile device users are using Android handsets, 37 percent are BlackBerry users and, iOS iPhones account for 22 percent. Read Original Content



Global advanced water meter shipments accounted for over $500 million in revenue in 2010, with over 70 percent of this in the North American market, according to IMS Research.  Advanced water meters (M2M enabled) can be read by technologies including handhelds, mobile and network technologies based on telephony platforms (wired and wireless) and radio frequency (RF).  Read Original Content



Flurry Analytics recently conducted a study on the amount of time users spent on mobile apps based on categories. Flurry found that the top two most used apps were games at 47 percent and social networking at 32 percent. News and entertainment were the third and fourth most used applications. Read Original Content


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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Volunteer
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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.

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 28, 2011

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 M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
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Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

SAP and Sybase, a provider of enterprise and mobile software, have unveiled new mobile apps designed for a wide range of industries and mobile workers, from executives to knowledge and task workers. Read Original Content

The U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency is installing more than 6,500 active radio frequency identification tags as part of its Next Generation Wireless Communications program for logistics applications, to track military vehicles and other equipment as they are washed at Camp Arifjan, in Kuwait. Read Original Content

The U.S. Army is currently developing a tablet computer for battlefield use. The tablet is expected to use Android operating systems, and be smaller than Apple’s iPad with a ruggedized a protective case. Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo. http://www.syclo.com/.

In recent years rugged tablet computers have found practical uses in work settings that include dairy farms, beverage distributors, and auto-part companies as they find that tablet computers allow for more efficient business practices. Read Original Content

Mobile Medical News Weekly - Week of November 21, 2011

The Mobile Medical News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to medical mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

Also read M2M News Weekly

London-based market research firm Datamonitor estimates the market for telehealth services in the U.S. and Europe will grow from $3 billion in 2009 to nearly $8 billion by 2012. Read Original Content

According to ABI Research by 2016 the mobile health app market will be worth $400 million. Read Original Content

The Asia Pacific region will generate more than $7 billion in revenues from mHealth services in 2017, according to a new study by the GSM Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read Original Content

Webalo technology eliminates the need for traditional mobile application development tools and custom programming to provide in hours, instead of weeks or months, mobile access to the specific enterprise data and functions that smartphone and tablet users rely on to do their jobs.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Webalo, www.webalo.com.

One out of four healthcare providers are now using tablets in their practice, with another 21 percent expecting to do so in the next 12 months, and more than half are using a smartphone at work, according to CompTIA. Read Original Content

M2M News Weekly - Week of November 21, 2011

Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.

Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Medical News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

Ford Motor Company has announced that it will accelerate plans to develop and deliver best-in-world in-car technology to customers across Asia, as it is establishing its connected services group in the Asia Pacific and Africa regions. Read Original Content

Asia-Pacific is forecast to become the largest market for M2M subscriptions in volume terms in 2013, and in 2016 is expected to account for 37 percent of the total market, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. Read Original Content

The global market for M2M communication is slated to grow to $1.5 billion by 2014 from around $842 million in 2010. Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

According to analyst house Infonetics Research, the global M2M market will be worth $3.8 billion by 2015. Read Original Content

Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 21, 2011

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 M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Medical News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

China overtook the U.S. as the world's largest smartphone market in the third quarter, according to Strategy Analytics. Deliveries of smartphones to operators and retailers in China grew 58 percent in the third quarter from the previous quarter to 24 million units. That surpassed 23 million units delivered to the U.S. market. Read Original Content

China has begun to see a price drop in the mobile terminal market in the third quarter of 2011, especially for smartphones, according to statistics released by Analysys International.  Read Original Content

The sports and health mobile application market will grow to over $400 million in 2016, up from just $120 million in 2010 says ABI Research.  Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

In comparison to the Swedish, Dutch or German markets, the United States underperforms in app downloads per user. Nevertheless, the U.S. is still the largest market in total app downloads, holding more than 50 percent of the total market share.  Read Original Content

Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of November 21, 2011

The Mobility Charts Weekly is a weekly publication of charts depicting the current and future status of the enterprise mobility market.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.



According to Canaccord Genuity analysts T. Michael Walkley and Mattew Ramsay, Apple controls only four percent of the total phone market, but captures 52 percent of its profits. Read Original Content



In the IDTechEx research report "RFID for Animals, Food and Farming 2011-2021", IDTechEx suggests that by 2021 the market for livestock tracking via RFID will have increased from $1.17 billion in 2011 to $4.09 billion in 2021. Read Original Content



Asymco.com has published a collection of mobility graphs recently, emphasizing the surge in Android smartphone shipments since the second quarter of 2007. Read Original Content

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and 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.

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 21, 2011

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 M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Medical  News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

Panasonic has officially announced its Toughpad lineup of rugged tablets.  The 10-inch A1 and 7-inch B1, are built for heavy-duty usage scenarios like military deployment, construction sites, and unruly kindergarten classrooms. Read Original Content

Mobile apps geared to enterprises will generate more than $150 billion globally for solution providers over next six years, according to Insight Research Corp. Read Original Content

Korean pharmaceutical companies are beginning to use RFID tracking technology to maintain more secure inventories and to prevent illegal production and sale of counterfeit and substandard drugs. Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo. http://www.syclo.com/.

Xplore Technologies, a manufacturer of rugged tablet PCs, has recently received purchase orders from one of the world’s largest utility companies for the purchase of more than 4,000 of the Company’s newly launched iX104C5 rugged tablet PCs, representing over $14 million in aggregate sales orders. Read Original Content

M2M News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.

Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly

Asia-Pacific is forecast to become the largest market for M2M subscriptions in volume terms in 2013, and in 2016 is expected to account for 37 percent of the total market, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. Read Original Content

Analysys Mason, a London-based market research company, expects the 100 million M2M devices currently installed worldwide to increase to 2.1 billion by 2020. The largest sectors will be utilities, automotive and transport, and security, with 1.3 billion, 446 million and 277 million respectively. Read Original Content

Sierra Wireless has released a new addition to its line of embedded wireless modules, launching the industry's smallest cellular solution for M2M communications. Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

The volume of cellular M2M subscriptions is expected to increase almost fourfold between 2010 and 2016, from 72 million to 282 million. Read Original Content

Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

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 M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Medical News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

According to NPD Group, 59 percent of all mobile phones sold during the third quarter of 2011 were smartphones, up from 46 percent in the same period last year. Read Original Content

According to research firm Gartner in the third quarter of 2011, Android phones accounted for 52.5 percent of all smartphones sold worldwide, up from 25.3 percent in the same quarter last year.  Read Original Content

Worldwide sales of mobile devices totaled 440.5 million units in the third quarter of 2011, up 5.6 percent from the same period last year, according to Gartner, Inc.  Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

Android tops the charts in mobile malware, largely due to the failure of Google's Android Market to properly review apps before they hit the marketplace, says a new report from Juniper Networks.  Read Original Content

Mobile Medical News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

The Mobile Medical News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to medical 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 M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

More than 50 percent of physicians use a smartphone for work purposes, according to a new study by IT industry association CompTIA. Read Original Content

Asia Pacific mobile health market will grow to almost $7 billion in 2017 at 70 pecent yearly. Growth of mobile health services in Asia Pacific is stimulating demand for connected devices and making the connected life a reality. Read Original Content

The Mayo Clinic and hospitals across the United States are getting creative with how they use mobile healthcare apps. Hospitals have found ways to survey patients, track pregnancies, record patient history and drive revenue using mobile apps. Read Original Content

The wireless monitoring device industry in the U.S. has doubled in the past four years to a present value of $7.1 billion. This number is expected to triple in the next four years, reaching $22.2 billion by 2015, according to Kalorama. Read Original Content

Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

The Mobility Charts Weekly is a weekly publication of charts depicting the current and future status of the enterprise mobility market.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.



Pew Research has found that about nine percent of all adult mobile phone users in the U.S. have downloaded an app during 2010 that “helped them track or manage their health.” In its most recent survey in August 2011 Pew found that about 11 percent of all adult cell phone users having downloaded an app that helps them manage their health, representing a two percent increase in that time period. Read Original Content




Morgan Stanley estimates that the smart grid market will grow 100 percent in the next five years and 400 percent over the next 20 years, making smart-grid technology a $100+ billion market by 2030. Read Original Content



Recent studies from Pike Research suggests that there will be a steady increase in the number of telematics units being applied to vehicles in the next few years. This is largely based on the significant effects that telematics units can have on company fuel expenses. Read Original Content

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

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

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 M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Medical News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun a pilot program that uses RFID technology to increase the security and rate of passage at the Paso del Norte Bridge border crossing. Read Original Content

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has selected Panasonic’s Toughbook 31 and Toughbook CF-19 fully-rugged mobile computers for countywide vehicle deployment. More than 2,600 patrol vehicles and 100 motor units will be outfitted with the in-vehicle computing solutions. Read Original Content

Largely due to growing markets, including RFID, the global organic electronics market is forecast to reach $32.8 billion by 2017. Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo. http://www.syclo.com/.

Farmers and field scientists can now instantly identify diseases attacking crops and plants, thanks to a Michigan State University professor’s new invention. Dr. Syed Hashsham has developed the Gene-Z device, which performs genetic analysis using a low-cost handheld device and is operated using smartphone technology. Read Original Content

Mobile Medical News Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011

The Mobile Medical News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to medical mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

Also read M2M News Weekly

By the summer of 2012 MobiHealthNews predicts that the number of iPhone apps for healthcare professionals will jump from almost 4,000 today to nearly 6,000 apps. Read Original Content

According to ongoing studies by Pew Research the number of smartphone users who have downloaded health related apps has increased only two percent since 2010. Read Original Content

This past week Apple published more than 240 apps to the health and medical categories of its AppStore. Read Original Content

According to a survey compiled at the UAE’s Mobile Show earlier this year, 93 percent of respondents believe the mobile health industry can improve the quality and availability of healthcare in the Middle East. Read Original Content

According to a mobile marketing research group, 500 million smartphone users will be using a health care application by 2015. Read Original Content

Technavio's analysts forecast the Global Mobile Health Applications market to grow at an annual rate of 24 percent over the period 2010 to 2014. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the worldwide growth of remote patient monitoring. Read Original Content

M2M News Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011

Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.

Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Medical News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

Cellular M2M subscriptions are expected to increase almost fourfold between 2010 and 2016, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. The volume is expected to increase from 72 million to 282 million by 2016. Read Original Content

Danny Bowman, president of Integrated Solutions Group at Sprint, said recently that Sprint is ranked second best among North American-based service providers in the Analysys Mason 2011 M2M scorecard for communications service providers. Read Original Content

Asia-Pacific is forecast to become the largest market for M2M subscriptions in terms of volume in 2013, and in 2016 is expected to account for 37 percent of the total market, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

Pike Research predicts that the trend of increasing M2M application in the utilities sector will result in 73 million cellular M2M communications nodes from 2011 through 2020. Revenue is expected to reach $1.9 billion during the forecast period. Read Original Content


An estimated $590 million was spent on smart grid security technologies in 2010.  By 2016 the number will likely surpass $2 billion. Read Original Content

Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011

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 M2M News Weekly

Swedish telecom giant Ericsson believes that mobile data traffic will increase ten-fold by 2016.  Read Original Content

American Express Co., the biggest credit-card issuer by purchases, plans to invest $100 million in technology companies as it develops its digital-payments system, Serve. Read Original Content

According to a newly released Nielsen report on the U.S. smartphone market, Apple is still the top manufacturer with a 28 percent share.  As far as operating systems are concerned, Android is the leader with 43 percent of the smartphone market in third quarter 2011.  Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

ComScore's September MobiLens survey of over 30,000 mobile phone users found that Android was being used on close to 45 percent of the 87.4 million smartphones in the United States, up from 40.2 percent in June.  Read Original Content

Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011

The Mobility Charts Weekly is a weekly publication of charts depicting the current and future status of the enterprise mobility market.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.



Flurry Analytics conducted a study on the amount of usage spent on iOS and Android applications. Flurry found that the United States took 55 percent of global app sessions between the two operating systems, with 28 percent being taken by the remaining top 10 countries, and 17 percent controlled by the rest of the world. Read Original Content




Shortly after the first weekend selling iPhone 4S devices, Apple announced that the company had sold over 4 million units during that three day period. Apple again has set the record for fastest selling electronics device for an opening weekend. Read Original Content



A new report published by Machina Research forecasts the global smart meter growth through 2010-2020. North America is projected to lead the world in the number of connected meters and is on track to reach 1.6 billion smart meters by 2020. Currently the United States and Italy are the global leaders in installed smart meters. Read Original Content



Within the past year the world has experienced rapid growth in the number of mobile applications downloaded. China leads the world with an 870 percent increase in mobile apps since 2010, with Argentina taking second place. The United States does not make the top ten world rankings, however it does control the majority of app sessions. Read Original Content

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


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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.

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011


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 Medical Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

Container security and tracking revenues will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27 percent from $212 million in 2011 to $690 million in 2016, according to recent research from ABI Research.  Read Original Content

Markem-Image, a commercial printing company is saving $600,000 per year after adopting a new field mobile management solution for 500 company technicians. Read Original Content

Trucking company Direct Drive Express was able to reduce the amount of time each driver spent at delivery sites by 10 percent after moving to a rugged tablet based solution to handle paperwork. Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo. http://www.syclo.com/.

Recent news shows indictes Walmart, Macy’s, and JC Penny will begin using item-level RFID tracking within stores in upcoming months, further illustrating a trend towards electronic tracking in retail stores.  Read Original Content

M2M News Weekly - Week of October 31, 2011

Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.

Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read Medical Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

According to a new report from Pike Research, increased utility adoption of public wireless networks around the world will drive the cumulative shipment of 73 million cellular M2M communication nodes for use in smart grid applications during the period from 2011 through 2020.  Read Original Content

Advanced electricity meters with integrated cellular communication modules are forecast to increase from 2.6 million shipments in 2010 to 9.5 million shipments annually in 2016. This is one conclusion in the IMS Research study, The World Market for Smart Electricity Meters 2011.  Read Original Content

The volume of cellular M2M subscriptions is expected to increase almost fourfold between 2010 and 2016, from 72 million to 282 million, providing operators with long-term growth potential. Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

NRG Expert’s new Utility Metering Deployment and Smart Grid Report shows the overall market size for new utility meters growing with an annual rate of 8 percent between 2010 and 2014. Value of the market nearly doubles to over $20 billion in the same period as old technology is replaced and newly installed smart meters take hold. Read Original Content

Mobility News Weekly - Week of October 31, 2011

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 Medical Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

A UK man, born without his left forearm has become the first person to have a smartphone dock embedded in his prosthetic limb.  Read Original Content

VeriFone Systems Inc. acquired Global Bay Mobile Technologies, a mobile retail solutions provider that helps retailers use alternative payment devices -- such as iPads -- as payment vehicles.  Read Original Content

Nokia’s chief executive said this week that the company will re-enter the U.S. smartphone market in early 2012 with the introduction of devices running Microsoft’s Windows Phone for multiple U.S. carriers, according to media reports. Read Original Content

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

RIM has fallen to $18.91, below the book value per share of $18.92 at the end of last quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Book value comprises a company’s assets including cash, inventories, real estate and intellectual property minus its liabilities. Read Original Content

Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of October 31, 2011

The Mobility Charts Weekly is a weekly publication of charts depicting the current and future status of the enterprise mobility market.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.



Analysys Mason forecasts 1.3 billion residential and commercial smart meter connections by 2020 with an annual growth rate of 56 percent over a ten year period. Read Original Content



Darren Herman recently conducted a study on the amount of digital market share controlled by Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook and AOL.  The study concludes that these five companies take 64 percent of market revenues. Read Original Content



According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung-made Android devices have outpaced Apple devices.  In the third quarter of 2011, Samsung shipped 28 million units while Apple only sold 17 million iPhones. Read Original Content



A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that over the next five years digital spending — defined as spending on broadband and mobile access, wired and mobile advertising, video on demand, digital music, online movie rentals, video games and newspaper and magazine advertising — will climb from below 20 percent of all entertainment and media spending in the U.S. to over 26 percent.  Globally, the firm expects digital spending to hit 33 percent of all spending on media and entertainment by 2014. Read Original Content

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups

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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.

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