Kevin Benedict Ponders the Future

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 May 2, 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 Mobile Money News Weekly
Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Monthly

A new study has found that about half a billion people worldwide will use their mobile devices as travel tickets on metros, subways and buses by 2015.

http://mobility.cbronline.com/news/mobile-phones-will-become-bus-metro-tickets-by-2015

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A handful of carriers, including American Airlines and Continental Airlines, have kicked off pilot programs that allow passengers to use smartphones to check-in and board aircraft.

http://www.laptopmag.com/business/travel/your-next-e-ticket.aspx

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Making construction sites paperless and switching to rugged computers can increase efficiency for jobsites.

http://www.constructech.com/news/articles/article.aspx?article_id=8829&SECTION=1

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According to a study approximately 30 percent of physicians access medical information using a handheld device or smartphone.

Stephen Chilton

I invite you to listen to my interview with Stephen Chilton, Director of IT at National Health Services, University Hospital, Birgmingham in the U.K. In this podcast we discuss NHS's enterprise mobility initiatives and solutions. Stephen's team has developed many different mobile applications, and they have a great deal of insight to share. Here are just a few of the issues they have dealt with:

Multiple user types - doctors, nurses, administrators, etc.
Multiple application requirements - executive, administrative, medical, clinical, etc.
Multiple devices requiring consolidation
Complex legislative, government and compliance needs
Specialized security requirements

I hope you enjoy the podcast. You can listen to all of my future podcasts by subscribing here on iTunes.

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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
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
The Future of Enterprise Mobility

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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.

Mobility News Weekly Podcast, Week of April 25, 2011

At the end of each week now I am recording a podcast of all the mobility related news that my team has covered in our weekly newsletters. It is available as a streaming podcast, or you can download it to your mobile device and listen to it later. Enjoy!

Listen to the Podcast now!

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: Aberdeen Group Report and the Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Redstone Arsenal’s (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile
The Future of Enterprise Mobility

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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

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.

Efficient Workforces and Network Centric Mobility Strategies

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 workforce multiplier that maximizes the effectiveness of your team and limited resources. In both cases, enterprise mobility plays a key role.

Stay tuned for the full interview with Stephen Chilton here next week.

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

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 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.

Mobility News Weekly - Week of April 25, 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 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

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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-tablet-revenues-to-surpass-49b-by-2015

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Apple has denied that iPhones store a record of their users' movements for up to a year and blamed privacy concerns partly on a misunderstanding.

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16026/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=wytxl1es

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According to a recent survey of U.S. physicians, 61 percent intend to own an iPhone by the end of 2011. This is up from 39 percent at the beginning of the year and compares with the iPhone's 24.7 percent adoption among general smartphone users in the U.S.

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

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) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
The Future of Enterprise Mobility

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict