Exploring the Future with Kevin Benedict

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 Charts Weekly - Week of July 25, 2011

In the course of my daily research on subjects related to enterprise mobility I find charts that depict the current and future status of the market. It occurred to me that these charts might also be useful to others, so I am going to collect these charts, include links to the original source, and then publish them in a new weekly blog article called Mobile Charts Weekly. I hope you find this useful.

According to research firm iSuppli, 2011 will be a great year for popular mobile app stores. The study found that Apple, Google, RIM, and Nokia will see a significant rise in app sales. In 2010 these companies sold $2.1 billion in mobile apps, and by the end of this year it is estimated that over $3.8 billion in apps will be sold. Read Original Content

Earlier this month Apple announced that since opening its App Store, over 15 billion iPhone, iPad and iPod apps have been downloaded. Within the past three years over $2.5 billion has been paid to app developers and there are currently over 450,000 total apps available. Read Original Content

According to a new study by Flurry Analytics, the average time spent on mobile apps has surpassed the time spent on regular websites either while on computers or mobile devices. In June 2010, 64 minutes per day were spent on the web and 43 minutes were spent on mobile apps. That number has since changed and during June of 2011 some 74 minutes per day were spent on the web and 81 minutes were dedicated to mobile apps. Read Original Content

A recent report by Aite Group focused on the growth of mobile payments in the United States. The report found that since 2009 the gross dollar volume of mobile payments has risen sharply and is expected to reach $214 billion by 2015. Read Original Content

Recent Articles by Kevin Benedict

Enterprise Mobility Exchange - Las Vegas in November
Mobile Expert Video Series: ClickSoftware's Uri Pintov
Mobile Expert Video Series: Electrix's Jeff Morgan
What Can HTML5 Offer Mobile Developers?
Mobile Expert Video Series: ETSA Utility's Grant Roach

Upcoming Events

Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011
Mobile Tablet Trends in the Enterprise featuring Samsung Mobile - July 28, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

You can follow me on Twitter @krbenedict and read my blog, Enterprise Mobility Strategies.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, 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 July 25, 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 Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

A New Zealand farm inspector company has equipped employees with tablet devices to modernize the inspection process for local dairies. Read Original Content

A Chinese producer of RFID tags has designed a Velcro wristband specifically for events and festivals that require an admission ticket. The wristband is designed to reduce admission time and increase security for events with large crowds. Read Original Content

A John Deer factory has implemented wireless RFID tags on its equipment to increase manufacturing efficiency. The company has seen a 40 percent efficiency increase in certain phases of construction since introducing RFID tags. Read Original Content

Venture Development Corporation predicts purchases of ruggedized notebooks will increase 10 percent in 2011. Read Original Content

Doctors are increasingly using tablets and smartphones in their work as the medical field continues to experience a mobile revolution. A new survey from QuantiaMD found that one-third of doctors use tablets to research medical information. Read Original Content

Vehicle tracking specialist Quartix more than doubled its new fleet tracking installations in the UK in the first half of 2011 compared with the same period last year. Quartix installed over 10,000 tracking systems in the first six months of 2011 and receives over 100 new fleet customers every month. Read Original Content

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 Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

France is planning a $5.6 billion smart meter plan that would install meters in 35 million homes in an attempt to introduce a more advanced electrical system. Read Original Content

A team at the University of Arkansas and the University of San Francisco has developed an iPhone automated energy management system that monitors energy generation and consumption in off-grid and grid-tied homes that use solar energy or wind power. Read Original Content

Pike Research projects the smart machine and appliance market to be valued at $26.1 billion by 2019. Read Original Content

The number of M2M connected devices could increase by one billion devices with the help of 3G and 4G networks. Read Original Content

M2M connections within the utilities sector will increase from 100 million in 2010 to over 1.5 billion in 2020 according to a new MarketResearch.com study. Read Original Content

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

The FDA has proposed its first ever regulations of the burgeoning mobile health industry, targeting a segment of applications that officials described as being akin to medical devices. Read Original Content

A new ChangeWave survey found that 48 percent of those looking to buy a new smartphone in the next 90 days plan on getting an iPhone. Read Original Content

Nokia's basic phones generate better operating profits than its smartphone line-up, the Finnish mobile phone company has said. Read Original Content

New In-Stat research forecasts mobile video consumption will surpass 693 billion minutes by 2015. Read Original Content

Apple's primary focus has been on the U.S., capturing nearly 27 percent of the smartphone market in the country. But Apple is now putting increased emphasis on China, as a result of competition from rivals like Google and the pure volume of the Chinese market. Read Original Content

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: ClickSoftware's Uri Pintov

Uri Pintov is the Team Leader of the Solutions Group at ClickSoftware and he shares his views on HTML5 and device agnostic MEAPs, plus his predictions for Windows Phone 7.

Upcoming Events

Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011
Mobile Tablet Trends in the Enterprise featuring Samsung Mobile - July 28, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

You can follow me on Twitter @krbenedict.
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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: Electrix's Jeff Morgan

I got to know Jeff Morgan while speaking at the ClickConnect APAC 2011 conference last week in Australia. Jeff works for Electrix, a company that contracts with utility companies to provide field services, maintenance and asset inspections. They have a long history of working with mobile applications in the field and he discusses his experiences in this video interview.

Jeff is also the guy that shared the picture of the GIANT snake his colleague saw along the road in Australia.

Upcoming Events

Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011
Mobile Tablet Trends in the Enterprise featuring Samsung Mobile - July 28, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

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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.

What Can HTML5 Offer Mobile Developers?

This is the second article in my series on HTML5, the first article can be read here. I needed to personally know more about HTML5, so am researching it and sharing what I am learning with you.

HTML5 has the backing of Microsoft, Mozilla, Opera, and even Apple and Google have their own sites celebrating HTML5 (http://www.apple.com/html5/ and http://studio.html5rocks.com/ respectively). Safari (both mobile and desktop), Google Chrome and Firefox also support HTML5.

HTML5 introduces technology improvements to HTML that help mobile developers by adding geo-location, user interface tools, and access to smartphone’s cameras and sensors. HTML5 also adds media playback, offline storage, and 2D graphics capabilities. Let's look at a few of these features in more detail.

Media Playback

The days of needing Flash, Silverlight or Quicktime to play music or view a video are over. With HTML5, plug-ins are no longer needed. The HTML quotation tags can be used to directly embed media.

A recent study by EffectiveUI Software Architect Sean Christmann showed that HTML5 video even out performed Flash on mobile devices. Flash did out perform HTML5 in a number of other categories, however. (http://www.craftymind.com/guimark3/)

Google now makes Flash video on Apple devices possible via its “Swiffy” project, which converts Flash files to HTML5. The first version of Swiffy was made available on Google Labs June 30, 2011.

Offline Support

With HTML5 (and a free SQL Lite database), it’s now possible for mobile developers to store data locally on the device. Interruptions in connectivity no longer need to affect your ability to remain productive with your mobile application. Capabilities such as caching of logic and local storage of data make this possible.

2D Graphics Capabilities

The canvas element is now part of HTML5 and allows for dynamic rendering of 2D shapes and bitmap images. It is designed to make it easy to add graphics to a page without using plug-ins.

In my first article on HTML5 we received two good comments that I want to share here. The first is from mobile software guru Glenn Kletzky of Mobile Epiphany:

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Great Intro Post to the subject Kevin. My group has been studying it at great lengths ourselves over the last few months, and your conclusions are in perfect sync with our findings. As always, you know your stuff and don't write about something until you do!

Another looming issue with HTML5 that is critical in the Enterprise is the concept of "Store and Forward". I suppose store and forward tech has been implemented in more than a few ways over the years in native apps, but the issue enterprises talk to us about almost exclusively is a store and forward capability that seems to be missing in the tech. We have heard some rumblings about “Sure it can do store and forward”, but dropping an XML file on your device is not the road enterprises seem to care about. It appears they need HTML5 to be a tech which secures and houses large amounts of highly variable data (BLOB’s, point data, etc) in a secure, encrypted and powerful database. Large stores of highly secure and encrypted data are often required to be successful in the field when connectivity is intermittent at best. And as mobile storage continues to grow (SD to 2 Gigs, then SDHC to 32 gigs, now SDXC heading toward 2 TBs over the next year or 2!) this really allows for some amazing capabilities in the field for Store and Forward requirements. And yet I don't hear much in HTML5 on that front.

I would love to know more about what you learn with regards to HTML5 and this issue.

Great writing as always Kevin.

Glenn Kletzky
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Brian Blankenship writes:

Nice post. Other limitations of HTML5, beyond APIs such as GameCenter and In-app purchase, are no access to key device features such as the camera, videocamera, accelerometer (to name a few), and future device features yet to be invented. In addition, HTML5 apps, especially via a mobile browser, just don't create the "attachment" a user has with a native app - be it due to user experience or be it due to practical matters such as having to navigate through a long list of browser bookmarks, that over time would be ignored. Finally, there is the monetization component - for browser apps, as opposed to distributing through an app store for payment, how do developers get paid?
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I recently interviewed Tom Slee from Sybase on HTML5 and how its data storage capabilities compares and contrasts to Sybase's embedded databases. You can read the article here.

Please comment here and share your thoughts and knowledge about HTML5!

Upcoming Events

Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011
Mobile Tablet Trends in the Enterprise featuring Samsung Mobile - July 28, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

You can follow me on Twitter @krbenedict and read my blog, Enterprise Mobility Strategies.

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

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict