Enterprise Mobility Exchange - Brussels

I have the honor of being able to chair the Enterprise Mobility Exchange conference this week in Brussels.  I took this photo last evening from my hotel window.  I have stayed in worse places.

Here are some of the speakers that I look forward to hearing this week:
  • Glenn Morgan, Head of Service Transformation, British Airways
  • Divya Mahajan, Director Architect for Enterprise Integration and SOA, Philips International
  • Simon Skeet, Retail and Logistics Manager - Groceries Online, Sainsbury's Supermarkets
  • Nick Capell, CIO/IT Director, Parcelforce Worldwide
  • Jan Kampfer, European Product Marketing Manager, Panasonic Toughbook
  • Nicholas McQuire, Research Director, Enterprise Mobility EMEA, IDC Research
I interview a lot of brilliant enterprise mobility experts that work for vendors, but this event is mostly end users sharing their real world experiences.  I expect it to be very interesting.

There are over 40 sponsors here, but some we discuss regularly are SAP, Syclo, ClickSoftware, Sky Technologies, Newelo, Motorola, Panasonic Toughbook, Intermec, Soti, etc.

It is interesting to note that Sybase is not here.  I spoke to an unnamed Sybase person who said they are traditionally at this event, but there is a bit of confusion as to when Sybase should appear, and when SAP should appear at these events right now.  I image this will be worked out soon. 

I will be blogging from Brussels this week.

You can follow this event on Twitter at #emeeu.



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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.
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M2M News Monthly - May 2011

Welcome to Kevin's M2M News Monthly, 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.

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The global market for satellite M2M services is projected to reach $1.7 billion by the year 2017.

http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/11/04/p1006231/global-satellite-machine-to-machine-m2m-service-revenues-to-reach-1-7-

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The smart grid managed services market is likely to reach $4.3 billion by 2015 from $470 million in annual revenue in 2010 as utilities face new operational challenges.

http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/topics/smart-grid/articles/161849-smart-grid-managed-services-market-touch-43-billion.htm

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According to Berg Insight, M2M technology in mobile communications will double by 2015.

http://www.smartgorillas.com/?p=3705

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A Yankee Group forecast predicts enterprise cellular M2M connections worldwide will surge from 81.8 million in 2011 to nearly 217.5 million in 2015.
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Audio Podcast- Mobility News Weekly, May 5, 2011

Download this audio podcast of all the mobility news for the week.  Listen to Kevin Benedict's obnoxious voice as he covers the subjects of mobility market trends, field mobility, mobile retailing, mobile marketing and mobile money.

Listen to the audio podcast 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

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Redstone Arsenal’s (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile

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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.
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SAP, Sybase and Syclo Enterprise Mobility Update

I had the opportunity to participate in a pre-SAPPHIRE briefing by SAP's Daniel Faulk and Syclo's Jon Schmidt yesterday on the topic of enterprise mobility.  I joined a handful of SAP Mentors and bloggers to learn more about their strategies and plans.  It was recorded and you can listen to it here. 

In this briefing Syclo's Jon Schmidt discusses their co-innovation partnership with SAP around SAP EAM and CRM, and SAP's Daniel Faulk talks about SAP's partnership strategies with Syclo, and product roadmaps for SUP and Afaria.

SAP Mentors John Appleby, Bluefin, Jon Reed with http://www.jonerp.com/, and myself ask a series of questions about SAP's, Sybase's and Syclo's mobility strategies.

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

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Redstone Arsenal’s (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile


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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.
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Mobility News Weekly - Week of May 2, 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.

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Analysis firm Canalys reports Android phones took 35 percent of the world's smartphone market share for the first quarter of the year.  That's up from 32.9 percent the quarter before.

http://www.businessinsider.com/androids-dominance-of-the-smartphone-market-2011-5

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Apple's overall share of operating profit jumped from 43 percent in the fourth quarter to 50 percent in the first quarter.  By contrast, Research In Motion Ltd.'s share of operating profit stayed flat at 16 percent.  Apple began with just 4 percent of industry operating profits in 2007, climbing to 14 percent in 2008, 31 percent in 2009 and 41 percent in 2010.

http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20110503/DEVICES/110509980/apple-takes-in-half-of-all-profits-on-mobile-device-sales-worldwide

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Apple is poised to own three-quarters of the major $3.8 billion mobile application market this year and will continue to own as much as 60 percent of that sumptuous pie through 2014.

http://www.infoworld.com/t/mobile-apps/apple-will-rule-billion-dollar-mobile-app-market-years-946

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In a move to secure fraying market share against their bourgeoning competitors, RIM and Microsoft are partnering.  Microsoft will integrate its Bing search and map application at the device operating system level.
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