Field Services News Weekly - Week of January 23, 2012

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.

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The Danish Agriculture & Food Council's Pig Research Center is reviewing the results of a three-year pilot that tested ultrahigh-frequency RFID technology to track pigs from a few weeks after they are born until they are sold or received at a slaughterhouse. Read Original Content

At the Consumer Electronics Show Panasonic unveiled two new Toughpad rugged tablets that are designed to fit the needs of workers it extreme environments. Read Original Content

eProvenance, a Near Field Communication system for monitoring the temperature of cases of wine, is now in use by major producers to ensure the quality of their wine during shipment and storage. 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/.

Wireless systems provider In Motion Technology is partnering with Clevest Solutions to offer what they call the "most integrated mobile workforce management and smart grid deployment system in the utility industry." Read Original Content

What's New in HTML5 Week of January 23rd

Each week I conduct market research on HTML5 that includes news, quotes, market growth and developments around HTML5 and share the more interesting ones here with you.  I hope you find it useful.

A new survey from Evans Data shows that 43 percent of developers in North America and 58% in the Asia Pacific region are using HTML5.  The trend is expected to grow even further in 2012. Read Original Content

CEO of web framework and tool provider Sencha, Michael Mullany, states “Looking at the phenomenal rise of HTML5 as the next industry standard for Web development, it's clear that 2011 has been a transformational year for this powerful set of Web technologies.” Read Original Content

Cross-platform app framework service Trigger (https://trigger.io/) announced a new mobile development framework designed for web developers who wish to develop native mobile apps.  Co-founder and CEO Amir Nathoo states “Demand for mobile apps, both native and mobile web, is exploding and web developers are looking for ways to benefit from this shift.” Read Original Content

Web-based streaming music service Grooveshark is now available as an HTML5 app which runs in a web browser and is optimized for mobile devices.  Read Original Content

According to a January 16, 2012 article by Chris Wright, Silverlight’s future with SharePoint seems grim, with HTML5 stepping in as a replacement.  “Microsoft seems to be making a strategic decision to back HTML5 for web and app-style development. Windows 8 is using HTML5 as its application platform, so it seems likely that the next version of SharePoint will fall in line with this vision.” Read, “Do SharePoint and Silverlight Have a Future Together.”

"HTML5 is well on its way to fame and fortune, but it’s too early to declare a complete HTML5 victory over Flash video, as Flash still dominates on streaming web services."  This comprehensive article lists the benefits and limitations of HTML5 for use with video. Read Original Content

Kindle Publisher Tools with Kindle Format 8 (KF8) offers new features, including HTML5 support for publishers.  Details are on Amazon's website.  Read Original Content  

HTML5 Forms – Two articles of note:

1. “What's New in HTML5 Forms: The Datalist Control”  
2. “HTML5 Forms: How To Use The New Email, URL, and Telephone Input Types” 

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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.

Mobile Strategies, PIOs, Optimized Intersections and Patterns of Life, Part 1

Several weeks ago I introduced, in an article on this site, the concepts of PIOs (performance impact objects) and PIVs (performance impact variables) and their role in managing a mobile workforce.  Today, I want to expand upon the concept of PIOs and introduce two additional concepts, 1) optimized intersections, and 2) an emerging concept from the intelligence community called "patterns of life." We will then explore how these can be useful to an enterprise seeking to maximize efficiencies and the value of their enterprise mobility solutions.

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Let's first review some examples of PIOs.

• People
• Parts/Supplies/Materials
• Tools
• Job/work locations
• Equipment
• Transportation
• Vendors
• Subcontractors
• Jobsite access
• Permits/Approvals

For any particular job, the required PIOs must all come together at the right time and place (read 4D Field Services) in order to optimize your productivity and efficiencies (see image).  The optimized intersection is where all of these items come together in the most optimal manner.

To optimize your productivity, you can employ enterprise mobility solutions, GPS tracking devices, M2M solutions, real-time business intelligence and shared dynamic schedules that will continually estimate the "optimized intersection" for each job.

One of the challenges with implementing these kinds of "real-time" capabilities is that they often involve third parties.  Most often you do not have full control of the technology solutions that your vendors, suppliers and subcontractors use.  So how does an enterprise actually implement this strategy?

Utilizing HTML5 mobile applications on smartphones with GPS tracking and date and time capturing capabilities are a big step in the right direction.  Integrate these HTML5 apps with your "optimized intersection" and dynamic scheduling capabilities and you are making big progress.

Why HTML5?  Pure HTML5 mobile apps will allow you to support the widest number of mobile devices in the most efficient manner possible.  Especially if you want your third party subcontractors and vendors to use your mobile apps on their smartphones so they can participate in your "optimized intersection" solution.

In Part 2 of this article we introduce the concept of "patterns of life" and how it relates to enterprise mobility.

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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.

M2M News Weekly - Week of January 16th

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.


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According to ABI Research, smart energy is one of the top two market segments for cellular M2M, the other being automotive telematics. The market for smart energy will represent more than $7.5 billion in 2016 according to ABI. Read Original Content

The market for cumulative cellular M2M connections will rise from about 110 million connections in 2011 to approximately 365 million connections by 2016. This represents a compounded annual growth rate of roughly 27% through 2016 and about $35 billion in connectivity services revenue. Read Original Content

According to Zpryme’s, the total Smart Grid Communications market is slated to experience strong market growth through 2015, projected to reach nearly $1.6 Billion. 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 smart grid is on pace to hit a $2 trillion cumulative investment between 2010 and 2030, according to a new study from UK research firm Memoori. The firm estimates the sector will need to grow by a compound annual growth rate of 23% to hit that mark, peaking at $155 billion in 2022. Read Original Content

Mobile Health News Weekly - Week of January 16, 2012

The Mobile Health 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.

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The mHealth market earned revenues of $230 million in 2010 and is estimated to reach $392 million in 2015, according to a new report from research firm Frost & Sullivan. Read Original Content

According to recent predictions from Global Information Inc., the mobile health applications market is presently worth $718 million. Read Original Content

New research from Frost & Sullivan predicts that remote patient monitoring will continue to play a significant role in transforming healthcare. The research shows the remote patient monitoring market rising to $294.9 million by 2015. 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.

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At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sprint and remote-monitoring device manufacturer Ideal Life are exhibiting a cellular device called the Pod to help consumers manage chronic conditions such as diabetes or hypertension remotely at home. Read Original Content