Mobile Commerce News Weekly – Week of March 12, 2012

The Mobile Commerce News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking and mobile security that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information.

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According to Juniper Research, the value of NFC-enabled transactions will triple by 2015 to reach $74 billion worldwide, but in a survey of mobile industry executives most did not expect these payments to be mainstream for another two to five years. Read Original Content

According to an infographic compiled by CultureLabel.com, mobile commerce is expected to experience significant growth by 2015, jumping 99-fold from $1 billion in sales in 2009 to more than $100 billion. Read Original Content

Mobile Money Network has developed an instant mobile checkout app Simply Tap, allowing customers to easily identify and purchase products on the go. As part of the new agreement, the app will feature new offers and savings available only to Visa cardholders. By 2020, Visa Europe expects more than half of all its transactions to be carried out on a mobile device. Read Original Content

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In 2012 mobile commerce sales will rise 73.1 percent for a total of $11.6 billion, according to eMarketer. The study found that 25 percent of American consumers will make mobile payments if they trust the device’s security. Building this trust will be big in 2012. Read Original Content

A new survey from Radius shows the number of smartphone users has grown to nearly 50 percent of all U.S. consumers, but despite America’s love affair with smartphones, a majority of survey respondents remain “quite skeptical” of smartphone generated payment solutions. Read Original Content

Mobile Expert Video Series: CSC's Quentin Fisher

I have interviewed CSC's Quentin Fisher several times before and he always has great insight into mobility trends.  He leads the mobility effort at CSC and has visibility into enterprise mobility projects worldwide.  I hope you enjoy this interview from SAPinsider's recent conference.

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Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly – Week of March 12, 2012

The Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility and M2M that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.

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Microsoft will soon have another operating system available for download in "preview" form: Windows Embedded Standard 8. That OS is at the heart the company's big push into so-called "intelligent systems. Read Original Content

An RFID solution is trying to put the breaks on warehouse accidents. Several consumer goods manufacturers are testing technology from Transmon Engineering to alert forklift drivers when they come within range of a pedestrian. Read Original Content

Identive Group, Inc., a provider of products, services and solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries, has announced results for Q4 2011. The company saw a 21 percent revenue growth to $102.7 million.  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/.

F4Devices has released its new Flint rugged handheld. The Flint offers a combination of flexible GPS configurations, ranging from 1 to 3 meters to sub-meter accuracies, while supporting geotagging with the 5 megapixel autofocus camera as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 3G data. Read Original Content

The Census Bureau is considering trying out RFID technology to keep track of hundreds of thousands of computers and other items in a pilot project. The bureau issued a Request for Information looking for input from vendors on what types of RFID systems might be suitable to track 80,000. Read Original Content

Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly – Week of March 11, 2012

Welcome to Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility in Asia.  Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility between now and 2016.

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G-Xchange Inc., the mobile arm of Philippine company Globe Telecom, is partnering with American Express to develop an online payment solution for Globe GCASH customers. Read Original Content

Seventy-two percent of mobile Internet users in India use their mobile device as the primary means to access the web.  These users spend 33 percent of their media time on mobile devices, more than the time spent watching television. Read Original Content

China’s online payment platform Alipay has reached 30 million downloads of its mobile apps.  Downloads on Android devices are highest, with 53 percent, followed by iOS with 27 percent. Read Original Content and More Original Content

Cloud computing provider Joyent will expand its services to Asia in the second quarter of 2012.  The expansion will begin with Tokyo and Singapore. Read Original Content

Mobility services play a crucial role in India’s IT industry.  “Mobile phones are becoming smarter and there might come a day when mobility services will replace desktops.” Read Original Content

Mobility News Weekly – Week of March 5, 2012

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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Apple has released the iPad 3, capable of operating on a high-speed 4G, or long-term evolution network. At speeds roughly 10 times faster than current 3G technology, it may help banish the sometimes shaky video quality of older devices. The new iPad also includes a voice-dictation feature and a five-mega pixel camera. Read Original Content

Google is officially putting the Android Market name to rest. Starting today, all of Google’s digital media services have been rebranded to fly under a brand new banner: Google Play.  Read Original Content

The planet has a population of seven billion people, and there are now 5.9 billion active mobile phone subscriptions. This is a global penetration rate of 84.3 percent.  Read Original Content

Research from GSMA indicates global mobile industry revenues will grow from $1.5 trillion dollars in 2011 to $1.9 trillion in 2015. It also predicts significant growth in mobile industry employment, from more than 8 million people around the world today to approximately 10 million by the end of 2015.  Read Original Content

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According to a new report by InMobi, approximately one-third of mobile web users are certain that they will buy an iPad 3.  Read Original Content

ComScore reports that smartphone penetration in Canada has reached 45 percent, up from 33 percent in March. British Columbia has the highest smartphone penetration with 51 percent, Ontario has 48 percent and Quebec increased the most by 16 percent to 36 percent.  Read Original Content