Mobile Medical News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

The Mobile Medical 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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More than 50 percent of physicians use a smartphone for work purposes, according to a new study by IT industry association CompTIA. Read Original Content

Asia Pacific mobile health market will grow to almost $7 billion in 2017 at 70 pecent yearly. Growth of mobile health services in Asia Pacific is stimulating demand for connected devices and making the connected life a reality. Read Original Content

The Mayo Clinic and hospitals across the United States are getting creative with how they use mobile healthcare apps. Hospitals have found ways to survey patients, track pregnancies, record patient history and drive revenue using mobile apps. Read Original Content

The wireless monitoring device industry in the U.S. has doubled in the past four years to a present value of $7.1 billion. This number is expected to triple in the next four years, reaching $22.2 billion by 2015, according to Kalorama. Read Original Content
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Mobile Marketing News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

The Mobile Marketing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile marketing that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information.

Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Medical News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

Amazon.com is introducing a new version of its Price Check comparison shopping application optimized for Google's Android operating system, enabling consumers to contrast in-store retail prices with products available from Amazon and its two million online merchant partners. Read Original Content

According to Juniper Research the mobile advertising market will grow to $15 billion by 2012 and reach $50 billion by 2015. Read Original Content

Retailers are showcasing mobile calls to action in their store windows, on signs inside stores and in other high-traffic areas as a way to make shopping more convenient this holiday season. Read Original Content

Pyxis Mobile provides an agile, powerful, and secure mobile enterprise application platform.  It enables rapid cross-platform application development, unlimited data integration, enterprise-grade security, and the unique ability to change and update applications in real time.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Pyxis Mobile, http://pyxismobile.com/

Wine.com has created a mobile site that allows customers to make wine purchases using their smartphone. Currently Wine.com has nine percent of its online customer base using iPads, who have been known to spend more money while on their devices compared to regular PC users. Read Original Content
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Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

The Mobility Charts Weekly is a weekly publication of charts depicting the current and future status of the enterprise mobility market.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.



Pew Research has found that about nine percent of all adult mobile phone users in the U.S. have downloaded an app during 2010 that “helped them track or manage their health.” In its most recent survey in August 2011 Pew found that about 11 percent of all adult cell phone users having downloaded an app that helps them manage their health, representing a two percent increase in that time period. Read Original Content




Morgan Stanley estimates that the smart grid market will grow 100 percent in the next five years and 400 percent over the next 20 years, making smart-grid technology a $100+ billion market by 2030. Read Original Content



Recent studies from Pike Research suggests that there will be a steady increase in the number of telematics units being applied to vehicles in the next few years. This is largely based on the significant effects that telematics units can have on company fuel expenses. Read Original Content

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Mobile Expert Video Series: Printek's Avery Tabron

For many mobile workers, having a good mobile printer is essential to their job.  In this segment of the Mobile Expert Video Series, I interview mobile printing expert Avery Tabron on the latest developments and trends in mobile printing.



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Mobile Expert Video Series: Exelon's Ted Johnson

This is a very interesting interview with Ted Johnson from Exelon.  Ted is responsible for supporting the implementations and operations of mobile solutions in field services.  He has a unique perspective on what it takes to manage and maintain a large scale roll-out.




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Reporting from Tokyo on Enterprise Mobility

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This week I am in both Tokyo and in Singapore leading workshops on enterprise mobility.  K2 Partnering organized these workshops to help educate companies on mobility.  On Monday we conducted a workshop to a full house in the Century Court Marunouchi, which is the building General McArthur used during the rebuilding and reconstruction years following WWII.  It is located directly across the street from the Imperial Palace grounds.

It seems that in Japan mobility is very advanced at the consumer level, but not so much in the enterprise.  I met with folks from Danone (yogurt-CPG), Gap (retail), Fujifilm, Novartis, Accenture, SAP, Cognizant and many others during this event.

Yesterday afternoon I had the privilege of meeting with the SAP Telecom business unit for APJ and the enterprise mobility folks in their downtown Tokyo office.  What an amazing view and great teams!  They are seeing a huge demand for enterprise mobility across Asia and are very actively recruiting more people to join the SAP team to focus on mobility.

Side note #1 - I asked the team from K2 Partnering yesterday what they typically eat for lunch in Tokyo - the answer was Korean food.  That struck me as funny.

Side note #2 - I had delicious noodle soup after a  morning run yesterday.  I found a tiny noodle shop in the middle of the gigantic Tokyo fish market.  I saw massive Tuna being carted around to be cut into fresh sushi.

Side note #3 - the heated toilet seats are an interesting touch.

Today, another enterprise mobility workshop before heading to the airport and Singapore.


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Mobile Commerce News Weekly - Week of November 14, 2011

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.

Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Medical News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

According to the latest study of iResearch, the population of mobile payment users in 2011 worldwide is estimated to reach 141 million, an increase of 38.2 percent over 2010. Read Original Content

Online holiday shopping reached record levels in 2010, and with e-commerce spending up this year all signs point to consumers spending even more online this holiday season. Read Original Content

The November and December holiday shopping season is expected to generate nearly $59.5 billion in online sales, aided by increased consumer touch points such as tablets and smartphones that give buyers more access to the Web, according to a report by Forrester. Read Original Content

Pyxis Mobile provides an agile, powerful, and secure mobile enterprise application platform.  It enables rapid cross-platform application development, unlimited data integration, enterprise-grade security, and the unique ability to change and update applications in real time.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Pyxis Mobile, http://pyxismobile.com/

Starbucks recently announced that its mobile payment app Starbucks Mobile Pay has generated over $20 million in purchases throughout the 9,000 locations with the payment feature. Read Original Content
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Mobile Expert Video Series: Webalo's Rob Edenzon

In this segment of the Mobile Expert Video Series I interview Webalo's Rob Edenzon on enterprise mobility in the cloud, and new ways of implementing mobile solutions in hours rather than weeks or months.






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Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 14, 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.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun a pilot program that uses RFID technology to increase the security and rate of passage at the Paso del Norte Bridge border crossing. Read Original Content

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has selected Panasonic’s Toughbook 31 and Toughbook CF-19 fully-rugged mobile computers for countywide vehicle deployment. More than 2,600 patrol vehicles and 100 motor units will be outfitted with the in-vehicle computing solutions. Read Original Content

Largely due to growing markets, including RFID, the global organic electronics market is forecast to reach $32.8 billion by 2017. 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/.

Farmers and field scientists can now instantly identify diseases attacking crops and plants, thanks to a Michigan State University professor’s new invention. Dr. Syed Hashsham has developed the Gene-Z device, which performs genetic analysis using a low-cost handheld device and is operated using smartphone technology. Read Original Content
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Mobile Expert Video Series: Freedomone Mobile's Pierre Paul Samson

In this interview Pierre Paul Samson and I discuss Freedomone Mobile's new "context" aware mobile solution, its market and how if offers value.




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Mobile Medical News Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011

The Mobile Medical 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.

Also read M2M News Weekly

By the summer of 2012 MobiHealthNews predicts that the number of iPhone apps for healthcare professionals will jump from almost 4,000 today to nearly 6,000 apps. Read Original Content

According to ongoing studies by Pew Research the number of smartphone users who have downloaded health related apps has increased only two percent since 2010. Read Original Content

This past week Apple published more than 240 apps to the health and medical categories of its AppStore. Read Original Content

According to a survey compiled at the UAE’s Mobile Show earlier this year, 93 percent of respondents believe the mobile health industry can improve the quality and availability of healthcare in the Middle East. Read Original Content

According to a mobile marketing research group, 500 million smartphone users will be using a health care application by 2015. Read Original Content

Technavio's analysts forecast the Global Mobile Health Applications market to grow at an annual rate of 24 percent over the period 2010 to 2014. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the worldwide growth of remote patient monitoring. Read Original Content
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M2M News Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011

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 Medical News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

Cellular M2M subscriptions are expected to increase almost fourfold between 2010 and 2016, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. The volume is expected to increase from 72 million to 282 million by 2016. Read Original Content

Danny Bowman, president of Integrated Solutions Group at Sprint, said recently that Sprint is ranked second best among North American-based service providers in the Analysys Mason 2011 M2M scorecard for communications service providers. Read Original Content

Asia-Pacific is forecast to become the largest market for M2M subscriptions in terms of volume in 2013, and in 2016 is expected to account for 37 percent of the total market, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. 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/.

Pike Research predicts that the trend of increasing M2M application in the utilities sector will result in 73 million cellular M2M communications nodes from 2011 through 2020. Revenue is expected to reach $1.9 billion during the forecast period. Read Original Content


An estimated $590 million was spent on smart grid security technologies in 2010.  By 2016 the number will likely surpass $2 billion. Read Original Content
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Mobile Expert Video Series: GE Healthcare's Jeff Hunt

I love discovering new enterprise mobility ROIs (return on investments), and Jeff Hunt with GE Healthcare provides some very interesting ones and their values in this video interview.




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Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 7, 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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Swedish telecom giant Ericsson believes that mobile data traffic will increase ten-fold by 2016.  Read Original Content

American Express Co., the biggest credit-card issuer by purchases, plans to invest $100 million in technology companies as it develops its digital-payments system, Serve. Read Original Content

According to a newly released Nielsen report on the U.S. smartphone market, Apple is still the top manufacturer with a 28 percent share.  As far as operating systems are concerned, Android is the leader with 43 percent of the smartphone market in third quarter 2011.  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/.

ComScore's September MobiLens survey of over 30,000 mobile phone users found that Android was being used on close to 45 percent of the 87.4 million smartphones in the United States, up from 40.2 percent in June.  Read Original Content
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Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011

The Mobility Charts Weekly is a weekly publication of charts depicting the current and future status of the enterprise mobility market.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.



Flurry Analytics conducted a study on the amount of usage spent on iOS and Android applications. Flurry found that the United States took 55 percent of global app sessions between the two operating systems, with 28 percent being taken by the remaining top 10 countries, and 17 percent controlled by the rest of the world. Read Original Content




Shortly after the first weekend selling iPhone 4S devices, Apple announced that the company had sold over 4 million units during that three day period. Apple again has set the record for fastest selling electronics device for an opening weekend. Read Original Content



A new report published by Machina Research forecasts the global smart meter growth through 2010-2020. North America is projected to lead the world in the number of connected meters and is on track to reach 1.6 billion smart meters by 2020. Currently the United States and Italy are the global leaders in installed smart meters. Read Original Content



Within the past year the world has experienced rapid growth in the number of mobile applications downloaded. China leads the world with an 870 percent increase in mobile apps since 2010, with Argentina taking second place. The United States does not make the top ten world rankings, however it does control the majority of app sessions. Read Original Content

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Mobile Expert Video Series: SAP's Dr. Ahmed El Adl

In this video interview, SAP's Dr. Ahmed El Adl shares his thoughts on enterprise mobility strategies, and what companies should be focused on to succeed.






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Mobile Marketing News Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011


The Mobile Marketing 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.

Also read M2M News Weekly

A recent report from Juniper Research suggests that the mobile coupon market will be worth $46 billion by 2015, a large jump from the $5.6 billion projected for the industry this year.  Read Original Content

Sixty-two percent of consumers are expected to make purchases with their mobile devices this holiday season, according to a survey from Sybase 365 and Mobile Marketing Association.  Read Original Content

A new report from Juniper Research has found that the value of mobile retail marketing will reach $15 billion globally by 2012 as digital adspend goes mobile. Read Original Content

Pyxis Mobile provides an agile, powerful, and secure mobile enterprise application platform.  It enables rapid cross-platform application development, unlimited data integration, enterprise-grade security, and the unique ability to change and update applications in real time.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Pyxis Mobile, http://pyxismobile.com/

The Grafton Stop & Shop Supermarket is among the stores offering SCAN IT! Mobile, a grocery app that allows customers to use their personal mobile device to scan, tally and bag their groceries while they shop. Read Original Content
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Mobile Commerce News Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011

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.

Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Medical News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

Parks Associates has predicted that NFC will play a major role in a mobile payments market worth $800 billion by 2015.  Read Original Content

Over one million smartphone owners have downloaded the Starbucks mobile payment application since January and have made over 20 million mobile payments.  Read Original Content

According to new information, PayPal is processing $10,000 per minute through mobile payments. Read Original Content

Pyxis Mobile provides an agile, powerful, and secure mobile enterprise application platform.  It enables rapid cross-platform application development, unlimited data integration, enterprise-grade security, and the unique ability to change and update applications in real time.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Pyxis Mobile, http://pyxismobile.com/

MarketResearch.com’s report on the global mobile payment market expects mobile payments users to hit 893 million globally in 2015 with $945 billion in transaction value. Read Original Content
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Mobile Expert Video Series: ClickSoftware's Dmitri Krasik

I had the chance last week to sit down and interview Dmitri Krasik with ClickSoftware about some of their HTML5 implementations within the utility industry.






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Mobile Expert Video Series: Sybase's Willie Jow

I was able to catch up with Sybase's VP of Mobile Solutions, Willie Jow for an interview last week in Las Vegas at that Enterprise Mobility Exchange 2011.  In this interview he shares his thoughts on enterprise mobility and strategies.  He focuses on mobile business intelligence, the full circle mobility concept and the real-time enterprise.





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Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 7, 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 Medical Mobility News Weekly
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

Container security and tracking revenues will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27 percent from $212 million in 2011 to $690 million in 2016, according to recent research from ABI Research.  Read Original Content

Markem-Image, a commercial printing company is saving $600,000 per year after adopting a new field mobile management solution for 500 company technicians. Read Original Content

Trucking company Direct Drive Express was able to reduce the amount of time each driver spent at delivery sites by 10 percent after moving to a rugged tablet based solution to handle paperwork. 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/.

Recent news shows indictes Walmart, Macy’s, and JC Penny will begin using item-level RFID tracking within stores in upcoming months, further illustrating a trend towards electronic tracking in retail stores.  Read Original Content
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Mobile Expert Video Series: SAP's Ingo Piroth

My job is so fun.  I am blessed to meet the most interesting people, and have many fascinating conversations about mobility.  I am learning things every single day.  In this interview, SAP's Ingo Piroth shares his insights on enterprise mobility, strategies and planning.



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M2M News Weekly - Week of October 31, 2011

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 Medical 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

According to a new report from Pike Research, increased utility adoption of public wireless networks around the world will drive the cumulative shipment of 73 million cellular M2M communication nodes for use in smart grid applications during the period from 2011 through 2020.  Read Original Content

Advanced electricity meters with integrated cellular communication modules are forecast to increase from 2.6 million shipments in 2010 to 9.5 million shipments annually in 2016. This is one conclusion in the IMS Research study, The World Market for Smart Electricity Meters 2011.  Read Original Content

The volume of cellular M2M subscriptions is expected to increase almost fourfold between 2010 and 2016, from 72 million to 282 million, providing operators with long-term growth potential. 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/.

NRG Expert’s new Utility Metering Deployment and Smart Grid Report shows the overall market size for new utility meters growing with an annual rate of 8 percent between 2010 and 2014. Value of the market nearly doubles to over $20 billion in the same period as old technology is replaced and newly installed smart meters take hold. Read Original Content
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Mobile Expert Video Series: Onyeka Nchege

I had the good fortune to interview CIO Onyeka Nchege with Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated this week at the Enterprise Mobility Exchange in Las Vegas. Onyeka gave an insightful presentation in which he warned IT organizations to become the owners of enterprise mobility or else.



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Enterprise Mobility and Joe on the Plane

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Yesterday, Onyeka Nchege, CIO with Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated spoke about "Joe-on-the-Plane" at the Enterprise Mobility Exchange in Las Vegas.  Joe-on-the-Plane is the guy who shows your boss all the cool stuff he can do on his iPad while sitting next to him/her on the plane.  Joe shows off the brilliant business intelligence charts he is using on the iPad.  He drills down to see the numbers with the swipe of his finger.  Joe claims these mobile apps are cheap and easy to implement, and wonders why any company with an IT department wouldn't have implemented these years ago. 

Joe-on-the-Plane is your worst enemy.  He has influenced your boss, or even worst, your boss' boss.

You must combat the evil influence of Joe-on-the-Plane.  You must already have a mobility strategy, mobility plan and a thorough mobility road map.  You must annihilate Joe-on-the-Plane with the "been-there-done-that" weapon, the "already-on-the-schedule" bomb, or the "I-have-an-even-better-idea" punch.  I love it!!!

Onyeka says the IT organization should be the thought leaders on mobility and take ownership of it.  They should not sit back and let Joe-on-the-Plane dictate your company's strategy and direction.  I agree!

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Mobility News Weekly - Week of October 31, 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 Medical Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

A UK man, born without his left forearm has become the first person to have a smartphone dock embedded in his prosthetic limb.  Read Original Content

VeriFone Systems Inc. acquired Global Bay Mobile Technologies, a mobile retail solutions provider that helps retailers use alternative payment devices -- such as iPads -- as payment vehicles.  Read Original Content

Nokia’s chief executive said this week that the company will re-enter the U.S. smartphone market in early 2012 with the introduction of devices running Microsoft’s Windows Phone for multiple U.S. carriers, according to media reports. 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/.

RIM has fallen to $18.91, below the book value per share of $18.92 at the end of last quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Book value comprises a company’s assets including cash, inventories, real estate and intellectual property minus its liabilities. Read Original Content
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Mobile Expert Video Series: Forrester's Christian Kane

This week I am serving as the Chairman of the Enterprise Mobility Exchange in Las Vegas.  In this role, I have had the opportunity to interview many mobility experts.  I will be publishing these interviews over the next week. In this first interview, I ask Research Analyst Christian Kane with Forrester his thoughts on the current and future state of the rugged handheld computer market.







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Mobile Marketing News Weekly - Week of October 31, 2011

The Mobile Marketing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile marketing that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information.

Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read Medical Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

GIA reports that the global market for mobile advertising is projected to reach $32 billion by the year 2017, driven by rising ownership of mobile phones, increasing use of highly sophisticated mobile devices including smartphones, and availability of high bandwidth, high speed data networks.  Read Original Content

Currently, the largest market for mobile marketing and advertising is Asia Pacific, estimated to be worth $15.8 billion by 2012. North America's market follows, at $11.2 billion, while Europe trails behind with a 2012 forecast of $7.9 billion.  Read Original Content

According to eMarketer nearly one in five smartphone owners ages 18 and older will redeem a mobile coupon this year. This represents a growth of 117.6 percent. eMarketer predicts that by 2013 nearly one-third of smartphone users will be redeeming discounts on the go. Read Original Content

Pyxis Mobile provides an agile, powerful, and secure mobile enterprise application platform.  It enables rapid cross-platform application development, unlimited data integration, enterprise-grade security, and the unique ability to change and update applications in real time.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Pyxis Mobile, http://pyxismobile.com/

Mobile shopping is expected to grow by 40 percent year-over-year, and according to the latest Google trends data, 15 percent of search queries during the holiday season are expected to come from mobile devices.  Read Original Content
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Mobile Medical News Weekly - Week of October 31, 2011

Welcome to the first edition of Mobile Medical News Weekly!  In my weekly research on all things mobile, I come across a lot of mobile medical and healthcare related information that I believe may be of interest to many.  As a result, I will now publish a weekly newsletter focused on trends, analyst forecasts and growth rates in this market.  I hope you find this information useful.

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A report by mobile industry analyst firm research2guidance estimates that one-third of all smartphone users (500 million people) will be using mobile health apps by 2015. Read Original Content

Azumio’s Instant Heart Rate app has passed its 10 millionth download, making it one of the most popular health apps on the market. Read Original Content

Technavio's analysts forecast the Global Telemedicine market will grow at a yearly rate of 19 percent between 2010 and 2014. Read Original Content

Electronic health record vendor Meditech and real-time location system vendor Awarepoint have collaborated on a product that integrates real-time location services with electronic hospital records to help hospitals manage their emergency departments. Read Original Content

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service has been charged with finding £20 billion in savings by 2015.  Part of the solution is to equip hospitals with M2M communication solutions that allow for more efficient healthcare. Read Original Content

A new report from Frost & Sullivan predicts that market revenues for electronic health record systems will peak at $6.5 billion in 2012. The health IT market has experienced significant growth in recent years since Medicare began threatening hospitals with financial penalties for those not increasing technology solutions. Read Original Content
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Mobile Expert Video Series: Baseplan's Nigel Hammond

On a cold, wet and windy day last week in Sydney, Australia I was able to step out on a pier in Sydney harbor and interview Baseplan Software's Nigel Hammond about enterprise mobility, the equipment rental industry and asset management.






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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.
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