SAP AG announced that it has completed the acquisition of Sybase, Inc. Sybase survives the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAP America, U.S. operating subsidiary of SAP.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/SAP-Completes-Acquisition-of-prnews-532143970.html?x=0&.v=1
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Kevin Benedict, SAP Mentor, SAP Top Contributor, Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst
CEO/Principal Consultant, Netcentric Strategies LLC
Phone +1 208-991-4410
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility consultant, mobility analyst, writer and Web 2.0 marketing professional. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
Kevin’s Mobility News Weekly – July 29, 2010
Kevin's Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter that is 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 numbers and trends.
You can read archived versions of the newsletter here - http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/kevins-mobility-news-weekly.html.
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Are you going to SAP’s TechEd Las Vegas in October? I will be teaching a session entitled The Future of Enterprise Mobility. For the current buzz on SCN (SAP Community Network), check out the SAP TechEd blog topic. Also, follow SAP TechEd on Twitter and Facebook!
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Palm’s CEO Jon Rubinstein affirmed that Web OS 2.0 will become available for download later this year.
http://www.softsailor.com/news/34126-jon-rubinstein-webos-2-0-to-be-released-for-download-by-end-of-2010-new-hardware-coming-too.html
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AT&T has been rumored to have put their name down for 8 million Windows Phone 7 devices.
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/07/22/att-put-their-name-down-for-8-million-windows-phone-7-devices/
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Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO announced this week that they are seeing rapid growth in Kindle, Amazon web services, third-party sales and retail. He added, "In the last 12 months, customers around the world have ordered more than $1 billion of products from Amazon using a mobile device."
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/amazons-ceo-jeff-bezos-announces-1.html
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Ericsson reported second quarter sales of SEK 48 billion, down 8 percent from a year earlier. The market conditions were similar to the second half of 2009, with mixed operator investment behavior, Ericsson said.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=747228
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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/.
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Verizon said it lost $198 million in the second quarter of 2010, compared to earnings of $1.48 billion a year ago. Revenue dipped to $26.8 billion, down from $26.9 billion a year ago. The telecom giant's Verizon Wireless unit increased total revenues 3.4 percent year over year, buoyed by 5.2 percent growth in service revenues and a 23.8 percent jump in data revenues.
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/verizon-wireless-data-revenues-jump-23-8-percent-q2/2010-07-23?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
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See a pothole that needs to be filled? There's an app for that. Wish the city would fix that traffic signal around the corner? There's an app for that, too -- if you're in Alpharetta, Georgia. The city has launched a new system for reporting minor hazards using a free application for smartphones.
http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/fix-a-pothole-in-576562.html
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Adding digital mailroom solutions in the mailroom, and mobile enterprise applications for invoice approvals on the backend extends the invoice approval process two directions.
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/extending-business-processes-two.html
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Nokia remains by far the world’s biggest producer of mobile phones but has struggled to come up with a product to compete with the Apple iPhone and other high end devices. Since Apple released the iPhone in June 2007, Nokia’s shares have fallen 66 percent, and 55.6 billion Euros have been wiped off its market capitalization.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aee7ffa8-95c2-11df-b5ad-00144feab49a.html
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Perhaps the biggest change in the SAP mobility space is the shift from talk of “point solutions” to the need for an Enterprise Mobility strategy that gives structure and central management of the surge in point solutions for different focused applications like field service or e-procurement.
http://www.feedingthesapecosystem.com/2010/07/what-sap-trends-should-it-services.html
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As the world celebrates this month’s signing up of the five billionth mobile phone subscriber, Africa is stepping forward to claim credit as one of the regions that have driven the phenomenal growth over the past decade. From only 16 million subscribers in 2000, the continent now boasts about half a billion subscribers, according to telecommunications firm Ericsson.
http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Africa%20in%20the%20limelight%20as%20mobile%20phones%20promise%20more%20growth/-/2560/964426/-/xpqyps/-/
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Global smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2010 grew 43 percent to 60 million units from 42 million a year ago, accounting for 19 percent of handset volumes, according to a study by Strategy Analytics.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=747305
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Android's share of the UK mobile market grew by more than 10 percent in a single quarter, International market research firm GfK's Retail and Technology division announced today. Smartphones reached nearly 67 percent penetration in the contract mobile device market in the second quarter, and by June had already grown to 73.5 percent.
http://www.betanews.com/article/Android-grew-350-in-UK-last-quarter-says-research/1280159596
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Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola, said Saturday morning that he was convinced that the vast majority of volume in mobile devices over the next five years would be with Android devices.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2366966,00.asp
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Looking to the future, Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg stated that the infrastructure industry will likely never see a return to the 20 percent to 30 percent yearly growth rates of the late 1990s, when equipment vendors installed hundreds of completely new networks worldwide.
http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/ericsson-ceo-future-revenue-growth-mobile-broadband/2010-07-23?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
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ParkWhiz is a service that enables hundreds of independent parking owners to offer reserved, guaranteed parking spaces near top destinations like airports, stadiums, and theaters via a newly launched mobile HTML5 website. ParkWhiz partners with parking lot owners, which range from people who own a single space to large parking management companies, across the country to list their inventory on ParkWhiz.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=6833412
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The number of internet users in China increased to an estimated 420 million at the end of June 2010, according to industry association China Internet Network Information Center. The number of users was up by 9.4 percent compared to the start of the year. Of the total, 363.81 million (or 86.6 percent) used broadband fixed line access modes, while 276.78 million (65.9 percent) used mobile handsets.
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=33805
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A new study finds that retailers and marketers are not taking full advantage of the opportunities that exist for integrating mobile and social. The eROI study surveyed 500 business to consumer and business-to-business companies. The majority cited lack of resources and education as the primary reasons why they are not putting more of a priority on mobile or social.
http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/mobile-still-not-a-priority-among-marketing-decision-makers-study/
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Britons are not getting the broadband services they are being sold, research by the regulator Ofcom suggests. Its analysis of broadband speeds in the UK shows that, for some services, 97 percent of consumers do not get the advertised speed. It also shows a growing gap between the claims ISPs make for broadband and the speed being delivered. To fix the problem, Ofcom is revamping the code of conduct for ISPs and asking for changes to how broadband is sold.
http://fluentnews.com/s/25576644
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Vodafone will look to entice handset vendors to preload 360 services on their devices. 360 services include mobile back-ups and other cloud services.
http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2010/07/27/vodafone-reverses-360-strategy-cloud-devices.htm
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HP will make webOS, which it acquired with Palm, its primary software platform, and though it will still release a Windows 7 tablet, it does not plan to use WP7 or Android for smartphones or other mobile devices.
http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2010/07/26/microsoft-backtracks-wp7-supporters.htm
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VGMarket and PlaySpan collaborated on the 2010 Digital Goods Report that reveals consumer behavior patterns. “The most surprising finding of the report is that 59 percent of respondents have purchased digital goods from third party sources,” Mr. Gluck said. The report also found that while males are the primary drivers of total digital goods sales, North American women 25 and older spend significantly more per person. When looking at the median spent on first party purchases within social network games, the average female spent $55 dollars, compared to only $30 for males.
http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/59pc-of-survey-respondents-have-bought-digital-goods-from-a-third-party/
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According to a recent study by the Aberdeen Group, organizations that adopt a scheduling solution see on average a 12 percent improvement in workforce utilization. While many field service organizations are slow to adopt a scheduling solution, those considered “Best-in-Class” are 50 percent more likely to adopt and implement resource planning tools that harmonize the execution capabilities of their scheduling applications.
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/field-service-automation-rois-and.html
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Global Mobile Payments Users are set to exceed 1 billion by 2014 with over $1 trillion in Transactions taking place in that year, according to New M-Commerce Report by IE Market Research Corporation. “In 2010 alone, we are forecasting that mobile payment users will exceed 500 million. And this number is set to grow at a CAGR of 20.5 percent to reach over 1 billion users in 2014.”
http://pymnts.com/global-mobile-payments-users-to-exceed-one-billion-by-2014-with-over-1-trillion-in-transactions-taking-place-in-that-year-according-to-new-m-commerce-report-by-ie-market-research-corporation-20100720005580/?l&goback=%2Egde_71598_member_25483254
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Technology Business Research, Inc. believes that the addition of Sybase to the SAP business, and the subscription revenue from its mobility business, will increase growth even more rapidly for SAP and will ultimately change the cyclicality of the business going forward.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/216738-an-in-depth-look-at-sap-s-2q10-earnings-and-strategies
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I had the opportunity recently to video record an interview with Ed Krufka, EVP at Smartsoft Mobile about their company and strategies.
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/mobile-expert-video-series-smartsoft.html
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According to research by comScore, the number of online retail mobile applications accessed by users has increased 91 percent in the last year. Additionally, mobile Web use for the same purpose has increased 47 percent.
http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/why-social-shopping-is-the-next-big-thing-for-mobile/
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Research In Motion’s future looks bleak. R.I.M., which makes the popular BlackBerry devices, has had a stronghold in sales to American companies, but that has been cracked open. Apple said last week that more than 80 percent of Fortune 100 companies were testing or deploying its iPhone. Meanwhile, phones using Google’s Android operating system appear to be making inroads, too. That spells trouble for R.I.M.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/business/26views.html?_r=1&src=busln
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Google has announced Google Maps for mobile 4.4. Google is introducing an even easier way to find places around you. With updated Place Pages, you should be able to find all you need to know about a place, whether you’re wandering into a new restaurant or deciding from your couch. In addition to photos and reviews, Place Pages now have a bunch of new details, such as prices, parking and menu links to inform your quest for the perfect steak.
http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http:/feeds.feedburner.com/OfficialGoogleMobileBlog?source=ignitionfork
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In this article we take a more in-depth look at ROIs that can be achieved by mobilizing and automating field services. We start out by reviewing some of the ROI points we discussed in an earlier article and then adding to the list.
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/29-areas-to-find-roi-by-mobilizing.html
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Two telecom operator backed software groups are merging to counter increasing competition from new rivals Google and Apple for mobile phone applications. Uniting the two groups -- smaller, more established JIL and wider application alliance WAC -- will let software developers reach a larger share of their telecom operator members' 3 billion customers with just one version of software.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66Q1N220100727
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With the increased prevalence of smartphones and other mobile devices within the enterprise, SAP sees developing for those platforms as key to its future growth. "In the past 18 months, what we've been noticing is that device specific experiences are the ones getting huge amounts of adoption," George Mathew, SAP's general vice president and general manager for Business Intelligence & In-Memory Analytics, said during a July 22 interview with eWEEK. SAP said its acquisition of mobile software company Sybase should boost its software and software related service revenue for 2010 between 9 percent and 11 percent.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/SAP-Revenues-Rise-On-Increased-Business-IT-Spending-809619/
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If your developers are inexperienced with mobile development, they probably have a few assumptions about how things should work, when in fact, their only assumption should be that those assumptions are wrong.
http://clicksoftware-mobilefever.blogspot.com/2010/07/mobile-enterprise-applications-don-try.html
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• Read the latest Mobile Expert Interviews at: http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/mobile-expert-interview-series.html
• Watch the latest Video Comments from Kevin Benedict on enterprise mobility and M2M subjects at: http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/kevins-video-comments.html
• Watch the latest Mobile Expert Videos at: http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/mobile-expert-video-series.html
• I would invite those interested in enterprise mobility to join the Linkedin Group SAP Enterprise Mobility at: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2823585&trk=anet_ug_grppro
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Kevin Benedict, SAP Mentor, SAP Top Contributor, Mobile and M2M Industry
Analyst CEO/Principal Consultant, Netcentric Strategies LLC
Phone +1 208-991-4410
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility consultant, mobility analyst, writer and Web 2.0 marketing professional. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
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You can read archived versions of the newsletter here - http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/kevins-mobility-news-weekly.html.
********
Are you going to SAP’s TechEd Las Vegas in October? I will be teaching a session entitled The Future of Enterprise Mobility. For the current buzz on SCN (SAP Community Network), check out the SAP TechEd blog topic. Also, follow SAP TechEd on Twitter and Facebook!
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Palm’s CEO Jon Rubinstein affirmed that Web OS 2.0 will become available for download later this year.
http://www.softsailor.com/news/34126-jon-rubinstein-webos-2-0-to-be-released-for-download-by-end-of-2010-new-hardware-coming-too.html
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AT&T has been rumored to have put their name down for 8 million Windows Phone 7 devices.
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/07/22/att-put-their-name-down-for-8-million-windows-phone-7-devices/
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Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO announced this week that they are seeing rapid growth in Kindle, Amazon web services, third-party sales and retail. He added, "In the last 12 months, customers around the world have ordered more than $1 billion of products from Amazon using a mobile device."
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/amazons-ceo-jeff-bezos-announces-1.html
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Ericsson reported second quarter sales of SEK 48 billion, down 8 percent from a year earlier. The market conditions were similar to the second half of 2009, with mixed operator investment behavior, Ericsson said.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=747228
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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/.
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Verizon said it lost $198 million in the second quarter of 2010, compared to earnings of $1.48 billion a year ago. Revenue dipped to $26.8 billion, down from $26.9 billion a year ago. The telecom giant's Verizon Wireless unit increased total revenues 3.4 percent year over year, buoyed by 5.2 percent growth in service revenues and a 23.8 percent jump in data revenues.
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/verizon-wireless-data-revenues-jump-23-8-percent-q2/2010-07-23?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
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See a pothole that needs to be filled? There's an app for that. Wish the city would fix that traffic signal around the corner? There's an app for that, too -- if you're in Alpharetta, Georgia. The city has launched a new system for reporting minor hazards using a free application for smartphones.
http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/fix-a-pothole-in-576562.html
********
Adding digital mailroom solutions in the mailroom, and mobile enterprise applications for invoice approvals on the backend extends the invoice approval process two directions.
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/extending-business-processes-two.html
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Nokia remains by far the world’s biggest producer of mobile phones but has struggled to come up with a product to compete with the Apple iPhone and other high end devices. Since Apple released the iPhone in June 2007, Nokia’s shares have fallen 66 percent, and 55.6 billion Euros have been wiped off its market capitalization.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aee7ffa8-95c2-11df-b5ad-00144feab49a.html
********
Perhaps the biggest change in the SAP mobility space is the shift from talk of “point solutions” to the need for an Enterprise Mobility strategy that gives structure and central management of the surge in point solutions for different focused applications like field service or e-procurement.
http://www.feedingthesapecosystem.com/2010/07/what-sap-trends-should-it-services.html
********
As the world celebrates this month’s signing up of the five billionth mobile phone subscriber, Africa is stepping forward to claim credit as one of the regions that have driven the phenomenal growth over the past decade. From only 16 million subscribers in 2000, the continent now boasts about half a billion subscribers, according to telecommunications firm Ericsson.
http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Africa%20in%20the%20limelight%20as%20mobile%20phones%20promise%20more%20growth/-/2560/964426/-/xpqyps/-/
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Global smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2010 grew 43 percent to 60 million units from 42 million a year ago, accounting for 19 percent of handset volumes, according to a study by Strategy Analytics.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=747305
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Android's share of the UK mobile market grew by more than 10 percent in a single quarter, International market research firm GfK's Retail and Technology division announced today. Smartphones reached nearly 67 percent penetration in the contract mobile device market in the second quarter, and by June had already grown to 73.5 percent.
http://www.betanews.com/article/Android-grew-350-in-UK-last-quarter-says-research/1280159596
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Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola, said Saturday morning that he was convinced that the vast majority of volume in mobile devices over the next five years would be with Android devices.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2366966,00.asp
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Looking to the future, Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg stated that the infrastructure industry will likely never see a return to the 20 percent to 30 percent yearly growth rates of the late 1990s, when equipment vendors installed hundreds of completely new networks worldwide.
http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/ericsson-ceo-future-revenue-growth-mobile-broadband/2010-07-23?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
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ParkWhiz is a service that enables hundreds of independent parking owners to offer reserved, guaranteed parking spaces near top destinations like airports, stadiums, and theaters via a newly launched mobile HTML5 website. ParkWhiz partners with parking lot owners, which range from people who own a single space to large parking management companies, across the country to list their inventory on ParkWhiz.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=6833412
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The number of internet users in China increased to an estimated 420 million at the end of June 2010, according to industry association China Internet Network Information Center. The number of users was up by 9.4 percent compared to the start of the year. Of the total, 363.81 million (or 86.6 percent) used broadband fixed line access modes, while 276.78 million (65.9 percent) used mobile handsets.
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=33805
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A new study finds that retailers and marketers are not taking full advantage of the opportunities that exist for integrating mobile and social. The eROI study surveyed 500 business to consumer and business-to-business companies. The majority cited lack of resources and education as the primary reasons why they are not putting more of a priority on mobile or social.
http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/mobile-still-not-a-priority-among-marketing-decision-makers-study/
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Britons are not getting the broadband services they are being sold, research by the regulator Ofcom suggests. Its analysis of broadband speeds in the UK shows that, for some services, 97 percent of consumers do not get the advertised speed. It also shows a growing gap between the claims ISPs make for broadband and the speed being delivered. To fix the problem, Ofcom is revamping the code of conduct for ISPs and asking for changes to how broadband is sold.
http://fluentnews.com/s/25576644
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Vodafone will look to entice handset vendors to preload 360 services on their devices. 360 services include mobile back-ups and other cloud services.
http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2010/07/27/vodafone-reverses-360-strategy-cloud-devices.htm
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HP will make webOS, which it acquired with Palm, its primary software platform, and though it will still release a Windows 7 tablet, it does not plan to use WP7 or Android for smartphones or other mobile devices.
http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2010/07/26/microsoft-backtracks-wp7-supporters.htm
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VGMarket and PlaySpan collaborated on the 2010 Digital Goods Report that reveals consumer behavior patterns. “The most surprising finding of the report is that 59 percent of respondents have purchased digital goods from third party sources,” Mr. Gluck said. The report also found that while males are the primary drivers of total digital goods sales, North American women 25 and older spend significantly more per person. When looking at the median spent on first party purchases within social network games, the average female spent $55 dollars, compared to only $30 for males.
http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/59pc-of-survey-respondents-have-bought-digital-goods-from-a-third-party/
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According to a recent study by the Aberdeen Group, organizations that adopt a scheduling solution see on average a 12 percent improvement in workforce utilization. While many field service organizations are slow to adopt a scheduling solution, those considered “Best-in-Class” are 50 percent more likely to adopt and implement resource planning tools that harmonize the execution capabilities of their scheduling applications.
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/field-service-automation-rois-and.html
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Global Mobile Payments Users are set to exceed 1 billion by 2014 with over $1 trillion in Transactions taking place in that year, according to New M-Commerce Report by IE Market Research Corporation. “In 2010 alone, we are forecasting that mobile payment users will exceed 500 million. And this number is set to grow at a CAGR of 20.5 percent to reach over 1 billion users in 2014.”
http://pymnts.com/global-mobile-payments-users-to-exceed-one-billion-by-2014-with-over-1-trillion-in-transactions-taking-place-in-that-year-according-to-new-m-commerce-report-by-ie-market-research-corporation-20100720005580/?l&goback=%2Egde_71598_member_25483254
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Technology Business Research, Inc. believes that the addition of Sybase to the SAP business, and the subscription revenue from its mobility business, will increase growth even more rapidly for SAP and will ultimately change the cyclicality of the business going forward.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/216738-an-in-depth-look-at-sap-s-2q10-earnings-and-strategies
********
I had the opportunity recently to video record an interview with Ed Krufka, EVP at Smartsoft Mobile about their company and strategies.
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/mobile-expert-video-series-smartsoft.html
********
According to research by comScore, the number of online retail mobile applications accessed by users has increased 91 percent in the last year. Additionally, mobile Web use for the same purpose has increased 47 percent.
http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/why-social-shopping-is-the-next-big-thing-for-mobile/
********
Research In Motion’s future looks bleak. R.I.M., which makes the popular BlackBerry devices, has had a stronghold in sales to American companies, but that has been cracked open. Apple said last week that more than 80 percent of Fortune 100 companies were testing or deploying its iPhone. Meanwhile, phones using Google’s Android operating system appear to be making inroads, too. That spells trouble for R.I.M.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/business/26views.html?_r=1&src=busln
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Google has announced Google Maps for mobile 4.4. Google is introducing an even easier way to find places around you. With updated Place Pages, you should be able to find all you need to know about a place, whether you’re wandering into a new restaurant or deciding from your couch. In addition to photos and reviews, Place Pages now have a bunch of new details, such as prices, parking and menu links to inform your quest for the perfect steak.
http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http:/feeds.feedburner.com/OfficialGoogleMobileBlog?source=ignitionfork
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In this article we take a more in-depth look at ROIs that can be achieved by mobilizing and automating field services. We start out by reviewing some of the ROI points we discussed in an earlier article and then adding to the list.
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/29-areas-to-find-roi-by-mobilizing.html
********
Two telecom operator backed software groups are merging to counter increasing competition from new rivals Google and Apple for mobile phone applications. Uniting the two groups -- smaller, more established JIL and wider application alliance WAC -- will let software developers reach a larger share of their telecom operator members' 3 billion customers with just one version of software.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66Q1N220100727
********
With the increased prevalence of smartphones and other mobile devices within the enterprise, SAP sees developing for those platforms as key to its future growth. "In the past 18 months, what we've been noticing is that device specific experiences are the ones getting huge amounts of adoption," George Mathew, SAP's general vice president and general manager for Business Intelligence & In-Memory Analytics, said during a July 22 interview with eWEEK. SAP said its acquisition of mobile software company Sybase should boost its software and software related service revenue for 2010 between 9 percent and 11 percent.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/SAP-Revenues-Rise-On-Increased-Business-IT-Spending-809619/
********
If your developers are inexperienced with mobile development, they probably have a few assumptions about how things should work, when in fact, their only assumption should be that those assumptions are wrong.
http://clicksoftware-mobilefever.blogspot.com/2010/07/mobile-enterprise-applications-don-try.html
*******
• Read the latest Mobile Expert Interviews at: http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/mobile-expert-interview-series.html
• Watch the latest Video Comments from Kevin Benedict on enterprise mobility and M2M subjects at: http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/kevins-video-comments.html
• Watch the latest Mobile Expert Videos at: http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/mobile-expert-video-series.html
• I would invite those interested in enterprise mobility to join the Linkedin Group SAP Enterprise Mobility at: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2823585&trk=anet_ug_grppro
***************************************************
Kevin Benedict, SAP Mentor, SAP Top Contributor, Mobile and M2M Industry
Analyst CEO/Principal Consultant, Netcentric Strategies LLC
Phone +1 208-991-4410
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility consultant, mobility analyst, writer and Web 2.0 marketing professional. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
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Extending Business Processes Two Directions - Digital Mailrooms and Mobility
I recently recorded a video comment on the subject of The Next Steps to Business Process Automation - Mobility. This segment is very interesting to me as it covers developments and extensions to business processes in two different directions, 1) automating company mailrooms, and 2) by mobilizing business processes.
Until recently I had not considered that many business processes do not start until the mailroom manually opens, sorts, stores, transports and distributes mail and other paper documents (order forms, warrantly cards, customer complaints, invoices, etc) to the various departments in a company. This is a very old fashion, potentially slow and labor intensive process that is prone to many human errors.The second area I cover in the video comments is mobilizing the invoice approval process. This involves extending traditional ERP invoice approval processes out to mobile devices like smartphones. Why is this important? Often suppliers will offer "early payment" discounts if a manufacturer pays within a certain agreed upon period of time (e.g. Net 7 days). That means the person who approves the invoice must be able to review and approve the invoice quickly enough to meet those terms. If the manager is mobile and travelling it would be easy to miss a deadline, however, with the right mobile application the invoice can be approved from anywhere.
If a digital mailroom speeds up the process of opening, sorting, imaging, data capture and routing data to the appropriate ERP business process in the mailroom, and invoice approvals can be completed on mobile devices, then you have extended business process automation (invoice receipt, processing, approval and payment) two directions and with great potential results for the business.
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Kevin Benedict, SAP Mentor, SAP Top Contributor, Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst
CEO/Principal Consultant, Netcentric Strategies LLC
Phone +1 208-991-4410
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility consultant, mobility analyst, writer and Web 2.0 marketing professional. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
29 Areas to Find an ROI by Mobilizing Field Services
In this article we take a more indepth look at ROIs that can be achieved by mobilizing and automating field services. We start out by reviewing some of the ROI points we discussed in an earlier article and then adding to the list.
It is important to recognize that ROIs don't just come from cost savings. Upselling products and services can bring in new revenue. Providing better customer service can leave a lasting impression that results in more business and referrals. Automating and mobilizing business analytics and queries can provide new insights and more business opportunties for the field sales and field services teams. Integrating work order dispatch with enterprise asset management and location based technologies can ensure that you optimize the use of a field service technician's time while onsite with a customer.
Here are 29 areas where you can look for ROIs.
1. Eliminate time spent in the office re-typing data collected in the field by enabling field service technicians to synchronize information directly with the office database.
2. Eliminate time spent on the phone dispatching service tickets or work orders. This saves time for both the dispatcher and the service technician. Dispatch electronic service tickets directly from your work order management system in the office with the mobile device of your service technician.
3. Save time finding each work location. Send driving directions or links in the electronic work order that work with the GPS and mapping software in the mobile device.
4. Avoid the high fuel costs incurred by delivering paperwork to the office. Synchronize the data directly from the field to the central database application.
5. Avoid the time and cost of transporting paperwork from the field to the office. Synchronize the data collected from the field with the push of a button.
6. Save time and provide better customer service by providing real-time access to enterprise parts, orders, and inventory data while in the field. Enable mobile access to customer history, product documentation, warranty information, inventory information, timesheets, work schedules and much more.
7. Save time with field data collection by using barcode scanners and barcode labels, or RFID readers and RFID tags on assets. A quick scan with a handheld computer can automatically display all stored information related to the asset for quick review, edits and additions.
8. Save time and reduce administration costs by creating and scheduling new service tickets directly from the field.
9. Provide immediate invoicing for faster collections and better cash management. Allow the field technician to print the invoice on a mobile printer at the job site.
10. Save time and postage costs. Print the invoice and leave it with the customer at the job site rather than waiting and billing later from the office.
11. Document proof of work completed to reduce invoice disputes. Leave a GPS audit trail showing where the work was performed and include a time and date stamp. Digital photo evidence of before and after work is also useful.
12. Reduce the introduction of errors. Paper based systems are inherently slow and error prone due to human interaction, copying and re-typing. The more human hands that touch a paper form and add or edit data, the more chances that errors can be introduced to the data which can cause invoice disputes, inaccurate records and confusion.
13. Reduce administrative costs by ensuring complete data is sent from the field, as incomplete or inaccurate field data can take hours of work to track down and correct. Send data from the field and ensure it is complete with data integrity features on the mobile device.
14. Reduce administrative costs by avoiding errors and misinterpretations due to poor or misread handwriting. Create electronic forms with pre-made options, check boxes and lists, and by using smartphone keypads.
15. Reduce administrative costs by ensuring the accuracy of data. Validate answers in the mobile software application.
16. Reduce time on the phone and dangerous note taking while driving. Push documents directly from the office to the mobile device.
17. Save time and fuel by providing electronic dispatch and least cost routing. Use vehicle and/or handheld GPS tracking to view your workforce locations. Smartphones with GPS functionality can integrate with GIS and display the location of the field worker to help managers better organize service responses.
18. Save time by developing computation and analysis features on the mobile device in the field. Programmed analytics can help field users make quicker and more accurate decisions and job estimates.
19. Save time in the field by automating business processes in the mobile software. Mobile application can be configured to perform all kinds of automated business functions, queries, computations and analytics.
20. Enforce quality work habits. Automate “best practices” into your mobile software application and provide visibility to managers.
21. Automate quality and best practices. Activate the appropriate business process based upon the data entered. A specific answer can trigger the required business process.
22. Reduce inventory loss. Avoid undocumented inventory usage and unbilled time. Enforce real time data entry before clock out or work order completion.
23. Improve job estimates. Require clock in and clock out on work to document and analyze the accuracy of work estimates and improve over time.
24. Improve technician training. Train new service technicians and inspectors with audio memos or video clips embedded in the mobile application or linked to a URL.
25. Reduce disputes by documenting deliveries and work with digital signatures, date and time stamps and barcode scanners on the mobile device.
26. Save travel time and fuel cost. Query available inventory in nearby company vehicles.
27. Increase profit per customer. Use information on mobile devices to up-sell more products and services while onsite with the customer.
28. Provide quicker and more accurate estimates. Query latest shipping status, schedules or inventory levels via mobile devices while onsite with customers.
29. Increase warranty revenues. Include updated customer information on the mobile device so the service technician can sell warranty and maintenance plans, new products and upgrades.
If you are involved in the world of SAP, you may want to review SAP's solution for field services automation called the SAP® Workforce Scheduling and Optimization application by ClickSoftware.
This list is far from complete. What additions should I make to the list? I look forward to hearing from you!
Watch my latest video comments on field services automation and Enterprise Mobility Changes Expectations.
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Kevin Benedict, SAP Mentor, SAP Top Contributor, Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst
CEO/Principal Consultant, Netcentric Strategies LLC
Phone +1 208-991-4410
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility consultant, mobility analyst, writer and Web 2.0 marketing professional. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
http://www.clicksoftware.com/e86e075b-4fca-44c9-bfeb-4efcc978f416/knowledge-center-white-papers-delivery.htm
It is important to recognize that ROIs don't just come from cost savings. Upselling products and services can bring in new revenue. Providing better customer service can leave a lasting impression that results in more business and referrals. Automating and mobilizing business analytics and queries can provide new insights and more business opportunties for the field sales and field services teams. Integrating work order dispatch with enterprise asset management and location based technologies can ensure that you optimize the use of a field service technician's time while onsite with a customer.
Here are 29 areas where you can look for ROIs.
1. Eliminate time spent in the office re-typing data collected in the field by enabling field service technicians to synchronize information directly with the office database.
2. Eliminate time spent on the phone dispatching service tickets or work orders. This saves time for both the dispatcher and the service technician. Dispatch electronic service tickets directly from your work order management system in the office with the mobile device of your service technician.
3. Save time finding each work location. Send driving directions or links in the electronic work order that work with the GPS and mapping software in the mobile device.
4. Avoid the high fuel costs incurred by delivering paperwork to the office. Synchronize the data directly from the field to the central database application.
5. Avoid the time and cost of transporting paperwork from the field to the office. Synchronize the data collected from the field with the push of a button.
6. Save time and provide better customer service by providing real-time access to enterprise parts, orders, and inventory data while in the field. Enable mobile access to customer history, product documentation, warranty information, inventory information, timesheets, work schedules and much more.
7. Save time with field data collection by using barcode scanners and barcode labels, or RFID readers and RFID tags on assets. A quick scan with a handheld computer can automatically display all stored information related to the asset for quick review, edits and additions.
8. Save time and reduce administration costs by creating and scheduling new service tickets directly from the field.
9. Provide immediate invoicing for faster collections and better cash management. Allow the field technician to print the invoice on a mobile printer at the job site.
10. Save time and postage costs. Print the invoice and leave it with the customer at the job site rather than waiting and billing later from the office.
11. Document proof of work completed to reduce invoice disputes. Leave a GPS audit trail showing where the work was performed and include a time and date stamp. Digital photo evidence of before and after work is also useful.
12. Reduce the introduction of errors. Paper based systems are inherently slow and error prone due to human interaction, copying and re-typing. The more human hands that touch a paper form and add or edit data, the more chances that errors can be introduced to the data which can cause invoice disputes, inaccurate records and confusion.
13. Reduce administrative costs by ensuring complete data is sent from the field, as incomplete or inaccurate field data can take hours of work to track down and correct. Send data from the field and ensure it is complete with data integrity features on the mobile device.
14. Reduce administrative costs by avoiding errors and misinterpretations due to poor or misread handwriting. Create electronic forms with pre-made options, check boxes and lists, and by using smartphone keypads.
15. Reduce administrative costs by ensuring the accuracy of data. Validate answers in the mobile software application.
16. Reduce time on the phone and dangerous note taking while driving. Push documents directly from the office to the mobile device.
17. Save time and fuel by providing electronic dispatch and least cost routing. Use vehicle and/or handheld GPS tracking to view your workforce locations. Smartphones with GPS functionality can integrate with GIS and display the location of the field worker to help managers better organize service responses.
18. Save time by developing computation and analysis features on the mobile device in the field. Programmed analytics can help field users make quicker and more accurate decisions and job estimates.
19. Save time in the field by automating business processes in the mobile software. Mobile application can be configured to perform all kinds of automated business functions, queries, computations and analytics.
20. Enforce quality work habits. Automate “best practices” into your mobile software application and provide visibility to managers.
21. Automate quality and best practices. Activate the appropriate business process based upon the data entered. A specific answer can trigger the required business process.
22. Reduce inventory loss. Avoid undocumented inventory usage and unbilled time. Enforce real time data entry before clock out or work order completion.
23. Improve job estimates. Require clock in and clock out on work to document and analyze the accuracy of work estimates and improve over time.
24. Improve technician training. Train new service technicians and inspectors with audio memos or video clips embedded in the mobile application or linked to a URL.
25. Reduce disputes by documenting deliveries and work with digital signatures, date and time stamps and barcode scanners on the mobile device.
26. Save travel time and fuel cost. Query available inventory in nearby company vehicles.
27. Increase profit per customer. Use information on mobile devices to up-sell more products and services while onsite with the customer.
28. Provide quicker and more accurate estimates. Query latest shipping status, schedules or inventory levels via mobile devices while onsite with customers.
29. Increase warranty revenues. Include updated customer information on the mobile device so the service technician can sell warranty and maintenance plans, new products and upgrades.
If you are involved in the world of SAP, you may want to review SAP's solution for field services automation called the SAP® Workforce Scheduling and Optimization application by ClickSoftware.
This list is far from complete. What additions should I make to the list? I look forward to hearing from you!
Watch my latest video comments on field services automation and Enterprise Mobility Changes Expectations.
***************************************************
Kevin Benedict, SAP Mentor, SAP Top Contributor, Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst
CEO/Principal Consultant, Netcentric Strategies LLC
Phone +1 208-991-4410
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility consultant, mobility analyst, writer and Web 2.0 marketing professional. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
http://www.clicksoftware.com/e86e075b-4fca-44c9-bfeb-4efcc978f416/knowledge-center-white-papers-delivery.htm
Kevin’s M2M News Weekly – July 28, 2010
Welcome to Kevin's M2M News Weekly. This is an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices that I read each week. 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.
You can read archived editions of Kevin's M2M News Weekly at http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/m2m.html.
Also check out Kevin’s Mobility News Weekly and Kevin’s Enterprise Mobility Blog.
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AT&T has announced new products aimed at the mobile enterprise and a new partnership in the M2M space. The new service will provide high level security for calls on AT&T's mobile network and is expected to be available later this quarter. It is targeted at government agencies, law enforcement organizations, financial services institutions and international businesses. It has also launched a new SMS service targeting the same sectors.
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/article/at-and-t-launches-encrypted-voice-expands-m2m
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Consumer electronics companies expect their products to be always connected, and therefore are increasingly interested in M2M. This raises the possibility of major customer deals, some of which will be global in scale. "The launch of eReaders such as the Kindle has provided a new impetus for M2M," continued Kirchheimer. While not all operators see the value in such a deal, and believe a more telco-advantageous revenue model is needed, they recognize that it is a major opportunity in terms of numbers of connected devices.
http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/9885/return-m2m-opportunity-vigour
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Telit Wireless Solutions, Inc., the U.S.-based mobile technology arm of Telit Communications, announced today that the UC864-G module has earned certification on the AT&T wireless network. Featuring an ultra-compact size, the UC864-G is designed to enable the high-bandwidth cellular data transmissions that consumer and enterprise electronics developers require for more complex, connected 3G devices.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/telits-globally-compatible-3g-cellular-module-earns-certification-on-atts-nationwide-wireless-network-2010-07-27?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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Ericsson predicts that by 2020 there will be 50 billion M2M enabled devices. Those are large numbers, but it is easy to see the benefit of machines monitoring themselves and reporting mechanical problems, maintenance or replenishment needs.
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/m2m-in-home-and-at-work.html
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Cellular M2M module shipments approached 28 million in 2009, and according to ABI Research they will quadruple to exceed 114 million in 2015. This is a market showing strong growth, but not all segments of it are benefitting equally.
http://newsblaze.com/story/2010072710343100001.bw/topstory.html
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In a Friday announcement, AT&T said it has certified more than 850 specialty consumer and M2M devices ranging from eReaders and netbooks to digital photo frames and home security monitoring devices.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226200190
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A new report from Menlo Park, California based Spyglass Consulting Group says that an astounding 94 percent of doctors are using smartphones to communicate, manage healthcare and personal workflows and access medical information--up from 59 percent in November 2006.
http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.com/story/report-94-percent-docs-have-smartphones-communication-gaps-persist/2010-07-27?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal#ixzz0uv8F6E5x
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Technology that aims to keep congestive heart failure patients out of the hospital is gaining traction. The idea is for heart patients to take readings like their weight, blood pressure and other key metrics using wireless and other technologies. The data are then transmitted to a case manager or medical care giver. That way health care providers can catch, and address, warning signs before the patient lands in the ER with shortness of breath or a heart attack.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704700404575391262635170370.html
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Five M2M and embedded mobile device projects have been selected to receive grants. Each project will receive $100,000 and will be supplemented with a total of over $1.7 million in matching funds.
http://www.cmio.net/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=23261&division=cmio
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New ideas for the iPhone include a stethoscope like attachment from Farmington, Minnesota based AUM Cardiovascular. The Vista Institute in Minneapolis is developing an iPhone program that will help restaurants monitor food safety, and Minneapolis based PedalBrain will sell a product for cyclists later this year that will collect performance data and make it available in real time on their iPhones.
http://www.startribune.com/business/96175069.html
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Mr. Hosken, Ericsson country manager, said that M2M communications will be a key component in the future growth of the mobile industry.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/07/25/4918810.htm
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Apple on Tuesday announced its newest input device - the Apple Magic Trackpad. The product is nearly identical to the trackpad embedded in Apple laptops, but this is an external, multi-touch surface that supports all the swiping and pinching gestures made popular by the iPhone.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367054,00.asp
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M2M telecoms specialist Telit Communications has agreed to a commercial partnership with France Telecom’s Orange Business Services unit, under which Telit will distribute Orange’s complete range of M2M solutions on the French market by adding them to its own modules.
http://www.marketstock.com.au/?p=4080
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M2M device shipment revenues are expected to grow at an annualized rate of 27 percent over the next 5 years, reaching $10.6 billion worldwide by 2011, according to figures just published by Harbor Research Inc.
http://lifestyletom.com/path/rao10925687669ros/roin59012340787
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2GIG Technologies announced today that it has entered into a direct partnership with T-Mobile USA, Inc.'s M2M division to provide the robust wireless infrastructure for its security suite of products.
http://lifestyletom.com/path/rao10925687250ros/roin59012422479
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Until recently M2M communications were delivered mainly by MVNOs, and only recently has this market segment caught the attention of Verizon, AT&T and others. Both Verizon and AT&T have strategic partnerships with companies who provide technology that enables M2M communication. Now, Verizon and AT&T are working through their relationships to deploy, install and collect bills for enterprise M2M.
http://www.ccpu.com/blog/2010/lte-wholesaling-and-impact-ecosystem/
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Kevin Benedict, SAP Mentor, SAP Top Contributor, Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst
CEO/Principal Consultant, Netcentric Strategies LLC
Phone +1 208-991-4410
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility consultant, mobility analyst, writer and Web 2.0 marketing professional. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
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You can read archived editions of Kevin's M2M News Weekly at http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/p/m2m.html.
Also check out Kevin’s Mobility News Weekly and Kevin’s Enterprise Mobility Blog.
********
AT&T has announced new products aimed at the mobile enterprise and a new partnership in the M2M space. The new service will provide high level security for calls on AT&T's mobile network and is expected to be available later this quarter. It is targeted at government agencies, law enforcement organizations, financial services institutions and international businesses. It has also launched a new SMS service targeting the same sectors.
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/article/at-and-t-launches-encrypted-voice-expands-m2m
********
Consumer electronics companies expect their products to be always connected, and therefore are increasingly interested in M2M. This raises the possibility of major customer deals, some of which will be global in scale. "The launch of eReaders such as the Kindle has provided a new impetus for M2M," continued Kirchheimer. While not all operators see the value in such a deal, and believe a more telco-advantageous revenue model is needed, they recognize that it is a major opportunity in terms of numbers of connected devices.
http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/9885/return-m2m-opportunity-vigour
********
Telit Wireless Solutions, Inc., the U.S.-based mobile technology arm of Telit Communications, announced today that the UC864-G module has earned certification on the AT&T wireless network. Featuring an ultra-compact size, the UC864-G is designed to enable the high-bandwidth cellular data transmissions that consumer and enterprise electronics developers require for more complex, connected 3G devices.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/telits-globally-compatible-3g-cellular-module-earns-certification-on-atts-nationwide-wireless-network-2010-07-27?reflink=MW_news_stmp
********
Ericsson predicts that by 2020 there will be 50 billion M2M enabled devices. Those are large numbers, but it is easy to see the benefit of machines monitoring themselves and reporting mechanical problems, maintenance or replenishment needs.
http://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/2010/07/m2m-in-home-and-at-work.html
********
Cellular M2M module shipments approached 28 million in 2009, and according to ABI Research they will quadruple to exceed 114 million in 2015. This is a market showing strong growth, but not all segments of it are benefitting equally.
http://newsblaze.com/story/2010072710343100001.bw/topstory.html
********
In a Friday announcement, AT&T said it has certified more than 850 specialty consumer and M2M devices ranging from eReaders and netbooks to digital photo frames and home security monitoring devices.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226200190
********
A new report from Menlo Park, California based Spyglass Consulting Group says that an astounding 94 percent of doctors are using smartphones to communicate, manage healthcare and personal workflows and access medical information--up from 59 percent in November 2006.
http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.com/story/report-94-percent-docs-have-smartphones-communication-gaps-persist/2010-07-27?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal#ixzz0uv8F6E5x
********
Technology that aims to keep congestive heart failure patients out of the hospital is gaining traction. The idea is for heart patients to take readings like their weight, blood pressure and other key metrics using wireless and other technologies. The data are then transmitted to a case manager or medical care giver. That way health care providers can catch, and address, warning signs before the patient lands in the ER with shortness of breath or a heart attack.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704700404575391262635170370.html
********
Five M2M and embedded mobile device projects have been selected to receive grants. Each project will receive $100,000 and will be supplemented with a total of over $1.7 million in matching funds.
http://www.cmio.net/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=23261&division=cmio
********
New ideas for the iPhone include a stethoscope like attachment from Farmington, Minnesota based AUM Cardiovascular. The Vista Institute in Minneapolis is developing an iPhone program that will help restaurants monitor food safety, and Minneapolis based PedalBrain will sell a product for cyclists later this year that will collect performance data and make it available in real time on their iPhones.
http://www.startribune.com/business/96175069.html
********
Mr. Hosken, Ericsson country manager, said that M2M communications will be a key component in the future growth of the mobile industry.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/07/25/4918810.htm
********
Apple on Tuesday announced its newest input device - the Apple Magic Trackpad. The product is nearly identical to the trackpad embedded in Apple laptops, but this is an external, multi-touch surface that supports all the swiping and pinching gestures made popular by the iPhone.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367054,00.asp
********
M2M telecoms specialist Telit Communications has agreed to a commercial partnership with France Telecom’s Orange Business Services unit, under which Telit will distribute Orange’s complete range of M2M solutions on the French market by adding them to its own modules.
http://www.marketstock.com.au/?p=4080
********
M2M device shipment revenues are expected to grow at an annualized rate of 27 percent over the next 5 years, reaching $10.6 billion worldwide by 2011, according to figures just published by Harbor Research Inc.
http://lifestyletom.com/path/rao10925687669ros/roin59012340787
********
2GIG Technologies announced today that it has entered into a direct partnership with T-Mobile USA, Inc.'s M2M division to provide the robust wireless infrastructure for its security suite of products.
http://lifestyletom.com/path/rao10925687250ros/roin59012422479
********
Until recently M2M communications were delivered mainly by MVNOs, and only recently has this market segment caught the attention of Verizon, AT&T and others. Both Verizon and AT&T have strategic partnerships with companies who provide technology that enables M2M communication. Now, Verizon and AT&T are working through their relationships to deploy, install and collect bills for enterprise M2M.
http://www.ccpu.com/blog/2010/lte-wholesaling-and-impact-ecosystem/
***************************************************
Kevin Benedict, SAP Mentor, SAP Top Contributor, Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst
CEO/Principal Consultant, Netcentric Strategies LLC
Phone +1 208-991-4410
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility consultant, mobility analyst, writer and Web 2.0 marketing professional. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
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