Kevin Benedict Ponders the Future

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.

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of July 25, 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 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

A New Zealand farm inspector company has equipped employees with tablet devices to modernize the inspection process for local dairies. Read Original Content

A Chinese producer of RFID tags has designed a Velcro wristband specifically for events and festivals that require an admission ticket. The wristband is designed to reduce admission time and increase security for events with large crowds. Read Original Content

A John Deer factory has implemented wireless RFID tags on its equipment to increase manufacturing efficiency. The company has seen a 40 percent efficiency increase in certain phases of construction since introducing RFID tags. Read Original Content

Venture Development Corporation predicts purchases of ruggedized notebooks will increase 10 percent in 2011. Read Original Content

Doctors are increasingly using tablets and smartphones in their work as the medical field continues to experience a mobile revolution. A new survey from QuantiaMD found that one-third of doctors use tablets to research medical information. Read Original Content

Vehicle tracking specialist Quartix more than doubled its new fleet tracking installations in the UK in the first half of 2011 compared with the same period last year. Quartix installed over 10,000 tracking systems in the first six months of 2011 and receives over 100 new fleet customers every month. Read Original Content

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

France is planning a $5.6 billion smart meter plan that would install meters in 35 million homes in an attempt to introduce a more advanced electrical system. Read Original Content

A team at the University of Arkansas and the University of San Francisco has developed an iPhone automated energy management system that monitors energy generation and consumption in off-grid and grid-tied homes that use solar energy or wind power. Read Original Content

Pike Research projects the smart machine and appliance market to be valued at $26.1 billion by 2019. Read Original Content

The number of M2M connected devices could increase by one billion devices with the help of 3G and 4G networks. Read Original Content

M2M connections within the utilities sector will increase from 100 million in 2010 to over 1.5 billion in 2020 according to a new MarketResearch.com study. Read Original Content

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 Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Charts Weekly

The FDA has proposed its first ever regulations of the burgeoning mobile health industry, targeting a segment of applications that officials described as being akin to medical devices. Read Original Content

A new ChangeWave survey found that 48 percent of those looking to buy a new smartphone in the next 90 days plan on getting an iPhone. Read Original Content

Nokia's basic phones generate better operating profits than its smartphone line-up, the Finnish mobile phone company has said. Read Original Content

New In-Stat research forecasts mobile video consumption will surpass 693 billion minutes by 2015. Read Original Content

Apple's primary focus has been on the U.S., capturing nearly 27 percent of the smartphone market in the country. But Apple is now putting increased emphasis on China, as a result of competition from rivals like Google and the pure volume of the Chinese market. Read Original Content

Enterprise Mobility Exchange
Las Vegas

Anyone need an excuse to go to Las Vegas in November? The Enterprise Mobility Exchange has an amazing line-up of mobility experts speaking there on November 2nd and 3rd:

• Onyeka Nchege, Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated

• John Leabeater, Lead Technical Analyst, AIDC & Mobility, Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated

• Geoff Hunt, Lean, Productivity & Technology Programs Manager, GE Healthcare

• Matthew Berardi, Managing Director, Field Technology Operations Technology & Systems Support, FedEx Ground

• Divya Mahajan, Director, Architect for Enterprise Integration and SOA, Philips International

• Shawn Crossley, Senior Enterprise Architect, PG&E

• Joe Chung, MobileConnect Program Lead, PG&E

• Eric Hartman, Senior Director - Logistics, Papa John's Pizza

• Brian Reed, Director, Transportation and Service, Papa John's Pizza

• Ken Bodenhoefer, Senior Manager, Business Process & Technology Integration, Southern California Edison

• Ted Johnson, IT Manager, Mobility Support, Exelon

• Stephen Jones, GBS ESS Global Mobility Service Manager, P&G

• Stephen Malowney, Enterprise Financial and Operations Solutions Manager, Sempra Energy

• Eugene Signorini, Vice President, Research, Yankee Group

• Tony Winston, Senior Manager Mobility Solutions, American Airlines*

• Sumair Dutta, Senior Research Analyst, Service Management, Aberdeen Group*

The downside is you would be stuck listening to me as well. Oh well, can't win them all.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Expert Video Series: ClickSoftware's Uri Pintov

Uri Pintov is the Team Leader of the Solutions Group at ClickSoftware and he shares his views on HTML5 and device agnostic MEAPs, plus his predictions for Windows Phone 7.

Upcoming Events

Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011
Mobile Tablet Trends in the Enterprise featuring Samsung Mobile - July 28, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

You can follow me on Twitter @krbenedict.
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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Expert Video Series: Electrix's Jeff Morgan

I got to know Jeff Morgan while speaking at the ClickConnect APAC 2011 conference last week in Australia. Jeff works for Electrix, a company that contracts with utility companies to provide field services, maintenance and asset inspections. They have a long history of working with mobile applications in the field and he discusses his experiences in this video interview.

Jeff is also the guy that shared the picture of the GIANT snake his colleague saw along the road in Australia.

Upcoming Events

Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011
Mobile Tablet Trends in the Enterprise featuring Samsung Mobile - July 28, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

What Can HTML5 Offer Mobile Developers?

This is the second article in my series on HTML5, the first article can be read here. I needed to personally know more about HTML5, so am researching it and sharing what I am learning with you.

HTML5 has the backing of Microsoft, Mozilla, Opera, and even Apple and Google have their own sites celebrating HTML5 (http://www.apple.com/html5/ and http://studio.html5rocks.com/ respectively). Safari (both mobile and desktop), Google Chrome and Firefox also support HTML5.

HTML5 introduces technology improvements to HTML that help mobile developers by adding geo-location, user interface tools, and access to smartphone’s cameras and sensors. HTML5 also adds media playback, offline storage, and 2D graphics capabilities. Let's look at a few of these features in more detail.

Media Playback

The days of needing Flash, Silverlight or Quicktime to play music or view a video are over. With HTML5, plug-ins are no longer needed. The HTML quotation tags can be used to directly embed media.

A recent study by EffectiveUI Software Architect Sean Christmann showed that HTML5 video even out performed Flash on mobile devices. Flash did out perform HTML5 in a number of other categories, however. (http://www.craftymind.com/guimark3/)

Google now makes Flash video on Apple devices possible via its “Swiffy” project, which converts Flash files to HTML5. The first version of Swiffy was made available on Google Labs June 30, 2011.

Offline Support

With HTML5 (and a free SQL Lite database), it’s now possible for mobile developers to store data locally on the device. Interruptions in connectivity no longer need to affect your ability to remain productive with your mobile application. Capabilities such as caching of logic and local storage of data make this possible.

2D Graphics Capabilities

The canvas element is now part of HTML5 and allows for dynamic rendering of 2D shapes and bitmap images. It is designed to make it easy to add graphics to a page without using plug-ins.

In my first article on HTML5 we received two good comments that I want to share here. The first is from mobile software guru Glenn Kletzky of Mobile Epiphany:

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Great Intro Post to the subject Kevin. My group has been studying it at great lengths ourselves over the last few months, and your conclusions are in perfect sync with our findings. As always, you know your stuff and don't write about something until you do!

Another looming issue with HTML5 that is critical in the Enterprise is the concept of "Store and Forward". I suppose store and forward tech has been implemented in more than a few ways over the years in native apps, but the issue enterprises talk to us about almost exclusively is a store and forward capability that seems to be missing in the tech. We have heard some rumblings about “Sure it can do store and forward”, but dropping an XML file on your device is not the road enterprises seem to care about. It appears they need HTML5 to be a tech which secures and houses large amounts of highly variable data (BLOB’s, point data, etc) in a secure, encrypted and powerful database. Large stores of highly secure and encrypted data are often required to be successful in the field when connectivity is intermittent at best. And as mobile storage continues to grow (SD to 2 Gigs, then SDHC to 32 gigs, now SDXC heading toward 2 TBs over the next year or 2!) this really allows for some amazing capabilities in the field for Store and Forward requirements. And yet I don't hear much in HTML5 on that front.

I would love to know more about what you learn with regards to HTML5 and this issue.

Great writing as always Kevin.

Glenn Kletzky
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Brian Blankenship writes:

Nice post. Other limitations of HTML5, beyond APIs such as GameCenter and In-app purchase, are no access to key device features such as the camera, videocamera, accelerometer (to name a few), and future device features yet to be invented. In addition, HTML5 apps, especially via a mobile browser, just don't create the "attachment" a user has with a native app - be it due to user experience or be it due to practical matters such as having to navigate through a long list of browser bookmarks, that over time would be ignored. Finally, there is the monetization component - for browser apps, as opposed to distributing through an app store for payment, how do developers get paid?
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I recently interviewed Tom Slee from Sybase on HTML5 and how its data storage capabilities compares and contrasts to Sybase's embedded databases. You can read the article here.

Please comment here and share your thoughts and knowledge about HTML5!

Upcoming Events

Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011
Mobile Tablet Trends in the Enterprise featuring Samsung Mobile - July 28, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

You can follow me on Twitter @krbenedict and read my blog, Enterprise Mobility Strategies.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Marketing News Weekly - Week of July 18, 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 Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Charts Weekly

eMarketer has estimated that advertisers in the U.S. will spend just over $1.1 billion on mobile phone advertising this year, rising to $1.5 billion in 2012. Read Original Content

A new study by comScore has found that in the past year mobile searches on major search engines like Google have increased 34 percent. Read Original Content

A new survey conducted by the Interactive Advertising Bureau shows that despite in-app rich media opportunities, most marketers are directing advertising at traditional mobile web display ads. Read Original Content

Gartner predicts that money spent on mobile ads will soar nearly seven times from an anticipated $3.3 billion this year to $20.6 billion in 2015. Read Original Content

Groupon and Expedia have partnered to form a location-based travel discount service called Groupon Getaways. This will provide travelers with a wide range of travel discounts on hotels and airfare. Read Original Content

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 Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

The total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, money transfers and NFC transactions will reach $670 billion by 2015, according to a new study from Juniper Research. Read Original Content

PayPal last week unveiled a new peer-to-peer payment functionality that allows Android users to pay each other by tapping two near field communication-enabled devices together. Read Original Content

According to Research and Markets the global NFC payment market is expected to grow at an annual growth rate of 68 percent between 2010 and 2014. Read Original Content

Weyrich Enterprises has released a mobile app that allows smartphone owners to easily shop and browse through over 300 retail clothing brands on smartphones. Read Original Content

In the past fourteen months 2.5 million Canadians have downloaded mobile banking applications to their smartphones according Solutions Research Group. Read Original Content

A study by Mobile Entertainment Forum has found that more than nine out of ten Britons use their mobile phones to either research or make new purchases. Read Original Content

Mobile Expert Video Series: ETSA Utility's Grant Roach

In this video I interview field mobility veteran Grant Roach from the South Australian electricity distributor ETSA. They started their first mobility projects in the 1990s and have continued to evolve it. They are now adding ClickMobile to their ClickSchedule solution. He also has a lot of experience with change management in the field services space.

Whitepapers of Note

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of July 18, 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 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

According to ABI Research by 2011 the RFID market will reach and potentially surpass a total in sales of approximately $6 billion. Read Original Content

The U.S. Army is currently testing smartphones to be used in battlefield situations to increase surveillance capability. The Army is testing 500 off the shelf smartphones equipped with rugged cases for device protection. Read Original Content

Many hospitals and clinics are finding tablets useful. Benefits include easy access to medical records, mobility, speech-to-text capability, paperless billing, access to photos and the ability to electronically send prescriptions to pharmacies. Read Original Content

According to a recent airline industry study, 91 percent of airlines are planning to invest in mobility services for its passengers. This includes mobile check-in capability and digital boarding passes. Read Original Content

Simplot, a major player in the agriculture industry, is teaming up with electric utility companies to develop a smart grid-like irrigation system that responds to power demands. Read Original Content

In order to help prepare Filipino farmers for droughts, heavy rains and other variables, Senator Edgardo J. Angara is suggesting the use of remote sensors to provide better agriculture intelligence for the farming community of the Philippines. Read Original Content

Mobile Expert Video Series: Jessica Fell

I had the opportunity to meet Jessica Fell from Association and Communication Events in Australia last week and talk to her about the upcoming October 25th-27th Field Mobility Conference in Sydney.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Expert Video Series: Telstra's Warren Wipiti

Last week in Australia I was able to listen in on a presentation about field services automation, scheduling and mobilizing field workers by Telstra. They use Panasonic Toughbooks, WiFi enabled vehicles and ClickSoftware's ClickSchedule to organize and dispatch their field services teams.

In this video Warren shares that Telstra has gone from being just a utility provider, to now being a service provider in a deregulated and competitive environment where superior quality and customer service is a competitive advantage.

Telstra has done something that is very hard. They reduced their field services staff by 50%, yet improved their quality and customer service. Listen to this video to find out how.

Upcoming Events

Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

*************************************************************

Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobility in Australia is Challenging

Snake is 5 meters (15 feet) long
Click Image to Enlarge

I had the privilege of speaking at a conference in Australia this week and spending time with many utilities and construction companies. The challenges in Australia can be highlighted by this image of a snake, provided by Jeff Morgan from Electrix taken from the window of a utility vehicle in Australia. This snake is of a very aggressive and deadly nature. I was also intrigued by the many spider stories that were shared by the field engineers that I spent time with this week. Seems spiders really like electrical meter boxes.

In addition to the biting and stinging variety of challenges, there are many connectivity challenges in a country as big and remote as Australia. It doesn't take long to lose connectivity once you leave the main roads in Australia. Companies use specialized radios and satellite phones and up-links a lot in this region.

Any mission critical mobile application such as field services and enterprise asset management needs to be designed to work equally well connected or disconnected from the Internet in Australia. That takes databases on the mobile client, syncing technology and back office integration. In other words, these kinds of mobile solutions are naturals for Sybase's SUP and SQL Anywhere architecture.

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Expert Video Series: Jemena's Tinashe Mutimbe

I met Tinashe Mutimbe over dinner at ClickSoftware's ClickConnect APAC 2011 conference in Manly, Australia this week. We had a very interesting discussion about enterprise mobility in the utilities industry and he was kind enough to agree to a video interview. Thanks Tinashe!

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobility ROI Weekly - Week of July 11, 2011

This weekly ROI (return on investment) report will include ROIs that I come across in my weekly enterprise mobility, M2M and GPS vehicle tracking research. I will be collecting ROIs and posting them here. The idea is that in the future if you need to find ROIs for companies in various industries they will be available here. I hope you find this useful.

Scottish Council Saves Through Fleet Management

After investing in a fleet management system from TomTom Business Solutions, the Scottish Council of West Dunbartonshire was able to track its fleet of vehicles resulting in a £100,000 reduction in fuel expenses during the first year. The Council installed TomTom LINK300 tracking units on 260 vehicles allowing Rodney Thorton, head of fleet and waste management, to better monitor the driving habits of his workers.

In the upcoming months the Council is expected to install TomTom tracking units on the remainder of the 380-vehicle fleet to save in fuel costs and reduce carbon emissions. West Dunbartonshire is also looking at TomTom’s ecoPLUS device that monitors engine performance and gathers engine data through embedded sensors. West Dunbartonshire’s ROI was reported to come from the following areas:

£100,000 reduction in fuel expenses
The ability to better monitor the driving habits of workers resulting in more responsible and efficient driving practices.
Fuel cost savings resulted from improvements to the way council vehicle operators carry out their duties.
Reduced carbon emissions

Read original source

Pipe Works Services SAves Through Vehicle Tracking

New Jersey based Pipe Works Services was able to increase their vehicle fleet productivity and reduce fuel consumption after installing GPS tracking devices on company vehicles. They selected the Marcus Fleet Tracking Solution package from Discrete Wireless, Inc. Pipe Works chose this solution because it offered features including email alerts and geo-fencing capabilities. Their ROI was reported to have come from the following areas:

35 percent productivity increase
20 percent reduction in fuel consumption
Better security and improved employee accountability

Read original source

Ventura California Saves Through GPS Tracking

The city of Ventura, California equipped select vehicles in its fleet of 450 with GPS tracking devices. After implementation the city saw impressive savings that include an overall fuel savings of 10 percent. In just the city’s water department, they realized annual savings of $10,000. Larger vehicles like wastewater vehicles can save up to $1,200 per year. After implementing a fleet tracking solution, the city saw an ROI in the following areas:

Improved fuel economy by 10 percent, which more than pays for the GPS Tracking System
Reduced idling time
Improved routing
Improved customer service
City water department saved more than $10,000/year in fuel and maintenance costs
Larger vehicles realized up to $1,200/year in fuel savings
Helped the city become leaner and greener by implementing more sustainable practices

Read original source

Upcoming Events

Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Read The M2M News Monthly

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.

Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of July 11, 2011

In the course of my daily research on subjects related to enterprise mobility I find charts that depict the current and future status of the market. It occurred to me that these charts may also be useful to others, so I am going to collect these charts, include links to the original source, and then publish them in a new weekly blog article called Mobile Charts Weekly. I hope you find this useful.

eMarketer estimates that during 2011 nearly 88.2 million Americans will redeem an online coupon for either an online or offline purchase, and by 2013 they expect 96.8 million adults to do the same. This chart reflects the predicted steady growth of U.S. coupon users over the next few years. Read Original Content

Michael Boland recently authored a forecast report for BIA/Kelsey that predicts large increases in both overall mobile advertising and, more specifically, a sharp increase in location-based advertising. By 2015 he expects advertisers to spend $2.84 billion on location-based advertisements. Read Original Content

The Wall Street Journal ran an article on June 29, 2011, reporting on recent studies on the emerging M2M market. In the article Juniper Research breaks down the M2M industry and compiles the different M2M sectors into the chart above. As a whole the M2M market is expected to increase sharply over the next few years. Read Original Content

CapGemini estimates that the world M2M market will be worth €27.4 billion ($39.3 billion) by 2013. Also Vodafone expects wireless traffic alone to be valued at €8.9 billion euros. Read Original Content

Upcoming Events

Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

M2M News Weekly - Week of July 11, 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 Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

According to the information firm Pike Research, approximately 17.4 million smart meters were shipped globally in the first quarter of 2011, with 12.1 million of those units being deployed in China and around 3.5 million in North America. Read Original Content

Berg Insight reports that the market for home health monitoring devices was $10 billion in 2010, and patient monitoring is set to grow about 26 percent annually through 2014. In the next few years healthcare telematics is set to expand rapidly. Read Original Content

The number of smart meters installed in Europe will reach more than 130 million devices by 2016, according to a new research report from Berg Insight. Read Original Content

With help from 3G and 4G networks, more than one billion M2M connections are expected by 2015. Read Original Content

Visible Energy, Inc. has released an iPad application that allows customers to track their home-energy usage through their tablet. Read Original Content

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 Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly

According to a study by Pew Internet and American Life Project, a quarter of Americans with smartphones use the devices as their main way to access the Internet. About nine in 10 owners of such devices access the Web and check their e-mail each day through a mobile device. Read Original Content

The number of teens who own smartphones has nearly tripled over the last two years, says a new study: About 4.8 million teenagers owned smartphones in April of this year, according to research firm ComScore; in April 2009, only 1.7 million teens owned smartphones. Read Original Content

According to Kantar Worldpanel's research, Android has surged from 10.7 percent of UK smartphones in June 2010 to a dominant 45.2 percent in June 2011, thanks to the popularity of phones from the likes of HTC and Samsung. Read Original Content

Phones using iOS software currently hold 18 percent of the UK smartphone market, down from 30 percent last year, while RIM is showing a jump to 22 percent. Read Original Content

Nokia still leads the pack with 95.5 million phones, boosted by its strong position in emerging markets, followed by Samsung's 73.7 million. However, some Reuters analysts expect Samsung will narrow the gap in the coming quarters and one sees it overtaking Nokia in 2012. Read Original Content

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 Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly

Local Media Consultancy predicts that advertisers will invest a total of $690 million on local mobile ads this year, reaching $2.84 billion by 2015. Read Original Content

Pyramid Research recently stated that global revenue for the location-based services market is expected to reach $10.3 billion in 2015 up from $2.8 billion in 2010. Read Original Content

Marketers are poised to increase their U.S. mobile advertising spending from $790 million in 2010 to $4 billion in 2015 according to a new forecast published by BIA/Kelsey. Read Original Content

Apple is trying to capture a larger advertising client base by offering special deals to ad agencies to market companies through iAds. Read Original Content

Earlier this week Groupon informed it’s 83 million subscribers that they have changed their privacy policy in order to collect more information from mobile devices and personal content. Read Original Content

AT&T is creating a mobile location-based yellow pages feature that allows companies to advertise through the mobile app. AT&T expects the local mobile ad market to be worth $2 billion by 2014. Read Original Content

Mobile Expert Video Series: Gizmo's Troy Cox

Troy is CTO at Gizmo. They are an IT services start-up using cloud solutions, unique business models and mobile solutions. I had the chance to listen in on his presentation and to interview him in Australia this week.

Upcoming Events

Syclo Mobile Conference 2011, July 13 – 15, 2011
Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobility and Personalized Health Technology - Webinar

I want to call attention to a webinar coming up tomorrow, Wednesday, July 13th at 1 PM EDST. It sounds very interesting and is addressing an area in healthcare that I find very intriguing. Here is some background:

Healthrageous is a personalized health technology company spun out of Boston-based Partners Healthcare. The company uses biometric devices to collect key health statistics from its users, integrating that data with personal profile information to create customized, long-term health programs. As a start-up company, Healthrageous understood from day one the need to embrace mobility. Healthrageous’ native mobile application, h!GO, provides users with instant access to health data and progress reports, and serves as an extension of the company’s core platform.

Healthrageous originally planned to either custom develop h!GO using its in-house team or build a mobile web application. But, as the company analyzed all of the pros and cons of both of these methods, it realized that utilizing a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP) would allow it to build, deploy, and update its app more quickly, easily and cost-effectively - all key considerations in today’s market.

Healthrageous’ CTO will be discussing the lessons learned from his mobile development experience, and why short development cycles and speed to market were critical to their success.

Register for the webinar here!

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict

Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Expert Video Series: SAP's Andrew Fox

This is an interview with SAP's Head of Mobile and Cloud solutions in Australia and New Zealand, Andrew Fox. Andrew shares his thoughts on SAP enterprise mobility, sales strategies and product roadmaps.

Upcoming Events

ClickConnect APAC 2011, July 11 – 13, 2011
Syclo Mobile Conference 2011, July 13 – 15, 2011
Mobile Case Study: Healthrageous Accelerates Time to Market through Mobile Development Strategy, July 13, 2011
Critical Requirements for Mobile App Development: Agility and Speed Strategy, Process, and Tools to Accelerate Mobile Development, July 21, 2011

Whitepapers of Note

The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems
ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution
Mobile Adoption Among Gas and Electric Utilities
Mobile Adoption in Life Sciences
Mobile Adoption in Oil and Gas
Networked Field Services

Recorded Webinars of Note

3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM
The Future of Enterprise Mobility
The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies
The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise: The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access
Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer

Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict