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
Also read Mobility ROI Weekly
Greetings! This is Kevin Benedict offering a free report on enterprise mobility for everyone that completes my new enterprise mobility survey. At the end of the survey is a place for you to leave your name and email address. I will send the results of this survey to all participants. I believe we can all learn some very interesting and perhaps unexpected information from this survey that will help us plan and develop good strategies. Take the Survey Here!
IMS Research forecasts that world market for connected cars will grow 650 percent from 2010 to 2017. Read Original Content
According to a national study by Market Research International, consumers rate energy smart metering and health monitoring as the two most appealing M2M solutions in the marketplace. Read Original Content
Based on European mandates, GTM predicts that smart meters will be installed in 80 percent of European homes by 2020. Read Original Content
ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business. This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.
Frost & Sullivan have found that in 2010 the 27 European nations saw an overall increase of 60 percent in M2M connections. Read Original Content
British Gas is providing the recipients of new smart meters with state-of-the-art touch screen meters that allow residents to easily view data being displayed in real time. Read Original Content
Kevin Benedict is a TCS futurist and lecturer focused on the signals and foresight that emerge as society, geopolitics, economies, science, technology, environment, and philosophy converge.
Kevin Benedict's Video Comments: Mobility Without Tactics is Wasted
In this segment I share my thoughts and research around mobile technology as it relates to competitive decision making, adapting to changes, business intelligence and managing the real time enterprise.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Mobility Summit - September 27, 2011
Field Mobility 2011 Australia - October 25 - 27, 2011
Enterprise Mobility Exchange, Las Vegas - November 2 - 3, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Tokyo - November 14-15, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Singapore - November 17-18, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, San Paulo, Brazil - December 4-9, 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
Healthrageous Mobility Case Study
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
Ruggedized and Industrial Mobile Device Articles
Consumer Smartphones or Industrial Smartphones?
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Upcoming Events
Virtual Mobility Summit - September 27, 2011
Field Mobility 2011 Australia - October 25 - 27, 2011
Enterprise Mobility Exchange, Las Vegas - November 2 - 3, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Tokyo - November 14-15, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Singapore - November 17-18, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, San Paulo, Brazil - December 4-9, 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
Healthrageous Mobility Case Study
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
Ruggedized and Industrial Mobile Device Articles
Consumer Smartphones or Industrial Smartphones?
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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group
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 News Weekly - Week of September 5, 2011
The Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.
Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly
Also read Mobility ROI Weekly
Greetings! This is Kevin Benedict offering a free report on enterprise mobility for everyone that completes my new enterprise mobility survey. At the end of the survey is a place for you to leave your name and email address. I will send the results of this survey to all participants. I believe we can all learn some very interesting and perhaps unexpected information from this survey that will help us plan and develop good strategies. Take the Survey Here!
The Motorola Droid Bionic is the first Verizon Wireless smartphone to combine 4G LTE with the power of dual-core 1 GHz processors, 1 GB of RAM and a stunning 4.3-inch qHD display – all in a sleek form factor that makes it the thinnest 4G LTE smartphone from Verizon Wireless. Read Original Content
Jaguar Financial Corporation, a shareholder of Research In Motion, is asking the BlackBerry maker to consider selling its business, its patent portfolio or both. Read Original Content
The enterprise wireless LAN market revenues grew to nearly $725 million in the second quarter of 2011, up 43.4 percent compared to the same quarter last year and grew by 21.9 percent from the previous quarter, according to International Data Corporation. Read Original Content
ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business. This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.
Google has issued a survey report about smartphone activities indicating that Android phones command a 32 percent share of Taiwan’s smartphone market, higher than the 25 percent for iOS-powered phones. Read Original Content
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 Mobility Charts Weekly
Also read Mobility ROI Weekly
Greetings! This is Kevin Benedict offering a free report on enterprise mobility for everyone that completes my new enterprise mobility survey. At the end of the survey is a place for you to leave your name and email address. I will send the results of this survey to all participants. I believe we can all learn some very interesting and perhaps unexpected information from this survey that will help us plan and develop good strategies. Take the Survey Here!
The Motorola Droid Bionic is the first Verizon Wireless smartphone to combine 4G LTE with the power of dual-core 1 GHz processors, 1 GB of RAM and a stunning 4.3-inch qHD display – all in a sleek form factor that makes it the thinnest 4G LTE smartphone from Verizon Wireless. Read Original Content
Jaguar Financial Corporation, a shareholder of Research In Motion, is asking the BlackBerry maker to consider selling its business, its patent portfolio or both. Read Original Content
The enterprise wireless LAN market revenues grew to nearly $725 million in the second quarter of 2011, up 43.4 percent compared to the same quarter last year and grew by 21.9 percent from the previous quarter, according to International Data Corporation. Read Original Content
ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business. This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.
Google has issued a survey report about smartphone activities indicating that Android phones command a 32 percent share of Taiwan’s smartphone market, higher than the 25 percent for iOS-powered phones. Read Original Content
Mobile Expert Podcast Series: Toa Technologies' Yuval Brisker, Part 2
This is Part 2 (see Part 1 here) of an interview with mobility expert and Toa Technologies' CEO Yuval Brisker. In this segment we drill down into cloud computing, versioning, total cost of ownership and enterprise mobility.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Mobility Summit - September 27, 2011
Field Mobility 2011 Australia - October 25 - 27, 2011
Enterprise Mobility Exchange, Las Vegas - November 2 - 3, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Tokyo - November 14-15, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Singapore - November 17-18, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, San Paulo, Brazil - December 4-9, 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
Healthrageous Mobility Case Study
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
Ruggedized and Industrial Mobile Device Articles
Consumer Smartphones or Industrial Smartphones?
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Upcoming Events
Virtual Mobility Summit - September 27, 2011
Field Mobility 2011 Australia - October 25 - 27, 2011
Enterprise Mobility Exchange, Las Vegas - November 2 - 3, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Tokyo - November 14-15, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Singapore - November 17-18, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, San Paulo, Brazil - December 4-9, 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
Healthrageous Mobility Case Study
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
Ruggedized and Industrial Mobile Device Articles
Consumer Smartphones or Industrial Smartphones?
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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group
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.
Mobile Marketing News Weekly - Week of September 5, 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 Mobility Charts Weekly
Also read Mobile ROI Weekly
Greetings! This is Kevin Benedict offering a free report on enterprise mobility for everyone that completes my new enterprise mobility survey. At the end of the survey is a place for you to leave your name and email address. I will send the results of this survey to all participants. I believe we can all learn some very interesting and perhaps unexpected information from this survey that will help us plan and develop good strategies. Take the Survey Here!
A recent study conducted by IBM has found that 51 percent of adults have preformed a purchase using their mobile device. Read Original Content
The global market for location-based advertising is projected to reach $12.8 billion by the year 2017, according to Global Industry Analysts. Read Original Content
Google predicts consumers will conduct 15 percent of Black Friday web searches on mobile devices this year. Research also suggests that 65 percent of consumers will use their mobile device to look for a business to make in-store purchases. Read Original Content
Pyxis Mobile provides an agile, powerful, and secure mobile enterprise application platform. It enables rapid cross-platform application development, unlimited data integration, enterprise-grade security, and the unique ability to change and update applications in real time. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Pyxis Mobile, http://pyxismobile.com/
Sharespost estimates that location-based ad spends will explode over the next four years, jumping from approximately $40 million in 2010 to $1.8 billion by 2015 due to an increase in dependency on smartphones and other mobile devices in day-to-day use. Read Original Content
Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly
Also read Mobile ROI Weekly
Greetings! This is Kevin Benedict offering a free report on enterprise mobility for everyone that completes my new enterprise mobility survey. At the end of the survey is a place for you to leave your name and email address. I will send the results of this survey to all participants. I believe we can all learn some very interesting and perhaps unexpected information from this survey that will help us plan and develop good strategies. Take the Survey Here!
A recent study conducted by IBM has found that 51 percent of adults have preformed a purchase using their mobile device. Read Original Content
The global market for location-based advertising is projected to reach $12.8 billion by the year 2017, according to Global Industry Analysts. Read Original Content
Google predicts consumers will conduct 15 percent of Black Friday web searches on mobile devices this year. Research also suggests that 65 percent of consumers will use their mobile device to look for a business to make in-store purchases. Read Original Content
Pyxis Mobile provides an agile, powerful, and secure mobile enterprise application platform. It enables rapid cross-platform application development, unlimited data integration, enterprise-grade security, and the unique ability to change and update applications in real time. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Pyxis Mobile, http://pyxismobile.com/
Sharespost estimates that location-based ad spends will explode over the next four years, jumping from approximately $40 million in 2010 to $1.8 billion by 2015 due to an increase in dependency on smartphones and other mobile devices in day-to-day use. Read Original Content
Mobile Expert Podcast Series: Toa Technologies' Yuval Brisker, Part 1
In this two part segment of the Mobile Expert Podcast Series, I interview the CEO/Founder of Toa Technologies, Yuval Brisker. Yuval shares his thoughts on enterprise mobility, cloud computing, HTML5 and much more. Listen to Part 2 here.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Mobility Summit - September 27, 2011
Field Mobility 2011 Australia - October 25 - 27, 2011
Enterprise Mobility Exchange, Las Vegas - November 2 - 3, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Tokyo - November 14-15, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Singapore - November 17-18, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, San Paulo, Brazil - December 4-9, 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
Healthrageous Mobility Case Study
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
Ruggedized and Industrial Mobile Device Articles
Consumer Smartphones or Industrial Smartphones?
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Upcoming Events
Virtual Mobility Summit - September 27, 2011
Field Mobility 2011 Australia - October 25 - 27, 2011
Enterprise Mobility Exchange, Las Vegas - November 2 - 3, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Tokyo - November 14-15, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, Singapore - November 17-18, 2011
Kevin Benedict Speaking Tour, San Paulo, Brazil - December 4-9, 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
Healthrageous Mobility Case Study
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
Ruggedized and Industrial Mobile Device Articles
Consumer Smartphones or Industrial Smartphones?
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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group
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.
Mobile Commerce News Weekly - Week of September 5, 2011
The Mobile Commerce News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking and mobile security that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information.
Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobility Charts Weekly
Also read Mobility ROI Weekly
Greetings! This is Kevin Benedict offering a free report on enterprise mobility for everyone that completes my new enterprise mobility survey. At the end of the survey is a place for you to leave your name and email address. I will send the results of this survey to all participants. I believe we can all learn some very interesting and perhaps unexpected information from this survey that will help us plan and develop good strategies. Take the Survey Here!
Gartner research estimates that there will be over 141.1 million worldwide mobile payment users in 2011, a 38.2 percent increase from 2010. Read Original Content
By 2015 Juniper predicts that worldwide mobile spending on remote and POS payments will grow to $670 billion. Read Original Content
Transactions involving cash and checks are becoming less popular as electronic banking, including mobile-banking gains popularity. According to Boston Consultancy Group, mobile payments will account for 20 to 30 percent of all transactions by 2020. Read Original Content
Pyxis Mobile provides an agile, powerful, and secure mobile enterprise application platform. It enables rapid cross-platform application development, unlimited data integration, enterprise-grade security, and the unique ability to change and update applications in real time. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Pyxis Mobile, http://pyxismobile.com/
According to the software company Ability Commerce, more customers use tablet devices to conduct mobile shopping than smartphones. Read Original Content
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
Also read Mobility ROI Weekly
Greetings! This is Kevin Benedict offering a free report on enterprise mobility for everyone that completes my new enterprise mobility survey. At the end of the survey is a place for you to leave your name and email address. I will send the results of this survey to all participants. I believe we can all learn some very interesting and perhaps unexpected information from this survey that will help us plan and develop good strategies. Take the Survey Here!
Gartner research estimates that there will be over 141.1 million worldwide mobile payment users in 2011, a 38.2 percent increase from 2010. Read Original Content
By 2015 Juniper predicts that worldwide mobile spending on remote and POS payments will grow to $670 billion. Read Original Content
Transactions involving cash and checks are becoming less popular as electronic banking, including mobile-banking gains popularity. According to Boston Consultancy Group, mobile payments will account for 20 to 30 percent of all transactions by 2020. Read Original Content
Pyxis Mobile provides an agile, powerful, and secure mobile enterprise application platform. It enables rapid cross-platform application development, unlimited data integration, enterprise-grade security, and the unique ability to change and update applications in real time. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Pyxis Mobile, http://pyxismobile.com/
According to the software company Ability Commerce, more customers use tablet devices to conduct mobile shopping than smartphones. Read Original Content
Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of September 5, 2011
The Mobility Charts Weekly is a weekly publication of charts depicting the current and future status of the enterprise mobility market. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.
Forrester Research reports that they expect the number of total tablet PC users in the United States to steadily climb to 82 million by 2015, up from 26 million in 2011. Read Original Content
Mobile Ad agency Jumptab reports that during a ten-day span in August, the currently shutdown HP Touchpad tablet nearly out-gained Android tablets in generated advertising revenues. This was largely a result from the $99 closeout special for the HP tablets. Read Original Content
Juniper Research predicts that the value of mobile payments will reach $670 billion by 2015, up from $240 billion currently. Recent efforts in mobility transactions including Google’s Wallet and new smartphones equipped with NFC chips will further increase the popularity of mobile payments. Read Original Content
Forrester recently released a new study on the habits of tablet owners and how they relate to mobile shopping. In the report states that 60 percent of tablet owners shop using their devices with 47 percent completing online purchases. Read Original Content
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Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
Forrester Research reports that they expect the number of total tablet PC users in the United States to steadily climb to 82 million by 2015, up from 26 million in 2011. Read Original Content
Mobile Ad agency Jumptab reports that during a ten-day span in August, the currently shutdown HP Touchpad tablet nearly out-gained Android tablets in generated advertising revenues. This was largely a result from the $99 closeout special for the HP tablets. Read Original Content
Juniper Research predicts that the value of mobile payments will reach $670 billion by 2015, up from $240 billion currently. Recent efforts in mobility transactions including Google’s Wallet and new smartphones equipped with NFC chips will further increase the popularity of mobile payments. Read Original Content
Forrester recently released a new study on the habits of tablet owners and how they relate to mobile shopping. In the report states that 60 percent of tablet owners shop using their devices with 47 percent completing online purchases. Read Original Content
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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group
Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
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Mobility ROI Weekly - Week of September 5, 2011
This Mobility ROI Weekly consists of ROIs that I come across in my daily research on enterprise mobility and mobile data collection. My goal is to create an archive of mobility related ROIs that we can all use when we need them. I hope you find this useful.
United Airlines Replaces Pilot Logbooks with iPad Tablets
Recently, United Airlines officials announced that the company is replacing all manuals, charts and logbooks for over 11,000 pilots with new iPad tablet computers. The company began the replacement process early in August and will complete the iPad distribution later this year. Expected ROIs are:
Companies Benefit By Allowing Employees to Bring Their Own Devices to Work
Lately there has been an increased push both by employers and employees to allow the use of personal handheld devices in work environments for work related tasks. Many companies are seeing the benefits of personal devices at work not only to include savings on company IT expenses but other ROIs as well:
Supermarket Chain Secures Storage Rooms with RFID
Two German supermarket chains ALDI and Lidl have both established RFID tracking systems throughout their warehouses and grocery stores to increase security and monitor access into freezer rooms and storerooms. The system allows the RFID badge on an employee to trigger a door or gate into automatically opening when within range (3 meters). The reported ROIs are:
Lamb Ranchers Increase Production Through Radio-Frequency Tracking
Alberta lamb producers are working on a radio frequency tracking system to create a remotely manageable herd system and to increase awareness and tracking capabilities. The potential ROIs are:
Maryland School Board Approves GPS Enabled Bus Fleet
A school board in Prince County, Maryland has approved a GPS vehicle-management system for the school district’s fleet of 100 buses. The expected ROIs are:
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United Airlines Replaces Pilot Logbooks with iPad Tablets
Recently, United Airlines officials announced that the company is replacing all manuals, charts and logbooks for over 11,000 pilots with new iPad tablet computers. The company began the replacement process early in August and will complete the iPad distribution later this year. Expected ROIs are:
- Replacing logbooks, charts and manuals with iPads will relieve pilots of 38 pounds of required documents and paperwork.
- iPads will store 12,000 pages of required documentation on a 1.5 pound, compact device that allows pilots to travel lightly.
- 326,000 gallons of jet fuel will be saved each year through the reduction of 38 pounds of paperwork per pilot. This equates to 3,208 fewer metric tons of carbon emissions being released each year.
Companies Benefit By Allowing Employees to Bring Their Own Devices to Work
Lately there has been an increased push both by employers and employees to allow the use of personal handheld devices in work environments for work related tasks. Many companies are seeing the benefits of personal devices at work not only to include savings on company IT expenses but other ROIs as well:
- By allowing employees to bring personal smartphones and tablets to work, companies save money that would have been spent purchasing company owned devices.
- Worker moral is improved when employees can bring familiar devices to work. Employees feel more comfortable using a device for work purposes, which they also use personally.
- Companies see an increase in productivity when they allow employees to use personal devices for work purposes. Employees will often complete work related tasks at home when company information and applications are on their personal devices.
- Personal smartphones are also maintained, repaired or replaced by the owner, which saves the company money.
Supermarket Chain Secures Storage Rooms with RFID
Two German supermarket chains ALDI and Lidl have both established RFID tracking systems throughout their warehouses and grocery stores to increase security and monitor access into freezer rooms and storerooms. The system allows the RFID badge on an employee to trigger a door or gate into automatically opening when within range (3 meters). The reported ROIs are:
- Reduces theft by restricting access to employees with RFID badges only.
- Reduces employee theft by tracking any access to storerooms after business hours.
- Hands free door or gate opening enables employees to enter while driving a vehicle or carrying a load, which saves time and improves efficiency.
- Hands free access also enables a much faster entry than a manual code or swiping system.
- The RFID system also records how long an individual has been in a room or freezer and can send an alert to a manager to check on the health and/or status of the individual.
Lamb Ranchers Increase Production Through Radio-Frequency Tracking
Alberta lamb producers are working on a radio frequency tracking system to create a remotely manageable herd system and to increase awareness and tracking capabilities. The potential ROIs are:
- Cost-savings through lowered labor expenses
- Allows for expanded production through increased oversight of larger herd populations.
Maryland School Board Approves GPS Enabled Bus Fleet
A school board in Prince County, Maryland has approved a GPS vehicle-management system for the school district’s fleet of 100 buses. The expected ROIs are:
- An average of 8.6% reduction in fuel.
- 15% reduction in overtime claims by bus drivers.
- 13.3% reduction in communication overhead - locating buses, communicating with parents, etc.
- Provides quick guidance for lost drivers to keep them on schedule.
- Monitors bus driving patterns to help supervisors train more efficient driving skills.
- Reports diagnostic data to mechanics for improved maintenance reduced downtime.
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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group
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.
More Mobile HTML5 Apps for Your Review
This week we have found more mobile HTML5 applications for your review. If you are like me, you want to see what others have done with HTML5 so you can start understanding how you can utilize HTML5 apps in your own enterprise.
Touch Salesforce
Salesforce has just announced a new application based on open standard HTML5 technology. The app will be available in 2012 and will run on most popular mobile devices. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says “The change in hardware is also being complemented by a huge change in software – and that software is HTML5. This software will give us the ability to build applications that run natively on mobile devices, but are also managed as a service…”
http://www.salesforce.com/touch/
LinkedIn Mobile
A new HTML5-based mobile website has been developed for Android and iPhone users by business social network LinkedIn. Users may access LinkedIn via the web on their mobile devices at touch.linkedin.com.
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=mobile&trk=hb_ft_mobile
PocketMarket
Displays the latest prices for the commodities traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).
http://www.pocketmarket.info/ or http://download.cnet.com/PocketMarket/3010-31713_4-75553623.html
WiFi Speed Meter
This app measures the speed of the user’s iPhone internet connection.
http://www.wifispeed.info/ or http://www.apple.com/webapps/utilities/wifispeedmeter.html
Morse Code Generator
A fun web app that translates any English sentence into Morse Code. I must say this sounds like the ultimate geek app.
http://www.pjnation.com/iphone/morse-code/ or http://www.pjnation.com/
Scrabtis
A cross between Scrabble and Tetris.
http://openappmkt.com/app/4c5903deb77f912f790004f3/Scrabtris
Previously published articles on HTML5
HTML5 Apps
What Can HTML5 Offer Mobile Developers?
HTML5 - What I am Learning
Projections for and Demonstrations of HTML5
HTML5, Enterprise Mobility and Visual Effects
Challenges with HTML5 for Mobile Applications
More on HTML5 for Mobile Application Developers
What Can HTML5 Offer Mobile Developers?
HTML5 - What I am Learning
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Touch Salesforce
Salesforce has just announced a new application based on open standard HTML5 technology. The app will be available in 2012 and will run on most popular mobile devices. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says “The change in hardware is also being complemented by a huge change in software – and that software is HTML5. This software will give us the ability to build applications that run natively on mobile devices, but are also managed as a service…”
http://www.salesforce.com/touch/
LinkedIn Mobile
A new HTML5-based mobile website has been developed for Android and iPhone users by business social network LinkedIn. Users may access LinkedIn via the web on their mobile devices at touch.linkedin.com.
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=mobile&trk=hb_ft_mobile
PocketMarket
Displays the latest prices for the commodities traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).
http://www.pocketmarket.info/ or http://download.cnet.com/PocketMarket/3010-31713_4-75553623.html
WiFi Speed Meter
This app measures the speed of the user’s iPhone internet connection.
http://www.wifispeed.info/ or http://www.apple.com/webapps/utilities/wifispeedmeter.html
Morse Code Generator
A fun web app that translates any English sentence into Morse Code. I must say this sounds like the ultimate geek app.
http://www.pjnation.com/iphone/morse-code/ or http://www.pjnation.com/
Scrabtis
A cross between Scrabble and Tetris.
http://openappmkt.com/app/4c5903deb77f912f790004f3/Scrabtris
Previously published articles on HTML5
HTML5 Apps
What Can HTML5 Offer Mobile Developers?
HTML5 - What I am Learning
Projections for and Demonstrations of HTML5
HTML5, Enterprise Mobility and Visual Effects
Challenges with HTML5 for Mobile Applications
More on HTML5 for Mobile Application Developers
What Can HTML5 Offer Mobile Developers?
HTML5 - What I am Learning
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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group
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.
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In this deep dive with Munich Re (Groups) cybersecurity expert Bob Parisi, we learn how the insurance and reinsurance industry develops poli...