Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of November 7, 2011


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

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

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

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

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo. http://www.syclo.com/.

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

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



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M2M News Weekly - Week of October 31, 2011

Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market.

Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
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Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

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

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

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

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

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

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



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Enterprise Mobility and Joe on the Plane

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

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

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

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

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Mobility News Weekly - Week of October 31, 2011

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

Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
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Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

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

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

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

ClickSoftware is an SAP mobility partner and the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for every size of service business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by ClickSoftware - http://www.clicksoftware.com/.

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

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







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Mobile Marketing News Weekly - Week of October 31, 2011

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

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Also read Medical Mobility News Weekly
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Also read Mobility News Weekly
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Also read Mobility Charts Weekly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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






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Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of October 31, 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.



Analysys Mason forecasts 1.3 billion residential and commercial smart meter connections by 2020 with an annual growth rate of 56 percent over a ten year period. Read Original Content



Darren Herman recently conducted a study on the amount of digital market share controlled by Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook and AOL.  The study concludes that these five companies take 64 percent of market revenues. Read Original Content



According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung-made Android devices have outpaced Apple devices.  In the third quarter of 2011, Samsung shipped 28 million units while Apple only sold 17 million iPhones. Read Original Content



A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that over the next five years digital spending — defined as spending on broadband and mobile access, wired and mobile advertising, video on demand, digital music, online movie rentals, video games and newspaper and magazine advertising — will climb from below 20 percent of all entertainment and media spending in the U.S. to over 26 percent.  Globally, the firm expects digital spending to hit 33 percent of all spending on media and entertainment by 2014. Read Original Content

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Mobile Expert Video Series: ClickSoftware's George Chondros

Last week in Sydney, Australia I was able to catch up with ClickSoftware's George Chondros and interview him about the latest trends in enterprise mobility in the ANZ market. 




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Mobile Commerce News Weekly - Week of October 31, 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

Juniper Research estimates that 2 billion mobile tickets were sold in 2010, and by 2014 over 15 billion tickets will be purchased using a mobile device.  Read Original Content

According to comScore, 32.5 million Americans used their mobile device to access banking information during the quarter ending June 2011, representing13.9 percent of all mobile users in the U.S.  Read Original Content

During the past year, the percentage of consumers who use their mobile phone to make online purchases has doubled from 9 percent in 2010 to 18 percent in 2011, according to a new survey by Oracle Communications.  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/

Financial services provider Visa Europe has invested £24.7 million in mobile payments platform Monitise, giving Monitise a greater European presence in the mobile payment market.  Read Original Content
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Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of October 31, 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 report from ABI Research predicts that revenues generated by the container security and tracking market will grow by a compound annual growth rate of 27 percent from $212 million in 2011 to $690 million in 2016.  Read Original Article

RFID tracking solutions are being used to track the progress of the Toronto subway expansion project so that productivity is improved throughout the construction efforts.  Read Original Article

According to a new report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. the global market for enterprise mobility is projected to exceed $173.9 billion by the year 2017.  Read Original Content

Since 1995, Syclo has enabled hundreds of companies in 37 countries and industries supercharge their businesses with mobility.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Syclo http://www.syclo.com/.

The Florida Highway Patrol has equipped 700 vehicles with Panasonic’s Toughbook Arbitrator Mobile Digital Video System for statewide vehicle deployment.  Read Original Article
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Mobile Expert Video Series: Powercor's David Weedon

In this interview David Weedon, Business Implementation Manager, with SAP customer and electrical power distributor Powercor, shares how they have mobilized different segments of their field services operations.  Their core business is to manage the poles, wires and equipment that deliver electricity to homes and businesses in Melbourne and through central and western Victoria. They are responsible for the quality and reliability of their customers’ power supply.  David shares details of their implementations, ROIs and what they plan to do next in this video.




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Mobile Expert Video Series: Futurist Craig Rispin

I had the opportunity last week to hear Futurist Craig Rispin speak at the Field Mobility Summit 2011 in Sydney, Australia where I was also speaking.  I was able to meet up with Craig after his presentation and ask him where he saw the future of enterprise mobility heading.








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M2M News Weekly - Week of October 24, 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

A recently published study from Berg Insight predicts that the global use of smart electricity meters will grow at a rate of nearly 27 percent over the next five years, reaching 602.7 million units by 2016.  North America and Europe will experience a 50 percent increase in their smart meter market.  Read Original Content

According to a study by GTM the increase in smart meter installations will drive $8.2 billion in utility enterprise spending in the U.S. between now and 2015.  Read Original Content

NRG Expert’s new Utility Metering Deployment and Smart Grid Report shows the overall market size for new utility meters growing with a CAGR of 8 percent between 2010 and 2014.  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/.

China plans to invest $90 billion in smart grid technologies before 2020, the Center for American Progress reports.  Read Original Content
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Complimentary Copy of Netcentric Strategies' Enterprise Mobility Survey 2011 Report

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I have finally completed writing  the Enterprise Mobility Survey 2011 results report, and a complimentary copy is available for you to download here.  There were some very interesting findings in this report.  Here are a few from the survey:


  • 39.8% of companies have a strategic enterprise mobility plan in place.
  • 51.3% have no mobility policy in place.
  • 41.7% believe mobile apps will give them a competitive advantage.
  • 41.6% of survey respondents plan to deploy more than 6 enterprise mobility applications.
  • 78.6% of survey respondents will be integrating with multiple back end systems.
  • 73.7% will be outsourcing some or all of their enterprise mobile application development.
Download a complimentary copy of the survey results report here.

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Mobility News Weekly - Week of October 25, 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

The Springfield Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in Oregon to adopt the new smartphone application MyPD, which lets users send the department e-mails, report violations and check the latest news from their Android or Apple mobile device.  Read Original Content

Android served up more ad impressions overall in the third quarter than rival iOS, at 56 percent, Millennial Media reported.  For its part, ABI Media noted that in the second quarter, Android overtook iOS to become the market share leader in mobile application downloads.  Read Original Content

In 2011 the Japanese smartphone market is likely to surge about 35 percent to 1.19 trillion yen, and is expected to continue to see double-digit growth, or 18 percent, next year, becoming a leading force in hardware sales, said Hideo Wada, an analyst at IDC Japan.  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/.

Mobile phone giant Nokia has unveiled two new smartphones as it seeks to boost its flagging fortunes in the booming market.  The Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 - Nokia's first handsets using the Windows Phone operating system - are the company's attempt to gain traction in the smartphone market.  Read Original Content
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Mobility Charts Weekly - Week of October 24, 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.

Pike Research published a report focused on global smart meter growth earlier this year.  According to the report nearly every region will experience significant smart meter growth between 2011 and 2018, growing at an annual rate of 40 percent.  Read Original Content



Forrester Research conducted a study on the future market for tablet devices, comparing them to the future market of laptop and desktop sales.  Their research concludes that desktop sales will continue to decline while overall tablet sales will begin to control a larger share of the computer sales market.  Read Original Content



An article published by Fierce Wireless highlights the emerging market for wearable medical devices that connect patients to hospitals using M2M solutions.  The number of shipments is expected to grow rapidly in the next few years.  Professional on-site healthcare and sports and fitness divisions are expected to order 200 million devices during 2014.  Read Original Content

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Mobile Expert Video Series: Vivint's Scott Taylor

I had the privilege of interviewing mobility and field services expert Scott Taylor from Vivint today.   Scott was speaking at the Field Mobility Summit 2011 along with me in Sydney, Australia this week.  Vivint Inc. is a leading provider of home technology services in North America. Vivint's technology-based platform integrates a wide range of wireless features and components that deliver simple, affordable home automation and advanced security packages. 

Scott and his team have deployed many mobile solutions, for many different groups inside Vivint, and for their retail customers.  Vivint has received many industry and analyst awards for their implementation of enterprise mobility solutions. 





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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer
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Mobile Marketing News Weekly - Week of October 24, 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

ABI Research reports that during the third quarter of 2011 Android overtook iOS with the most mobile ad impressions, now controlling 56 percent of total mobile ads.  ABI also reports that Android now controls 44 percent of total mobile application downloads, with iOS controlling 33 percent.  Read Original Content

Starbucks is running a mobile advertising campaign to increase downloads of its mobile applications.  The food and beverage retailer is running ads within the Flixster iPhone app.  The ads promote the company’s commerce-enabled iPhone app.  Read Original Content

According to companiesandmarkets.com, by 2012 the mobile marketing and advertising market will be worth almost $37.5 billion, growing at a yearly rate of 15 percent between 2008 to 2010.  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/

Groupon is suing Google claiming that two former employees brought confidential business information to Google Offers once they were hired.  Read Original Content
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Mobile Expert Video Series: RACQ's John Hamilton

How do you offer roadside assistance in the outback of Australia?  How do you dispatch work across many different contractors and ensure quality support and service?  Watch this interview with the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland's Executive Manager, John Hamilton.




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Mobile Commerce News Weekly - Week of October 24, 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

British consumers are likely to spend as much as $30.5 billion by 2021 on purchases through their mobile handsets. Currently UK mobile payments are valued at $1.8 billion, with almost $417 million comprising of mobile sales from the food and groceries category.  Read Original Content

ABI Research shows that the NFC market will reach $1 billion by the end of 2016, and there will be a projected 552 million handsets shipped that will be equipped with NFC capabilities in 2016.  Read Original Content

Business Insights anticipates that the alternate payments industry comprising of online, mobile and contactless segments will grow at an annual rate of 17.6 percent over the period 2010 to 2015, with revenues increasing from $740 billion in 2010 to $2,700 billion in 2015.  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/

eBay CEO John Donahoe has increased the company’s 2011 expectations for mobile payments through PayPal from $3 billion to $3.5 billion in revenue.  Read Original Content
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Mobile Expert Video Series: Coates Hire's Garry Newton

This is one of the most interesting segments of the Mobile Expert Video Series that I have ever recorded.  I had the privilege of interviewing Garry Newton, the Service Operations Manager for Coates Hire about their enterprise mobility solutions and the rugged environments that they work in.  Coates Hire is Australia's largest equipment hire company with over 125 years experience supplying to a wide variety of markets including Engineering and Building Construction and Maintenance, Mining and Resources, Manufacturing, Government, and Events. 

*Also please note how sophisticated my special effects are becoming :-)



Photographed from a utility truck
near Cardwell, Australia (15 feet long)


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