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 Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly
Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
The number of devices connected to mobile phone networks will overtake the number of people on Earth within five years, according to Ericsson. There will be 9 billion mobile subscriptions by 2017 while the U.S. census bureau predicts the global population will have reached 7.4 billion in five years. Read Original Content
The sale of mobile processors is forecast to increase at combined annual growth rate of 22 percent reaching 1.9 billion units per year by 2016, according to new research by NPD In-Stat. Read Original Content
By 2017, 85 percent of the world’s population will have access to 3G wireless coverage, according to a new report by Ericsson, with half the global population living in areas with 4G networks. 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.
Google is escalating its rivalry with Microsoft with the purchase of Quickoffice, the maker of a widely used mobile application for working on documents created in Microsoft’s programs for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. Read Original Content
Nokia has today taken another step towards connecting the next billion consumers by unveiling the Asha Touch family of mobile devices. The three new phone models - the Nokia Asha 305, Nokia Asha 306 and Nokia Asha 311 - further expand the successful Asha family, first introduced in October 2011. 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.
SAP Completes Acquisition of Syclo
Chicago 2012 |
More on SAP and Syclo - I saw that in July, Syclo has their annual user conference, and I imagine that is the place to get all the answers. Here is a description of the event:
If you would like to learn more about SAP and Syclo’s joint plans, then the Syclo Mobile Conference is the must-attend event of the year. Learn what the acquisition will mean to you and your mobile plans.
The event will be held July 11-13 in downtown Chicago, where you will:
- Hear about the SAP/Syclo joint vision and roadmap
- Network with leaders from both SAP and Syclo, as well as your peers
- Learn from mobile solution customers such as National Grid, Wrigleys, Lockheed Martin, W.W. Grainger, US Cellular, Etisilat and more
- Learn how to get the most out of mobile for both technical and business audiences
- Take the opportunity to provide input and shape the future of enterprise mobility
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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups
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.
Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5 - Week of June 3, 2012
Have you noticed how many of your iOS (iPhone and iPad) apps are now in HTML5? I have several that were updated and are now HTML5. Very cool!
WebMobi has released a mobile HTML5 app creation platform
for Blackberry developers, providing features including developer components
for the developer to create their own UI in HTML5, jQuery Mobile or Cordova,
and a WYSIWYG designer component to create custom HTML5 content. Read Original Content
Verivo Software has added HTML5 support to its enterprise
mobile app development platform, enabling developers to incorporate HTML5
content and Javascript into native and hybrid apps. Read Original Content
HTML KickStart is a website development toolkit which
contains a set of HTML5, CSS, and jQuery files, layouts, and elements. Read Original Content
Yahoo has announced the launch of an HTML5-based mobile
search app, Axis, with search functionality built with HTML5 and running off
Yahoo's Cocktails platform, which blends elements of Javascript, SQL and
HTML5. Read Original Content
Merchandising content and technology provider Easy2
Technologies is converting its products to HTML5 and eliminating the need to
use Flash. “By migrating from Flash to
HTML5 we are providing a richer visual experience to shoppers and increased flexibility
and scalability to clients and partners.”
Read Original Content
The use of HTML5 provides “100 percent pure mobility”, as it
works on anything with an HTML5 compliant browser - smartphones, tablets,
laptops and desktops, according to ClickSoftware’s Stephen Smith. Read Original Content
ProPoint Graphics has launched a suite of mobile solutions
for business, including mobile app design and HTML5 design. Read Original Content
Kaazing University is offering 13 free HTML5 instructional
videos for development of Ultrabook applications. The videos are published on Intel’s Software
Network (http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/html5-how-to-video-series-for-ultrabooks/). Read Original Content
The new version of Cubender’s website building platform will
introduce many HTML5 features, such as HTML5 audio, video and forms. Read Original Content
Ecommerce Developer provides a list of 17 tools and
tutorials to aid developers with creating HTML5 mobile apps and sites. Read Original Content
According to some experts, Facebook should focus efforts on
the push for further development of HTML5, rather than to create its own
smartphone. Read Original Content
Mediacom and mobile ad network InMobi are collaborating to produce
HTML5 ad units using InMobi’s Sprout platform.
Read Original Content
Publishing software provider Quark has announced its
acquisition of Mobile IQ to expand the company’s enterprise digital publishing
solutions. Quark and Mobile IQ share a
vision of digital publishing that includes HTML5 and XML. Read Original Content
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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups
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 June 3, 2012
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 Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly
Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
According to a Mobile Mix report by mobile advertising and data platform provider Millennial Media, in Q1 2012, 73 percent of mobile impressions served by Millennial Media were delivered on smartphones, trailed by non-phone connected devices at 20 percent and feature phones at 7 percent. Read Original Content
BluFi Lending, a direct lender, recently unveiled its BluFi Mobile Connect, a mobile marketing and communications platform that enables home buyers to access property information instantly via their mobile device or smartphone. Read Original Content
MoneyRates.com, a personal finance site owned by QuinStreet, Inc., has earned the Best Financial Services Mobile Website award in the Web Marketing Association's 2012 MobileWebAwards. Read Original Content
Verivo is a leading provider of enterprise mobility software. Verivo helps companies accelerate their business results. Its unique technology empowers teams to build, deploy, manage and update their mobile apps -- rapidly and securely. Verivo’s mobility platform is used by hundreds of companies in numerous industries, worldwide. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Verivo. To learn more, visit www.verivo.com
Viacom has tapped the Weather Channel's Pete Chelala and its own Deborah Schlessinger-Brett (formerly director of new business for Nickeolodeon) to run its newly created mobile ad sales team for music and entertainment. Read Original Content
Flurry, the leading app advertising and measurement platform, has announced its mobile app user acquisition network, Flurry AppCircle, set new traffic records during May 2012. The network generated 670 million sessions for iOS and Android apps using its paid service. Read Original Content
Mobile is killing the display ad, just as the Internet killed the newspaper ad. In the past two and a half years, global mobile traffic has jumped from 1 percent to 10 percent of total Internet traffic, according to the latest excellent slideshow from Mary Meeker. Read Original Content
Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly
Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
According to a Mobile Mix report by mobile advertising and data platform provider Millennial Media, in Q1 2012, 73 percent of mobile impressions served by Millennial Media were delivered on smartphones, trailed by non-phone connected devices at 20 percent and feature phones at 7 percent. Read Original Content
BluFi Lending, a direct lender, recently unveiled its BluFi Mobile Connect, a mobile marketing and communications platform that enables home buyers to access property information instantly via their mobile device or smartphone. Read Original Content
MoneyRates.com, a personal finance site owned by QuinStreet, Inc., has earned the Best Financial Services Mobile Website award in the Web Marketing Association's 2012 MobileWebAwards. Read Original Content
Verivo is a leading provider of enterprise mobility software. Verivo helps companies accelerate their business results. Its unique technology empowers teams to build, deploy, manage and update their mobile apps -- rapidly and securely. Verivo’s mobility platform is used by hundreds of companies in numerous industries, worldwide. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Verivo. To learn more, visit www.verivo.com
Viacom has tapped the Weather Channel's Pete Chelala and its own Deborah Schlessinger-Brett (formerly director of new business for Nickeolodeon) to run its newly created mobile ad sales team for music and entertainment. Read Original Content
Flurry, the leading app advertising and measurement platform, has announced its mobile app user acquisition network, Flurry AppCircle, set new traffic records during May 2012. The network generated 670 million sessions for iOS and Android apps using its paid service. Read Original Content
Mobile is killing the display ad, just as the Internet killed the newspaper ad. In the past two and a half years, global mobile traffic has jumped from 1 percent to 10 percent of total Internet traffic, according to the latest excellent slideshow from Mary Meeker. Read Original Content
Mobile Expert Video Series: Uri Pintov
I recorded this interview a few weeks ago in Spain with ClickSoftware's Uri Pintov. In this segment Uri discusses enterprise app stores and their value, the future of Microsoft mobility, mobile business views, HTML5 and more.
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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups
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.
Best of Kevin Benedict's Mobile Strategy - June 2012 Edition
The Best of Mobile Strategies - June, 2012:
- Infonomics and Enterprise Mobility
- M2M, Enterprise Mobility and Healthcare
- M2M and Enterprise Mobility - The Convergence
- M2M, SAP and Enterprise Mobility
- SAP's Mobility Vision - Any Way You Want It
- SAP's Sanjay Poonen Discusses Mobile Strategies with Kevin Benedict
- Learning about the Real World of Enterprise Mobility in Scotland
- Avengers, Enterprise Mobility and Network Centric Warfare
- Enterprise Mobility, Mobile Sensors and Data Collection
- Mobile Strategies and Consumer Products Companies
- Mobile Strategies and Situational Awareness
- Guidance on Selecting a Mobile Solution Vendor
- Development Models for Enterprise Mobility
- The Black Hole of Enterprise Mobility Apps
- Can You Handle the Truth about Enterprise Mobility and Big Data?
- Money Ball, Big Data, The Internet of Things and Enterprise Mobility
- Enterprise Mobility - A Business or IT Strategy?
- Mobile Strategies, PIOs, Optimized Intersections and Patterns of Life, Part 1
- Mobile Strategies, PIOs, Optimized Intersections and Patterns of Life, Part 2
- How Long is too Long for Mobile App Development?
- Conjecture, Enterprise Mobility and Mobile Strategies
- Enterprise Mobility, Remote Sensors and Nervous Systems
- Mobility and 4D Field Services
- More on Mobility and 4D Field Services
- Enterprise Mobility and Institutional Memory
- Mobile Apps the Front End to Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
- Velocity in Field Services
- Enterprise Mobility is Not for Everyone, Just Most
- The Value in a Mobile Enterprise Solution
- Enterprise Mobility, PIOs and PIVs
- Mobile Apps and the Marriage of My Virtual and Physical Worlds
- Thoughts on Enterprise Mobility, Mobile Banking and Global Economies
- Research on Enterprise Mobility
- Smart Ideas and Enterprise Mobility
- Field Services, Enterprise Mobility and Strategies
- The Benefit of Custom Mobile Applications
- Enterprise Mobility - A Tank Half Full
- Enterprise Mobility, Netcentric Operations and Military Mobility
- Death by Mobile App
- Consumer Smartphones or Industrial Grade Smartphones?
- What I am Learning about Enterprise Mobility
- More on Change Management and Enterprise Mobility
- Social Networking and Enterprise Mobility in Less Developed Regions
- Recruitment and Enterprise Mobility
- Enterprise Mobility and Manned/Unmanned Systems Integration Capabilities
- Where Should Mobile Intelligence Reside?
- The Importance of Mobile EAM and M2M
- Enterprise Mobility Application Predictions
- Managing a Mobile and Network Centric Operation, Part 1
- Managing a Mobile and Network Centric Operation, Part 2
Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups
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 June 3, 2012
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 Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly
Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
The British Post Office, a company that can trace its roots back to 1660, is leaping with both feet into the 21st century and the NFC payments game. The post office is rolling out NFC-compatible payment systems to each of its branches across the country starting this week. Read Original Content
In the United States, nearly half of the nation (48 percent) is interested in a mobile wallet, based on a representative sample of 605 consumers conducted by Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group, a financial services industry consulting firm. Read Original Content
D TECH, a manufacturer of automated data entry, mobile payment, point of sale, and secure payment devices, has introduced a new line of Bluetooth devices which support magnetic stripe and barcode reading technologies. Read Original Content
Verivo is a leading provider of enterprise mobility software. Verivo helps companies accelerate their business results. Its unique technology empowers teams to build, deploy, manage and update their mobile apps -- rapidly and securely. Verivo’s mobility platform is used by hundreds of companies in numerous industries, worldwide. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Verivo. To learn more, visit www.verivo.com
Marvell has announced a new 802.11ac-enabled chip that includes NFC and Bluetooth, all in one. The Avastar 88W8897 is geared at mobile devices and aims to compete with Broadcom's own chipsets, which are already being sold inside "5G Wi-Fi" routers. Read Original Content
Security Service Federal Credit Union has formed a partnership with Tyfone Inc. to introduce a host of mobile financial services to its members. Security Service customers will be able to check their balances, review account history, transfer funds, lookup branch and ATM locations, set up customizable alerts and pay bills. Read Original Content
Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly
Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
The British Post Office, a company that can trace its roots back to 1660, is leaping with both feet into the 21st century and the NFC payments game. The post office is rolling out NFC-compatible payment systems to each of its branches across the country starting this week. Read Original Content
In the United States, nearly half of the nation (48 percent) is interested in a mobile wallet, based on a representative sample of 605 consumers conducted by Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group, a financial services industry consulting firm. Read Original Content
D TECH, a manufacturer of automated data entry, mobile payment, point of sale, and secure payment devices, has introduced a new line of Bluetooth devices which support magnetic stripe and barcode reading technologies. Read Original Content
Verivo is a leading provider of enterprise mobility software. Verivo helps companies accelerate their business results. Its unique technology empowers teams to build, deploy, manage and update their mobile apps -- rapidly and securely. Verivo’s mobility platform is used by hundreds of companies in numerous industries, worldwide. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Verivo. To learn more, visit www.verivo.com
Marvell has announced a new 802.11ac-enabled chip that includes NFC and Bluetooth, all in one. The Avastar 88W8897 is geared at mobile devices and aims to compete with Broadcom's own chipsets, which are already being sold inside "5G Wi-Fi" routers. Read Original Content
Security Service Federal Credit Union has formed a partnership with Tyfone Inc. to introduce a host of mobile financial services to its members. Security Service customers will be able to check their balances, review account history, transfer funds, lookup branch and ATM locations, set up customizable alerts and pay bills. Read Original Content
M2M, Enterprise Mobility and Healthcare
SAP and Mobile Healthcare Suite |
In an article titled X-rays and iPads: the network healthcare evolution, the author Sean Gallagher identifies a number of areas where mobility and M2M (machine to machine) will work together to revolutionize healthcare:
- Monitoring patients’ health more proactively with networked devices, ranging from wirelessly networked medicine bottle lids to worn or embedded sensors that report back on vital signs.
- Coordinating care with the help of analytic tools in the cloud and a wealth of individual and collective patient data.
- Connecting physicians directly with patients over PCs or mobile devices for between-appointment follow-ups.
- Medical devices purchased by consumers used to self-monitor health conditions will account for more than 80% of wireless devices in 2016, according to a study conducted by IMS Research.
- The proportion of wireless devices used in managed telehealth programs is predicted to increase from 5% in 2011 to 20% in 2016, according to the study.
- By the end of 2012 mHealth apps will have been downloaded 44 million times. By 2016, that number is expected to increase to 142 million downloads.
- By this summer, 13,000 consumer health apps will be available for download on the iPhone. About half of those (6,000) are for medical professionals.
- More than 80% of physicians own a mobile device, compared to 50% of the general U.S. population.
- About 30% of physicians are using smartphones and tablets to treat patients.
SAP has been showing up at the major M2M events this year (this is new), and even announced the kick-off of an M2M initiative. SAP partners like ILS Technology are also accelerating their M2M activities and focus on SAP ERP users these days. I look forward to watching this trend unfold.
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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups
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: IDC Research's Nicholas McQuire
In this segment of the Mobile Expert Video Series, I got the opportunity to interview IDC Research's Nicholas McQuire in Rotterdam at the Enterprise Mobility Exchange. He is one of my favorite speakers and interviewees. In this video we dig deep into how multinational corporations support a BYOD (bring your own device) strategy.
D0 you know I have recorded hundreds of mobile expert interviews and they are available in my archives?
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D0 you know I have recorded hundreds of mobile expert interviews and they are available in my archives?
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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups
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 and M2M News Weekly – Week of June 3, 2012
The Field Mobility and M2M 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 Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
The tourism department in Gujarat, India is planning a 24x7 call center, a mobile app and GIS mapping of the tourist destinations of the state to help the tourists get information about destinations, facilities and hotels. Read Original Content
M2M communications are predicted to be among the four major areas driving new growth, according to a survey by Frost & Sullivan of four hundred players in the information and communications technology industry. Read Original Content
Transcore has launched a mobile app to manage real-time traffic situations. The TransSuite advanced traffic management system mobile app is designed for use on Apple’s iPad, but can also be used on the iPhone and iPod touch. 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.
DLI has announced the launch of the DLI 9000 Rugged Mobile Tablet, which includes a 5-in-1 mobile payment module option. Read Original Content
Daimler has launched a new speed control system on their long-haul trucks that utilizes GPS data to automatically choose the right gear for going up or down a hill. Combined with the “EcoRoll” function, which lets the truck coast in neutral when safe to do so, the system provides a three percent improvement in fuel economy. Read Original Content
Navman Wireless has partnered with TransitPro Logistics to provide an integrated fleet tracking and Medicaid billing solution for school transportation. Read Original Content
Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
The tourism department in Gujarat, India is planning a 24x7 call center, a mobile app and GIS mapping of the tourist destinations of the state to help the tourists get information about destinations, facilities and hotels. Read Original Content
M2M communications are predicted to be among the four major areas driving new growth, according to a survey by Frost & Sullivan of four hundred players in the information and communications technology industry. Read Original Content
Transcore has launched a mobile app to manage real-time traffic situations. The TransSuite advanced traffic management system mobile app is designed for use on Apple’s iPad, but can also be used on the iPhone and iPod touch. 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.
DLI has announced the launch of the DLI 9000 Rugged Mobile Tablet, which includes a 5-in-1 mobile payment module option. Read Original Content
Daimler has launched a new speed control system on their long-haul trucks that utilizes GPS data to automatically choose the right gear for going up or down a hill. Combined with the “EcoRoll” function, which lets the truck coast in neutral when safe to do so, the system provides a three percent improvement in fuel economy. Read Original Content
Navman Wireless has partnered with TransitPro Logistics to provide an integrated fleet tracking and Medicaid billing solution for school transportation. Read Original Content
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