Avoid IT Horror Stories With A Mobile-Friendly Approach

May 17, 2013
Jim Dillon

What motivates you to change – is it a valued opinion, a trend, or a necessity?  I’d consider myself somewhat a creature of habit and I fall victim to my routine quite often. It often takes a wake-up call to force me to change my habits. As luck, or a lack of luck, would have it, last week I was hampered by a computer crash.  You know, two full business days of working with IT to fix your laptop while having limited access to the...

IT: It’s Time To Reinvent Your Control

May 15, 2013
Asmara Hadi

The rapid introduction of smartphones and tablet devices has challenged organizations to stretch their IT capacities. While IT departments continue to concentrate on traditional core requirements,  they must extend their capabilities to manage a proliferation of mobile platforms and devices. Since the concept...

Reflections From TEDMED

May 14, 2013
Geeta Nayyar

I recently spoke at TEDMED13, the healthcare and medical focused conference of the broader TED organization.  Now, I’ve been fortunate to meet some amazing people, but I have to admit that I was a little star struck.  The thrill of shaking hands with Aneesh Chopra, the chief technology officer for the United...

NFC: It Takes A Village

May 13, 2013
Hsuan-hua Chang

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a technology supported by a large ecosystem. The key players consist of telecom operators, manufacturers (readers, tags, smart cards, semiconductors, and consumer electronics), mobile device OEM, system integrators, banking/ financial institutions, merchant consumers,...

End-to-End Solution In Mobile Application Development

May 10, 2013
ATT

Mobile applications have captured the imagination of, well, everyone. They engage your customers, empower your employees and in theory, should make your business run more efficiently. Unfortunately, development teams are often puzzled on how to keep up with the demands of their business, spending...

Get The Most From Your IT Dollars

May 9, 2013
Allyson Fralish

Many small business owners know how critical technology is to their success. Recent research shows that those who embrace it grow their companies faster, but keeping up with the latest tools can be a challenge. As you maneuver your company through the still-turbulent economy, how can you get the most from your IT...

The Post-PC Era: Are We There Yet?

May 8, 2013
Phil Clarke

As I discuss mobility with IT executives, the conversation invariably turns to the role of the tablet and when and where their peers are finding success with implementation. Hot on the heels of any such discussion, technology professionals want to...

Job Searching? Get Your Mobile Skills In Order

May 7, 2013
Curlis Phillip

A recent article by Huffington Post writer Daniel Burrus identified twelve key technologies that will transform careers now and in the future. Toping his list were mobile hardware, software, and services....

SMB Leading In Technology Adoption? Believe It…

Abhi Ingle

We read about it all the time in the business and political press: small business is the engine that drives the economy.  But when we look at the innovation that’s occurred over the past decade, the consumer and enterprise segments seem to get all of the...

Is Mobile Learning Effective? Parents Say Yes!

May 6, 2013
Ben Kruse

Educators and policy makers continue to debate whether mobile technology and 1:1 learning initiatives, whether in the form of devices provided by the school or those brought by students from home, can be a valuable teaching tool.  Parents...

eCardio Helps Keep Patients’ Lives In Rhythm

May 3, 2013
ATT

An irregular heartbeat could be harmless . . . or threaten a patient’s life. To diagnose the problem, doctors have patients wear a monitor to record their daily heart function. Patients would then connect the device to a phone line or even return it...

3 Ways Mobility Changes Enterprise Software

May 2, 2013
Maribel Lopez

Mobile and cloud are the foundation of next generation computing. At this month’s Cloud Connect event, Lopez Research designed a conference track to discuss how mobile and cloud computing would combine to change security, data...

Are You In Business To Make Money Or Lose It?

April 26, 2013
Bindu Sundaresan

Are you in business to make money or lose it? For most people, the answer to this question is a no brainer! As a security professional, I truly believe that security can impact your bottom line. It is key to protecting your most vulnerable business asset – your data. If your business has anything worth protecting, whether it’s money, intellectual property, or a trusted...

The Boston Marathon: Connecting Through The Chaos

April 23, 2013
Elizabeth Hitchcock

The Boston Marathon. I was there to cheer on our friend “Kendra,” a many-time marathon runner and a strong performer in her age group.  Our group (serious fans armed with cameras, gifts and fun) had made signs: “Whine now, wine later,” “We Love You Kendra,” and more.  Of course, we also carried mobile devices to stay connected with each other and the event....

Mobile Analytics And Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle

April 19, 2013
Doug Sillars

It is now de-rigueur to gather analytical data on exactly how customers behave in every situation.  Compiling all of this analytical information into big data can help you improve your current product offerings and anticipate future growth for your...

Practical Tablet Use Cases Revealed At Tablet West

April 18, 2013
Maribel Lopez

In the past, I’ve discussed how there are three phases of mobility. In the first phase, a business will simply rework many of its existing solutions so that it operates in the mobile domain, or they will seek out mobile versions of existing applications....

Wireless eTicketing Transforms Rail Travel At Amtrak

April 16, 2013
ATT

Serving more than 31 million passengers a year, Amtrak was challenged by a paper-based ticketing process that made changes difficult and lost tickets a service headache. The rapid emergence of personal mobile devices provided a remedy....

Hackathons – What’s In It For Me?

Maureen Backe

How would you like a mobile app that knows you’re on your way to the airport, gives you an ETA, updates you about flight delays, and helps you change your flight if necessary? AirPing does that, and it also gives the airline real-time data on passenger location for reassigning seats. That’s why...

6 Critical Steps To Add Mobility To Your Marketing Mix

April 15, 2013
Barbara Jones

So, you’d like to start incorporating mobility components into your marketing campaign.  With so many new ways to touch your customer with your message, it’s easy to just jump in and see what sticks. But before you go crazy (and possibly waste money or frustrate your customers), there are some basic rules...

Mobile And Social Media Go Hand-in-Hand

April 12, 2013
Rieva Lesonsky

Customers are increasingly engaging with brands on mobile social media—and not necessarily for the reasons you might think, according to a study by mobile video advertising firm Rhythm NewMedia. While it’s often said that discounts and deals are the driving...

An Enterprise-Caliber Mobility Strategy For The Public Sector

April 11, 2013
Josh Heard

In government, one of the most difficult challenges for an incoming department head or policymaker isn’t the mountain of life-altering decisions; it’s the process — the institutionalized, bureaucratic decision-making process that favors inaction, fractured focus, and a disposition to inertia....