It’s evident that bring-your-own-device programs have gained significant traction within enterprise mobility programs. And while everyone continues to talk about BYOD, most companies and IT departments
Many enterprises are embracing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) model and setting practices to support the trend that has kept many IT organizations busy around the globe. In its second annual customer survey, Good Technology found that 72% of respondents were already formally supporting BYOD programs, a...
The tide of business mobility continues to rise as more companies realize the productivity benefits available from an always-connected workforce, and as users realize the flexibility corporate-connected
In the mobile era, both companies and employees want to access data from any location and at any time. Although it seems a great way to boost productivity, this trend creates new challenges for IT organizations, and CIOs are concerned about how to address...
After its popularity in the early 2000s when it was used to protect laptop connections, virtual private network (VPN) is back on CIOs’ agendas again—now to support their mobility strategies. As before when VPN was used for laptop connections made outside enterprises, mobile VPN...
As we gaze at the crystal ball – or rather the crystal cloud – for the mobile industry in 2013, we see some significant technologies and trends that have the potential to transform
Software and mobile manufacturer Nokia has teamed up with Avanade, a joint venture of Accenture and Microsoft, to sell Nokia Lumia devices, applications and services to large enterprise customers.
Under the agreement, Avanade and Nokia plan to deliver packaged offerings combining Avanade's application development and...
It’s no surprise that the telecom industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the last few years, and we don’t see this slowing down in 2013. The two biggest things that have happened
2013 saw a raft of acquisitions, driven mainly by Tangoe burning their way through not one but two IPO war chests and buying anything that wasn’t firmly bolted to the floor.
Gazing into our crystal ball – or crystal-ball app, rather – we’re taking a peek into what the state of mobile tech will look like a year from now. What will IT departments be focused on – or will they exist at all?
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.
More than buzzwords, bring your own device (BYOD) and mobility are real technological trends that have been adopted widely by...
As mobility becomes a key driver for SAP's future growth, the German enterprise software giant is focusing on improving its mobile device management solution, SAP Afaria. “Our main goal is to enhance application management and the ecosystem for enterprise integration, and support existing platforms,”...
Mobile device management, mobile app management (MAM), container-based apps, mobile virtualization, mobile backend as a service (MbaaS), network access control (NAC) and software-defined networking (SDN) are some of the various approaches that companies are using to manage fast-paced mobility adoption, according to a new...
The BYOD, or bring-your-own-device, trend has grown: A new report from iPass shows that more employees are using their own smartphones for work, and they rank connectivity cost as the least important factor when choosing a mobile network. iPass, a Wi-Fi and enterprise mobility services...
Enterasys Networks aims to double wireless sales with the worldwide launch of its Wi-Fi portfolio, IdentiFi, aimed at enterprises deluged with an influx of employee-owned devices in the workplace. Globally, BYOD has affected enterprises and has imposed challenges for IT departments. “This trend is...
Among the many buzzwords in the IT world, BYOD was one of the most talked about this year. The phenomenon known as “bring-your-own-device,” which refers to employees bringing their own equipment into the corporate environment, was boosted by the launch of devices with friendlier interfaces....
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.
Can I bring my own device? That is the question that we, IT professionals and company board members, should answer....
Remember Sneakernet? Those of us who worked on IT security issues in the 90s probably haven’t heard that term in a while. For those too young to remember,
Networking, cloud, consumerization and mobility are among top enterprise concerns. The so-called mobile-cloud is set to be the next major architectural transition, as companies everywhere start looking for effective strategies to harness cloud computing benefits, without disrupting their current business models. With an eye to...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.
A few months back, I used this forum to touch upon bring your own device (BYOD)—employees using their own mobile devices...
Business users are increasingly bringing their own wireless devices for enterprise use – but even as that practice grows, employees are uneasy about employers’ access to the private information on their gadgets.
Gartner has called bring-your-own-device programs "the most radical shift in the economics of...
With the proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace, IT teams need to set policies to address employees' use of personal smartphones, tablets and computers as corporate devices. The increasing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend is boosting the market for mobile device management (MDM) tools.
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Worldwide enterprises have been impacted by the bring-your-own-device trend. Of course, Apple's new devices are not the only cause, but the company has definitely contributed substantially to the phenomenon. When a new device is about to be launched, more people want to give up...
Mobility, cloud computing, big data and social networks are driving telecom growth worldwide. “None of these trends would exist without telecommunications infrastructure and services,” said Diego Anesini, IDC’s telecom manager, during a press conference in São Paulo yesterday. IDC forecasts that the Latin American...