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Citrix Systems and Akamai Technologies have teamed up to make it easier for customers and integration partners to combine each company’s Web application delivery offerings into an integrated solution. The companies will exploit Citrix’s premise-based NetScaler product line and Akamai’s cloud-based Web Application Accelerator service to enable end-to-end Web application delivery to both Internet and enterprise customers worldwide. Initially, the collaboration between Citrix and Akamai will consist of the …
OpinionWire Articles - published 03/07/2008 - Mark Blowers
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RadioFrame Networks, a developer of small footprint, low-cost wireless base stations, is supplying its software-controlled S-Series picocell solution to form part of Orange’s Onsite Coverage service. The mobile access solution is one of the first to be available in Europe that exploits picocell technology, providing improved coverage inside buildings and to rural business locations.
OpinionWire Articles - published 01/05/2008 - Mark Blowers
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A consumer trial of Near Field Communication (NFC) is being run by O2, which sees 500 Nokia 6131 NFC-enabled handsets being used by mobile phone subscribers for the first time in the UK. The Topaz NFC tags employed in the pilot have been developed and supplied by Innovision Research & Technology. The trial will allow users to put NFC to the test and to develop new, innovative ways to exploit the technology.
OpinionWire Articles - published 11/04/2008 - Mark Blowers
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Enterprises are beginning to realise the business benefits of mobility and are starting to incorporate mobility technologies into their IT infrastructure. In the past, many enterprises have considered enterprise mobility to be about devices and mobile e-mail or Personal Information Management (PIM). However, with remote working becoming more popular and the amount of work conducted outside of the office environment increasing, the solutions demanded are becoming more complex.
Butler Group Review Articles - published 28/03/2008 - Mark Blowers
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In order to keep pace with the new mobile devices and services, there is a need for faster and more reliable methods of connecting wirelessly. To this end wireless broadband is fast becoming a reality, allowing organisations to exploit the various wireless technologies to improve collaboration and productivity. In the past, 2G and even 2.5G technologies have not been able to offer sufficient data transfer rates. The last couple of years have seen enterprises investing in Wireless LAN (WLAN) solutions and operators investing in 3G technologies, which are able to offer greater...
Butler Group Review Articles - published 05/03/2008 - Mark Blowers
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Although reliability and security are amongst the most important factors in investment decisions regarding communication solutions, the cost of implementation is the leading inhibitor. Whilst this is slightly more of a factor for small – or medium-sized enterprises with tighter IT budgets, it is still the main issue for a majority of the enterprises responding to a 2007 Datamonitor survey on Enterprise Communications.
OpinionWire Articles - published 21/02/2008 - Mark Blowers
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These are challenging times, with organisations facing continuous change, including the shift to an agile virtual organisation, increasingly mobile workers, and the unremitting demands to increase productivity and lower costs.
Butler Group Review Articles - published 29/01/2008 - Mark Blowers
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Undeterred by a limited set of real-world-use cases, Information Builders has joined rivals Cognos and Business Objects in adding mobile capabilities to their Business Intelligence (BI) platforms.
TECHwatch Articles - published 04/12/2007 - Tim Jennings
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The launch of Apple’s iPhone in Europe has highlighted the importance of the user interface on a mobile device. The innovative application of touch has improved usability; however, this is only one facet in providing a good user experience.
OpinionWire Articles - published 03/12/2007 - Mark Blowers
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Mobile devices enable employees in many roles to be more effective, and in better touch with their organisations, independently of their locations, or the environments in which they are travelling or working.
Butler Group Review Articles - published 27/11/2007 - Alan Rodger
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Remote access to corporate data is a necessity in many organisations. It provides work flexibility, faster responses to customers, and can be a huge boon to both the individual and the organisation.
Butler Group Review Articles - published 27/11/2007 - Nigel Hawthorn
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Aeromark recently announced Optimatics, a technology platform that has been specifically designed for organisations with field-based employees, and which provides much-needed information on the many aspects of remote workers. Utilising an Application Service Provider (ASP) approach and centred on an intelligent interrogation engine, the solution integrates complex data feeds from telematics systems, as well as workflow, field service, and job scheduling software, to obtain a holistic view of the data.
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OpinionWire Articles - published 16/11/2007 - Mark Blowers
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According to research conducted by Coleman Parkes and sponsored by mFormation, 88% of businesses have no process in place for tracking corporate data on employee mobile devices, and 78% of respondents are worried about data security. More troubling, 6% of organisations actually admitted that mobile device loss or misuse had led to sensitive company data being leaked. With the storage capacity of mobile devices today enabling the workforce to hold everything from sensitive e-mails to important corporate i…
OpinionWire Articles - published 13/09/2007 - Mark Blowers
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Ahead of the planned autumn launch in Europe of Apple’s iPhone, and with the availability of smartphone in the US, a number of mobility solution vendors are positioning themselves to support the device. Synchronica has recently announced that its Mobile Gateway 3.0 supports Over-The-Air (OTA) synchronisation between Microsoft Exchange and the device. This will enable business users and prosumers to receive corporate e-mail on the iPhone without having to open up the firewall, or install any software.
OpinionWire Articles - published 30/08/2007 - Mark Blowers
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Up until recently, creating mobile applications has more often than not needed consultancy and/or mobile environment expertise, making it a costly and time-consuming undertaking for most organisations. As the mobility market matures, there are a number of innovative approaches which can help organisations avoid starting from scratch when developing, deploying, and managing mobile applications.
Butler Group Review Articles - published 28/06/2007 - Mark Blowers
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Cognito’s Mobile Workforce Management Solution is an end-to-end managed service for organisations with a task-oriented mobile workforce. For the mobile worker, the benefits of real-time access to information include increased efficiency, improved effectiveness, and reduction in errors, whilst managers benefit from better visibility of workflow and the ability to completely audit all mobile activity.
Technology Audits - published 31/05/2007 - Mark Blowers
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To date, the vast majority of enterprise investment in speech recognition has been for customer service functions in the contact centre, such as call routing and self-service. However, there are signs that a growing number of companies are starting to deploy speech recognition technologies in areas of the enterprise outside the contact centre. As an example, one of these areas is in enterprise mobility for field services.
Butler Group Review Articles - published 10/05/2007 - Teresa Jones
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MobiKEY is a highly-portable device that enables users to connect to central-office systems from any Windows-based, Internet-enabled PC, and does not leave a footprint of its work session. Currently mobile workers carry laptop PCs so that they can connect to the office when at home or in a remote location. Butler Group believes the simple USB device, similar to a memory stick, represents a convenient and cost-efficient approach to allowing employees to work remotely. MobiKEY would suit any organisation t…
Technology Audits - published 29/03/2007 - Roy Illsley
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On 26 March 2007, Formotus, a developer of mobile business applications, will publicly launch its first product. The software/service utilises Microsoft technology to enable organisations of all sizes to generate and deploy mobile applications Over-The-Air (OTA) to smart phones and other wireless devices.
OpinionWire Articles - published 15/03/2007 - Mark Blowers
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IBM has developed Mobile Middleware, which is made up of a number of solutions that enable enterprises and service providers to take advantage of better responsiveness and productivity offered by pervasive applications. Many organisations need to start addressing the implications that increasing mobility is having on their competitiveness, not least the growing expectation from employees and consumers that they will be able to utilise a multitude of device types to access back-end applications and servic…
Technology Audits - published 19/09/2006 - Mark Blowers
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Orange and Access Co have entered into an agreement to develop Linux-based mobile phones. France Telecom’s Orange division is working with Access Co Ltd to develop mobile phones based on the Japanese ISV’s Linux technology, the idea being to “provide handset and mobile device manufacturers with a turnkey mobile Linux platform.”
TECHwatch Articles - published 01/09/2006 - Datamonitor Analysts
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Trolltech recently announced Qtopia Greenphone, a Linux-based mobile device for use by application developers. It is a fully-functioning, mobile camera phone with the capability to re-flash the applications of the device, allowing developers and handset manufacturers to build, change, and test Linux-based mobile phone applications on a working GSM/GPRS device. The Greenphone is available as part of a Software Development Kit (SDK) and includes Trolltech’s Qtopia Phone Edition, a development platform and …
OpinionWire Articles - published 31/08/2006 - Mark Blowers
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The Good Mobile Suite is a secure wireless messaging and enterprise information access solution that enables mobile users to synchronise data with the back-end Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Domino Server, access data from back-end systems, and remotely control a range of handheld security policies. The reliance, for many of today’s workforce, on real-time e-mail, Personal Information Management (PIM) functionality, and enterprise information means that employees need to turn their mobile device into a busi…
Technology Audits - published 21/08/2006 - Mark Blowers
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