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Mobile Commerce News Weekly - Week of May 30, 2011 **Special Edition

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This is a special edition of the Mobile Commerce News Weekly.  In this edition I have collected the best market and trend numbers from the past few months and aggregated them into one edition.  You can save this edition and use these numbers in your own business plans and presentations. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Weekly A report by Juniper Research indicates that the mobile retail market, which was worth $4.1 billion in 2009, will experience average annual growth of about 24 percent during the next four years to reach slightly more than $12 billion in 2014.   Read Original Content According to Berg Insight, by 2015 there will be 900 million people using mobile banking on their phones.   Read Original Content A study from TNT Research shows that over 50 percent of consumers in rapid growth economies want to use mobile phones for greater access to financial services.   Read Origi

Enterprise Mobility Application Predictions

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In recent years the focus of enterprise mobility has been on device support, UX and the novelty of spinning wheels, swiping screens and supporting various keyboard designs in mobile UIs.  I believe the novelty of this will soon wear off with the introduction of more standards, policies, HTML5, etc, and the focus will again turn to developing increasingly valuable mobile applications that are user-specific. One of the Mobility Experts that I interviewed earlier this year advised that mobile application designers should NOT start from the perspective of what can an ERP extend to the mobile workforce, but rather what can mobile technologies offer the mobile workforce.  What does the mobile workforce need, in the field, to more effectively deliver on their mission/assignment? If the mobile workforce is the center of the universe, rather than the ERP, then there will be different priorities.  The mobile workforce may need mobile applications that are not part of the ERP, and are a mash-

What I Learned About Mobility at SAPPHIRENOW 2011, Part 2

In an article that I wrote pre-SAPPHIRENOW 2011, I shared what I hoped to learn at the conference.  In this article I share what I did learn.  I have included the original list and added what I have since learned. 1.  I hope that SAP and Sybase will unveil ambitious, innovative and powerful mobile solutions at Sapphire 2011.  What I learned - SAP announced 19 mobile applications, three to be released in June.  I understood the three to be EAM (enterprise asset management), CRM Field Services and Retail Execution.  The 16 or so later this year will utilize the HTML5 container to be released in SUP 2.1 in September. 2.  I want to know how SAP is going to address mobility in the cloud.  What I learned - Sybase's 360 business manages over 1.5 billion text messages per day.  I also know there is a lot of work with the MNOs (mobile network operators) to run Afaria in the cloud.  I think there is more for me to learn here.  I think SAP is doing more than I learned about. 3.  I want

Field Mobility News Weekly – Week of May 30, 2011 **Special Edition

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This is a special edition of the Field Mobility News Weekly.  In this edition I have collected the best market and trend numbers from the past few months and aggregated them into one edition.  You can save this edition and use these numbers in your own business plans and presentations. Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read   Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Weekly A planned modernization of the U.S. national power grid will cost up to $476 billion over the next 20 years but will provide up to $2 trillion in customer benefits over that time, according to industry experts.   Read Original Content SAP is developing field service mobile applications that are aimed at technicians and other workers who are frequently away from a central location, servicing customers.   Read Original Content The mobile health market is estimated to be worth $2.1 billion at the end of 2011.   Read Original Content Since 1995, Syclo has enabl

M2M News Weekly - May 23, 2011

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Welcome to the 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 Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Machina Research estimates that the number of global M2M connections in the utilities industry will grow from 100 million in 2010 to 1.5 billion in 2020.   Read Original Content According to Juniper Research, M2M will generate more than $35 billion in revenue by 2016.   Read Original Content The global patient monitoring market will reach $9.3 billion by 2014, concludes strategic research firm Technavio in its latest report.   Read Original Content A resea

Mobility News Weekly - Week of May 23, 2011

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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 Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read M2M News Weekly In Apple’s App Store, the mobile marketplace for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, has unofficially passed the 500,000 approved apps mark, reaching the figure within three years from when the platform launched.   Read Original Content Specialists can determine how to treat strokes based on brain-scan images reviewed from their smartphones with nearly the same accuracy as using a full diagnostic workstation, according to a study by researchers at the University of Calgary.   Read Original Content Nokia's share of the smartphone market has fallen by a third, while Microsoft's has nearly halved, accordi

What I Learned about Mobility at SAPPHIRE Now 2011, Part 1

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In April, I recorded a video and wrote an article sharing what I wanted to learn at SAPPHIRENOW 2011.  In an upcoming article I will address those items, but in the mean time, here are my notes from the conference. John Chen, CEO of Sybase said, "We expect to build only 10% of mobility apps, the ecosystem the rest." John Chen CEO of Sybase said, "We have 2,000 mobile deals in the pipeline." Marty Beard said that the Sybase 365 business grew over 100% last year.  This is the SMS solution that Sybase has.  It supports 1.5 billion text messages per day now. SAP announced 19 new mobile apps. Sybase announced SUP 2.0 with SDK SAP announced mobility partnership with Accenture. SAP will release three mobile applications in the June 2011 time frame, the rest in the September time frame. SAP will release SUP 2.1 in the September 2011 time frame and this will support the HTML5 container. Two of the first SAP mobile applications will be CRM Services and Retail Executi

Mobile Marketing News Weekly - Week of May 23, 2011

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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 Retailing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Weekly Research by InMobi shows that within the past three months mobile advertising has grown by 17 percent.   Read Original Content According to research by E-tailing group, in 2010 more shopping was done through tablets than smartphones.   Read Original Content The global mobile marketing and advertising market is estimated to grow from 2.25 billion in 2009 to 17.9 billion in 2015, a 41 percent growth rate, according to research from Berg Insight.   Read Original Content Studies have shown that people are slowly switching from personal computers to smartphones as they surf the Internet.  By 2015 worl

Challenges for a Global Manager of Service Delivery

This morning in New York City, I spent time with a Manager of Service Delivery for a global security and alarm company.  He shared some of the challenges he faces around mobilizing his field services teams. Operations in 40 countries 40 different ERP instances from many different vendors Need to replace a 22 year old mobile system Old mainframe systems in many regions Desire to integrate mobile time sheets with all the various backend systems and regional laws. Questionable data quality Workforce reluctant to learn new technologies Sometimes the biggest challenges to mobility, really have little to do with enterprise mobility.  This company is developing their mobility strategy now, looking at mobility platforms and conducting small POCs with a plan to implement in a couple of years. Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinars of Note 3 Critica

Mobile Expert Video Series: VIP's Mark Goddard

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VIP is a systems integrator that I met at SAPPHIRENOW 2011 that has recently added a mobility focus.  Learn about their mobility strategy and how they are approaching the market in this short video interview. Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinars of Note 3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM Exclusive SAP Mentor and Blogger Briefing:  Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform The Future of Enterprise Mobility The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise:  The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access Redstone Arsenal's (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me o

Mobile Expert Video Series: SAP's Nick Brown

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Myself and fellow SAP Mentor John Appleby interview SAP's Nick Brown on SAP's enterprise mobility strategies, timelines and products.  The audio on this video is rather poor, but the content is great, so crank up the volume and put on the headset.  I have even experimented with adding captions.     Additional videos by Kevin Benedict at SAPPHIRENOW 2011   Mobile Expert Video Series:  Novus’ Dave Ploch Mobile Expert Video Series: SAP's Thortsen Stephan Mobile Expert Video Series:  Clicksoftware’s Nigel Clark Mobile Expert Video Series: SAP's Dr. Ahmed El Adl Mobile Expert Video Series:  ClickSoftware's Moshe BenBassat Mobile Expert Video Series:  Smartsoft Mobile's Ed Krufka Mobile Expert Video Series:  Leapfactor's Luis Cabrera Mobile Expert Video Series:  Smartsoft Mobile's Dan Homrich Mobile Expert Video Series:  AMT-Sybex's Malachy Martin ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobi

Mobile Retailing News Weekly - Week of May 23, 2011

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The Mobile Retailing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile retailing applications and mobile marketing applications 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 A study from TNT Research shows that over 50 percent of consumers in rapid growth economies want to use mobile phones for greater access to financial services.   Read Original Content According to a new survey by MasterCard Worldwide, 62 percent of Americans who use a mobile phone would be open to using their device to make purchases.   Read Original Content Advancements in technology are set to change the way customers pay for things, and telecommunication companies and financial institutions are readying themselves for the mobile payment revolution.  

Mobile Expert Video Series: Novus' Dave Ploch

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Dave Ploch is the Director of New Technologies with Novus International.  He is right in the middle of an SAP implementation of ERP, and an SAP mobility implementation.  I interviewed him about his strategies and experiences in this short video taken at SAPPHIRENOW 2011. Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinars of Note 3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM Exclusive SAP Mentor and Blogger Briefing:  Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform The Future of Enterprise Mobility The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise:  The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access Redstone Arsenal's (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mob

Mobile Expert Video Series: ClickSoftware's Nigel Clark

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At SAPPHIRENOW 2011, I found ClickSoftware's SVP Nigel Clark.  He was sporting a large trophy in a case and I wanted to know what it was all about. Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinars of Note 3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM Exclusive SAP Mentor and Blogger Briefing:  Syclo and SAP Deliver Mobile Apps on Sybase Unwired Platform The Future of Enterprise Mobility The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise:  The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access Redstone Arsenal's (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Gr

Field Mobility News Weekly - Week of May 23, 2011

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The Field Mobility News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field and medical mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Weekly SAP is developing field service mobile applications that are aimed at technicians and other workers who are frequently away from a central location, servicing customers.  Read Original Content Rugged tablets and RFID technology are combing to help streamline the food and vegetable shipment process and to help quicken the rate of delivery from grower to consumer.   Read Original Content To avoid accidentally cutting water mains and for routine maintenance on water pipes, a French company is using RFID technology.   Read Original Content RFID technology is being used in the TELUS Van Isle 360 Int

SAPPHIRENOW 2011 Day 3 Mobility Photos!

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K2 Partnering's James Common These are my photos of the Mobility Experts from Day 3 of SAPPHIRENOW 2011 !  See how many you can name. Day 1 Mobility Photos Day 2 Mobility Photos Whitepapers of Note The Business Benefits of Mobile Adoption with SAP Systems ClickSoftware Mobility Suite and Sybase Mobility Solution Networked Field Services Webinars of Note 3 Critical Considerations for Embracing Mobile CRM The Future of Enterprise Mobility The Latest m-Business Trends and How the Onslaught of Mobile Devices Affects Development Strategies The Real-Time Mobile Enterprise:  The Benefits of Rapid, Easy Access Redstone Arsenal's (DOD/Chugach) 3 Maintenance Challenges Solved by Mobile ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile and M2M Industry Analyst, SAP Mentor Volunteer Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility Group Read The Mobility News Weekly Read The Mobile Retailing News Weekly Re

M2M News Weekly - Week of May 16, 2011

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Welcome to Kevin's 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 Kevin’s Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Kevin’s Mobile Marketing News Weekly Also read Kevin’s Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read Kevin’s Mobility News Weekly Juniper Research reports that the M2M market will see revenues of over $35 billion by 2016.   Read Original Content Sprint continues to lead in M2M programs and is showing increased competitiveness in that industry.   Read Original Content By 2020 there will be 1.5 billion M2M connections in the utilities business, the majority coming from smart meters.   Read Original Content The U.S. market for smart grid technolog

Mobility News Weekly - Week of May 16, 2011

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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 Marketing News Weekly Also read Mobile Retailing News Weekly Also read M2M News Monthly SAP introduced the 2.0 version of the Sybase Unwired mobile platform, newly integrated with SAP application infrastructure and complemented by a software development kit for custom mobile app development. SAP announced 19 new SAP and Sybase mobility applications, set to debut in September.   Read Original Article Syclo, a leading provider of enterprise mobile solutions, has announced that its mobile applications in support of the SAP® ERP and SAP Customer Relationship Management applications are scheduled to run on the Sybase® Unwired Platform in the third quarter of 2011.   Read Original Article Clic