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Mobile Expert Video Series: Jay Bopa Rai

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A couple of weeks ago while teaching mobile strategies in the London area I had the opportunity to sit down and discuss enterprise mobility with Kony Solution's Director of Technical Services EMEA, Jay Bopa Rai. In this segment of the Mobile Expert Video Series , Jay shares the trends he sees in the European enterprise mobility market today. Remember, all past videos are archived for easy reference here . ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus Visit MobileEnterpriseStrategies.com Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups Read The Mobility News Weekly 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 Health News Weekly – Week of June 24, 2012

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The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health 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 Mobility News Weekly By 2017, one in five wearable wireless electronic devices for the sports and health care market will be used in the medical realm to track things such as a person’s blood sugar level or heart rate, according to a forecast from ABI Research. Read Original Content A study published in Diabetes Care showed that children with type 1 diabetes who used wireless technologies to monitor and manage blood glucose levels had significantly better glycemic control and diabetes self-management skills than those who did not. Read Original Content UK Doctors

Mobility News Weekly – Week of June 24, 2012

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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 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 India has unveiled a new version of what it says is the "world's cheapest tablet computer" - the Aakash 2.   Read Original Content Samsung Electronics Co. expects sales of its new Galaxy S III, launched at the end of last month as a main rival to Apple's iPhone, to top 10 million during July, making it South Korean group's fastest selling smartphone.   Read Original Content Microsoft has announced its developed version for its next smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 8. WP8 will come with an alteration in the

Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5 - Week of June 24, 2012

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Kony Solutions has unveiled its Mobile App Manager, giving organizations a single environment for “deploying, managing, analyzing and securing mobile applications for all devices, across all channels, including HTML5, mobile web, native, hybrid, or mixed-mode”.   Read Original Content A luxury real estate brokerage firm has re-launched its website, building the new site with HTML5 to optimize it for mobile, stating “over 90 percent of smartphones and tablets are HTML5-enabled, and almost 75 percent are HTML5 video only. Without HTML5, you are losing a considerable portion of your audience.”   Read Original Content Adobe has announced the availability of Adobe Captivate 6, an upgrade to its eLearning software, with enhancements including HTML5 publishing with pause and resume capabilities for iOS and Android devices.   Read Original Content Microsoft claims that Internet Explorer 10 “achieves dramatic performance gains for JavaScript-intensive applications, pa

Mobile Marketing News Weekly – Week of June 24, 2012

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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 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 Media Post, citing an “Advertising Expenditure Forecast for June 2012 by Publicis Groupe company ZenithOptimedia, advertisers will spend about 15 percent more in 2012 on paid-search marketing, up 15 percent in 2013, and 13 percent in 2014.” Read Original Content Adcquire's new marketing platform is making waves throughout the marketing industry. The platform, which connects brands and consumers through a mobile app, generates physical interactions with products. Read Original Content AT&T has just released the fi

Mobile Expert Video Series: Oliver Kaluscha

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I met with Oliver Kaluscha, CEO/Founder of Placeworkers while I was working in London a couple of weeks ago. Placeworkers is a Germany based company focused on the SAP and other ERP mobility markets.  Oliver has a great deal of real world SAP mobility experience, and he was kind enough to share some of his advice and experiences with us in this segment of Mobile Expert Video Series. ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus Visit MobileEnterpriseStrategies.com Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups Read The Mobility News Weekly 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 24, 2012

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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 Yankee Group estimates that the worldwide transaction value of mobile payments will total nearly $1 trillion by 2014, up from $162 billion in 2010. But then why does it seem that the only people using it are customers purchasing their double-caffe skinny lattes at Starbucks? Read Original Content Near field communications mobile payments will exceed $180 billion worldwide in 2017, according to a May 2012 report by Juniper Research. Read Original Content Merchant Warehou

Guest Writer: Alok Pant on the Mobile Cloud

I want to thank Alok Pant, with Unvired , for writing this article and sharing his insights on mobile strategies and cloud computing. Lowering the Activation Energy for Enterprise Mobility Implementations As we talk to customers, it is clear that enterprises have not adopted Mobility as quickly as consumers.  We have had many conversations with customers, and two main points stand out.  The first is that they are finding it difficult to justify the ROI for many mobility projects.  Yes, it is true that there are certain scenarios like Field Service or Sales where the value of mobility is accepted, but beyond these it becomes more difficult.  When enterprises look to mobilize processes like Purchase Order Approval or Travel Expense approval, the barrier to mobility has to be reduced.  An analogy can be drawn to the Activation Energy concept we all learned in Chemistry—for a reaction to occur, the activation energy barrier has to be overcome/lowered.  Similarly, in our world

Mobile Expert Podcast Series: Antenna Software's Mark Watson

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Mark Watson Last week I had the good fortune of being able to meet with  Antenna Software's EVP of Technology and Engineering, Mark Watson just outside of London and interview him about mobility.  In this 17 minute podcast Mark shares his thoughts on enterprise mobility, HTML5, mobile strategies and the mobile trends.  I think you will find it valuable. Podcasts are not as easy as they might appear, so I have provided both a download link to the podcast, and if you have the right plugins, it will also be available embedded in this article. Here is the podcast link -  https://www.box.com/s/6059e51793acda014a33 ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus Visit MobileEnterpriseStrategies.com Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups Read The Mobility News Weekly Full Disclosure: I am an ind

Mobile Expert Video Series: Chris Willis, Part 2

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This is Part 2 of my interview with Verivo's Chief Marketing Officer Chris Willis ( Watch Part 1 here ).  In this segment I ask him to share his company's views on mobile strategies and mobile solution architecture, and why they believe they have a good approach. ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus Visit MobileEnterpriseStrategies.com Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups Read The Mobility News Weekly 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 24, 2012

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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 Two RFID rugged mobile computers are now available to help retailers simplify inventory management - Honeywell’s Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer and Motorola’s MC3090-Z RFID mobile computer.   Read Original Content Raco Wireless and Enterprise Mobile are working together to increase the popularity of M2M services, helping businesses without telecom expertise launch M2M services.   Read Original Content A survey conducted by researchers at Sam Houston State University and Southern Arkansas University from 2005 to 2012 reveals that the utiliz

Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly – Week of June 24, 2012

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Welcome to the Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility in Asia.  Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility between now and 2016. 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 Also read  Mobility News Weekly The PayPal South-East Asia and India Managing Director forecasts mobile commerce in Malaysia will reach RM3.43 billion in 2015, driven in part by higher penetration of smartphones and tablets.   Read Original Content SAP India has opened a Mobile Solutions Center in Mumbai “to help customers experience SAP’s mobile innovations as well as understand how to integrate mobile solutions into their business strategy”.   Read Original Content Due to the continuing surge in mobile devices, especially smartphones, mobile

Mobile Health News Weekly – Week of June 17, 2012

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The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health 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 Mobility News Weekly A report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers earlier this month suggests that emerging countries like India and China will be at the forefront of the mobile health technology breakthrough. Read Original Content Last week the Federal Communications Commission moved forward with white spaces reform free of challenges from the microphone industry, they took on special access reform and held a meeting of experts to address the future of wireless mHealth innovation. Read Original Content The Supreme Court could rule on the Affordable Care Act — the

Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5 - Week of June 17, 2012

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This week I have posted a several segments of the Mobile Expert Video Series with mobility experts that discuss HTML5.  Here they are for your easy reference: Mobile Expert Video Series: Alec Berry, Part 1 Mobile Expert Video Series: Alec Berry, Part 2   Mobile Expert Video Series: Chris Willis, Part 1 Mobile Expert Video Series: Marc Rosenbaum I have interviewed many more mobility experts discussing HTML5 this week, and these interviews will be published next week.  Stay tuned!!! Now for the news:   Results of a recent survey of enterprise software coders found that 79 percent of nearly 2,200 mobile developers said they will use HTML5 in their apps in 2012, a higher than expected interest in HTML5 for mobile apps.   Read Original Content Vana Workforce’s Vana HCM Release Update 6 introduces dedicated mobile support using standards-based HTML5 for cross platform support for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and tablet devices.   Read Original Content

Mobility News Weekly – Week of June 17, 2012

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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 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 Microsoft has unveiled Surface - its own-brand family of tablets. The touchscreen computers will be powered by its upcoming Windows 8 system and contain a choice of an Intel or ARM-based processor.   Read Original Content Imagination Technologies, the British company behind the graphics for the iPad and iPhone, has posted a 53 percent rise in full-year profits.   Read Original Content Apple’s iPad will grow its share of the booming tablet market over its Android-based rivals this year, thanks in large part to new features introduced with

Mobile Marketing News Weekly – Week of June 17, 2012

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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 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 Facebook, the world's largest social network, says it is working on a location-based mobile-advertising product that will allow companies to target users with real-time data showing their whereabouts. Read Original Content Mobile marketing delivers a higher return-on-investment than traditional marketing programs, according to new research findings from Luth Research, a research partner of the Mobile Marketing Association. Read Original Content Mobile marketing and advertising solutions provider Velti has been named the winner of

Mobile Expert Video Series: Chris Willis, Part 1

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I had the privilege of interviewing Chris Willis, Chief Marketing Officer of Verivo  recently in beautiful Waltham, MA.  We explored his thoughts on what makes Verivo unique in the market, HTML5, enterprise mobility trends and mobile strategies. I hope you find these interview series useful! Watch Part 2 here . ************************************************************* Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus Visit MobileEnterpriseStrategies.com Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Join the SAP Enterprise Mobility and Sybase Unwired Platform Groups Read The Mobility News Weekly 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.

Eggs with Benedict Mobile Strategies Workshop in London

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Eggs with Benedict I had the honor of presenting a mobile strategies workshop (Eggs with Benedict) yesterday in Convent Garden's Hospital Club in central London.   The Hospital Club  is a high tech and digital media gathering spot that was perfect.  The interior was very chic with couches and over-stuffed chairs, funky lighting and a lounge inside. Attendees traveled from all parts of England, and we had some even fly in from other parts of Europe for the workshop.  I was told by a group of attendees following the workshop that it was valuable and useful.  I even had requests to return and present another series of workshops. It is my observation, backed by solid research, that companies are struggling with developing an enterprise-wide mobile strategy.  Sometimes the IT department is the laggard, but most often I believe the business is the laggard.  Mobile technologies can truly transform a company.  It can change business models, and revolutionize industries.  The busine

Mobile Commerce News Weekly – Week of June 17, 2012

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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 While the mobile channel is not yet the preferred vehicle for small business banking, 54 percent of small businesses are expected to use the mobile channel by 2015. Read Original Content Airtel Chad has associated with ECOBANK, one of the leading banks of Africa to launch Airtel Money in the West African nation. The service will allow subscribers to carry out financial transactions on their mobile phones. Read Original Content Online payment service provider GlobalCollect has select