Enterprise Mobility Matters

Why Unlocking The iPhone Matters

So it only took two short months for the iPhone to finally be unlocked.  The intrepid 17 year old George Holtz found a way to make Apple's slick device work on any GSM carrier. At face value, this is nothing more than a pretty skillful piece of work.  My question is, why should the iPhone, and more importantly, ANY phone for that matter, be locked to a given carrier?

Microsoft Now Partnering With Nokia

Holy coopetition Batman!  This is one heck of an interesting turn of events where you have Nokia, one of the champions of the SymbianOS, partnering with Microsoft on mobile devices.  Specifically, Nokia will be offering Windows Live services for Nokia handsets on Series 60 devices in 11 countries!

I find this to be more than an interesting turn of events, but by the same token, not entirely surprising.

The hype about 802.11n. Productivity is just around the corner...

I've been reading more and more articles these days around 802.11n, with myriad surveys being touted about the intended adoption patterns of the yet to be fully defined technology.  I almost feel compelled to be "Captain Obvious" and point out the fact that sooner or later, all companies will be adopting N.  So why is the press and other research organizations spending so much time asking about when?  Instead, I'll argue that we should focus more on what is preventing the adoption of N, as well as what people will be doing with the newfound power of N.

Sybase partnering with HTC

On August 7, Sybase announced a new partnership with HTC. OK, so I am a little behind in terms of commenting on this partnership.  I get that, but although I have been more than busy at the office, I still believe that this news is worth my commenting on and hopefully providing some insights.  The bottom line is this: I think this is a GREAT move for both companies and will absolutely have a positive impact on the Windows Mobile ecosystem.

There once was a man from Nantucket

I just came back from a few days of much needed (and well deserved, I might add) time off.  I was on the beautiful island of Nantucket, off the coast of Massachusetts, where I got to spend some quality time with my wife, as opposed to thinking and writing about enterprise mobility.  I even got to sit less than ten feet from Teresa Heinz on the boat ride back home.  While it was somewhat of a shock to me that the world of enterprise mobility would continue while I was on R&R (note sarcasm and failed attempt at whit), T-Mobile did come out with a press release regarding its Q2 2007 numbers.

Outsourcing sounds like its picking up steam

I just read the cover article in mobile enterprise magazine about outsourcing.  My first thought was that it was nice to see other places, and frankly one I have such high respect for, increase the visibility of mobile outsourcing.  My next reaction was that it only offered a sliver of what mobile outsourcing can be.