Enterprise Mobility Matters

Upcoming Webinar on Enterprise Mobility

Shameless plug time.  In case you are interested, I will be hosting a webinar on March 9 at 11am EST that looks at some of the research I conducted in December 2008.   The title of the session is "How Organizations Are Deriving Value from Enterprise Mobility In 2009 - Lessons Learned During a Global Recession."

I will be covering the key decision factors for mobility in the business market from the decision makers' perspective, including:

• Strategic drivers for the adoption of enterprise mobility solutions
• What tactical objectives are business decision makers looking to achieve?
• Mobility strategy - who's involved and what's included?
• Current and planned hardware and software adoption
• The overall implications for enterprise mobility in 2009

If you're interested, you can click here to register.

Holy Spin Off Batman! Motorola Sells Good to Visto

Wow.  That's all I can say on this one.  Actually - we all know that's not true.  Motorola announced yesterday that it had sold its Good Technology group to Visto.  This marriage certainly didn't last that long - just over two years in fact.

So much for the great idea Motorola had of going head to head with the likes of RIM and the BlackBerry platform.

A Little Change To The Site

No, your eyes don't deceive you.  I tweaked the layout of the site.  The old layout had been around for 18 months.  While I do prefer some of templates available on WordPress, I fear the whole process of switching over.  So with that said, hope you like the new layout.  Let me know one way or another!

Do You Care About The OS On Your Device?

There is a fascinating article on Information Week I just caught that made me think about a previous post I had written.  The article is more about the importance of a mobile platform from a branding and positioning perspective.  It raises many interesting points, including the "Kleenex-ing" of mobility.  This is my term (not something from the article), but the point being, most people call tissues Kleenex, just like they call a photo copy a "Xerox."  So back to my original question?  Do you need an OS on your mobile?

The Future of Mobility: Is it Hardware, Software, or Services?

For those of you who don't know, I started my "official" research career back in 1998 working for IDC in their European IT Services practice.  Back then, we often spoke about how hardware and software manufacturers needed to differentiate themselves through the value added services they could provide above and beyond what they could do from a hardware or software sale (with much greater margins).

I just found this interesting article on mocoNews where they got to sit down with Andy Lees, the head of Micrsosoft's Mobile Computing division. It made me think about how the services aspect in mobility is still untapped.

Is WiFi Part Of The Enterprise Mobility Equation?

I know this sounds like an odd title for a blog post on THIS site, but let me give you some context.  I was speaking to a company last week for a briefing.  They were incredibly patient with me because I was hacking up a lung while dealing with the flu that has been going around.  They were telling me about some new product announcements, as well as some of the progress they had been making in the market.  They were also telling me how this played into their overall vision for enterprise mobility.

I stopped and asked them...so are you sure you are in the enterprise mobility space?

Thoughts on Windows Mobile 6.5

So unless you have been living under a rock the last few months, you heard the rumors that Microsoft was developing a new version of Windows Mobile.  Well, today at the Mobile World Congress, in BarTHelona (you just have to say it with the Catalan accent), Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.5, along with a slew of other related offerings, including most notably the My Phone cloud service and an app store.  I had the privilege of getting briefed on the new operating system a little while ago, but of course could not say anything...until now.

The Legal System Hinders Innovation in Enterprise Mobility

Well what can I say.  I logged in to my blogging tool this morning only to realize just how long it had been since I had actually written something on this site.  Blame it on the fact that there was a ton of stuff going on.  I had a number of research deliverables to get out, client calls, prepping for a couple of conferences that I am a part of and a pretty nasty flu that has kept me in bed most of the past week.  OK, enough excuses.

I've wanted to comment on this for a while, so here we go.  I'm sure you've all heard about how Apple's COO Tim Cook has threatened to "vigorously" defend their intellectual property against iPhone competitors.  Don't get me started.  Oh wait.  Too late...

Join Me At The Mobile Connect Event

I wanted to let you know that I will be attending an exciting new event called Mobile Connect.  I was asked a little while ago to join the advisory board of this event, and as I learned more about it, I got really excited.

I'll be running a session called "Getting Started with Mobile in the Enterprise" as well as moderating a panel on the implications of mobile device management on application development.  If you're interested in speaking or presenting at the event, drop me a line!

Crack and Enterprise Mobility Just Don't Mix - Part III

Ah yes, it's time for another "crack" post.  I must admit, it's becoming one of my favorite categories on this blog if only because I find it so personally entertaining when I see things on the web that I find completely absurd.  This time, crack comes from another article/blog entry I found on Information Week talking about a blog entry (don't you just love the web?) from Fabrizio Capobianco - the CEO of Funambol - who all but declared Windows Mobile dead (sorry, "on its last legs").  Shoot me now...