Enterprise Mobility Matters

Off to CTIA!

This could be as much a Twitter post as anything, but I am off to CTIA this morning.  Wish me luck, because it's gonna be one heck of a circus...

New Perspectives for Cloud Computing and Windows Mobile

All I can say is Oy!  That's short for Oy Vey...which is actually short for Oy Veysmir (vayz-meer).  It's been one hell of a week.  I have been working on a couple of projects that are taking way too much of my time, but (especially these days) you will NOT hear me complain.  One of the random things that happened last week is that I officially joined the advisory board of a Cloud Computing company.  There will probably be some news coming from them soon, but what it did do is make me think a little more about Cloud Computing and mobility.

iPhone 3.0 Still Won't Be Enterprise Ready

As you probably know, Apple held a special event yesterday to discuss its plans for version 3 of its iPhone OS.  As usual, speculation was rampant with people all around the web even posting their predictions on YouTube.

I wasn't able to actually listen in on the live event - funny how other meetings can get in the way, but there's been enough coverage of the announcements that I can still come away from the event feeling as if Apple still does not understand (or care for) the world of enterprise mobility.

Mobility Management and the iPhone

So as you might know, I have been using an iPhone 3G for the last few weeks.  I did this because I was tired of having no reception with T-Mobile...300 yards away from a tower.  In any case, the first couple of weeks, reception was fantastic.  Full bars, even in the elevator with HSDPA goodness.  Life was great.  However, all of a sudden, reception started getting weaker.

Microsoft Talks Up The Windows Marketplace for Mobile

So Microsoft announced yesterday some of its plans regarding getting developers excited about building applications for its forthcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 platform.  The biggest piece regarding this press release is the annoucement of the Windows Marketplace for Mobile - their response to Apple's and others' mobile App Store.  My first question of course is, with the (presumably) consumer orientation of this App Store, could Microsoft have picked any more a drab name for their store?

Going to CTIA

So no big surprise here, I'm going to be attending CTIA March 31 through April 2 (inclusive).  In fact, Strategy Analytics will be doing a breakfast briefing there.  Interested in attending?  Drop my colleagues a line.  I'm also getting bombarded with emails from PR companies trying to set up meetings with me.  If you're going to be there and want to get together, drop me a line.

First Thoughts On BlackBerry App World

  So I may be a little behind on this, but so be it.  Candidly, I have been looking for an angle on this that was not going to be a "me too" perspective - you know how little I like that.  So every so often, it may take me a little longer to be inspired, but again, so be it.

So I found my angle on my thoughts about the BlackBerry App World.  The lack of a truly free market.

What Apple Could Do To Make The iPhone Enterprise Mobility Ready

So as you might recall, I got an iPhone about a month ago.  I've had a number of mixed emotions about the device.  The user interface is amazing.  I can't type on the device to save my life.  The browser is second to none.  I love how Steve Jobs knows better than I do how I want to customize the device...including sounds and ring tones for things other than people calling me (note sarcasm).  So these are mostly consumer-related issues.

What about issues that are more related to enterprise mobility?

Have You Seen Lenovo's Constant Connect Card?

There was an article on Engadget a couple of weeks ago regarding Lenovo's annoucement of its new Constant Connect data card.  In case you missed it, the card sits in your laptop, connects via Bluetooth to your BlackBerry and is able to pull your email from your BlackBerry onto you laptop when you don't have WiFi or other Internet access.  It is able to do this because it has 500 MB of storage and its own OS kernel (I'm guessing Linux).  The card will sell for less than $150.  Now, this is either sheer genious or the dumbest thing ever.  Help me decide.

My February 2009 Research on Enterprise Mobility

So here's the research I have published this month with Strategy Analytics:

• The State of Enterprise Mobility in US Vertical Industries Part II – Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
• The State of Enterprise Mobility in US Vertical Industries Part III - Public Sector
• The State of Enterprise Mobility in US Vertical Industries Part IV - Professional Services
• The State of Enterprise Mobility in US Vertical Industries Part V - Manufacturing

Feel free to contact me if you would like to view these documents or talk about them.