7 Reasons Why the Android OS is at the Top of the Class in K-12

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog, Education





 

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According to Verizon national accounts manager Douglas Glenn, “Most educators realize the inevitability of mobile device learning and the huge impact it will have on how students learn 21st century skills …Today’s youth expect ubiquitous access to their lessons, allowing them to complete course work on a mobile device any time, anywhere.”

The quote was in response to questioning about a new Florida law requiring that all K-12 instructional materials be provided in digital format by the 2015-2016 school year. The law opens the door for tablets to replace traditional textbooks, which, according to estimates from the Association of American Publishers, are estimated to cost more than $8 billion a year.

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Finding the Right Tablet: A Purchase Checklist
Use this quick reference guide to help find the perfect tablet that balances the features your end users need and want with the controls you need to meet your business objectives.

Check Your Hardware for Windows 8 Compatibility

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Windows 8





windows 8 blog Originally Posted  by Rob Lightner, ZDNet

Ready or not, Windows 8 is coming fast. Microsoft has set up a Web site to check compatibility with your current hardware and software.

The Compatibility Center for Windows 8 is a simple-to-use Web site to check whether your favorite hardware or software will work with the next version of Windows. Here’s how to use it:

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First Impressions of Windows 8 Consumer Preview & Metro App Store

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Jonathan Mulder Posted in Blog, Windows 8





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The Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Windows 8 Metro App Store were both made available to the public last week.  If you’ve read any tech journals – or mainstream content for that matter –  you can find numerous reviews and opinions about what is on offer and what it will mean for Microsoft and mobile computing. Will Windows 8 address what has been viewed as a weakness on small form factor optimization up till now?

The general consensus is that Window 8 is a dramatic departure from what Microsoft has traditionally been focused on.  With a new view on how to interact with devices, Win8 is ultimately bringing a new experience to users of this new OS.

But does Windows 8 provide enough of an elegant user interface that can compete against any other OS or experience?  Read more

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If you'd like some help understanding how your organization can take advantage of business-focused mobility technology from a broad industry perspective, read our quick eBrief.  Find out how the problems associated with mobility — access, connection quality, and security — have essentially been solved through new application development, embedded broadband, and cloud computing.

Weekly Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, IT, Weekly Round-up





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Google VP Dishes On Android Tablet and App Strategy
Android is huge here at Mobile World Congress. There are Android phones and tablets everywhere, but we still aren’t seeing a lot of Android tablets in American consumers’ hands. One of Google’s tasks here at the show is to try to change that. Yesterday at MWC I spoke with Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s Vice President of Engineering, Android, and asked him as many tough questions as I could. Read Full Post
Originally Posted By Sascha Segan, PCMag

How BYOD Will Affect Your Staffing
Consumerization of IT has rocked the usual mode of operation for many IT departments. Because technical knowledge doesn’t reside solely with the IT department, processes are being developed to connect IT and other departments. New job positions are being created to handle the opportunities and challenges that this trend brings. Following are three new titles we’re seeing pop up in companies everywhere due to the consumerization of IT movement. Read Full Post
Originally Posted By Curt Finch, CIO

Qualcomm, Microsoft Partner on Windows on ARM Developer Program: MWC
Mobile technologies specialist Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced that its Snapdragon processor will be joining Microsoft’s Windows on ARM developer seeding program. The company is working with Microsoft to provide test PCs to select developers to test and optimize apps for forthcoming Snapdragon-powered Windows on ARM PCs and tablets. Read Full Post
Originally Posted By Nathan Eddy, eWeek

Will Windows 8 Tablets Take Over the Enterprise?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Enterprise, IT, Windows 8





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Enterprise organizations are on high alert for the upcoming release of tablets powered by the Windows 8 operating system. It seems like Microsoft may finally realize the vision for tablet PCs that it first championed back in 2002, and it’s likely that the new devices will be put into heavy rotation in business environments worldwide.

In a February 17, 2012 Business Insider article, author Matt Rosoff explains why former Microsoft developer Hal Berenson believes that Windows 8 tablets will do better in enterprises than the iPad, which of course relies on the Apple iOS. He summarizes Berenson’s good arguments as follows: Read more

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Top Tablet: A Buyer’s Guide to the Best Device for Your Enterprise
This buyer's guide is designed to help decision-makers understand the features and functions that a new breed of business-oriented tablets is bringing to the mobile workforce. Use this guide to determine what features are most important for your organization, so you can balance end-user needs with IT requirements for successful mobility deployment.

Android Takes iPhone Battle to Office, Narrows Security Gap

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Enterprise, Tablet Adoption





Google Inc.’s Android, having become the most popular smartphone software among consumers, is set to gain traction with businesses as SAP AG and VMWare Inc. help iron out security kinks.

Software companies attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week are displaying solutions designed to prevent corporate data from being compromised when employees use their personal phones for work. Samsung Electronics Co., the biggest maker of Android phones, says reducing that risk would give it a chance to overtake Apple Inc. in the enterprise business.

“We recognized that we need a new growth agenda for Samsung, which is going to enterprise,” said Bum-coo Cho, who heads Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung’s enterprise business team. “Samsung will put a significant amount of effort into generating business from the enterprise sector.”

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Originally Posted By Cornelius Rahn, Bloomburg Businessweek

Government Tablet Adoption May Triple by 2013, Survey Finds

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Government, IT, Tablet Adoption





Federal technology managers expect an average of about 20 percent of their agencies’ employees will be using computer tablets professionally in 2013, according to a new survey by MeriTalk, a government IT industry group.

That’s up from about 7 percent in 2011, MeriTalk said.

The survey projects a smaller increase in smartphone use from 35 percent of agency employees in 2011 to 43 percent in 2013. It projects laptop use will basically hold steady at 47 percent of agency employees.

The survey of 152 federal IT managers had a margin of error of about 8 percent, MeriTalk said.

Survey respondents cited increased productivity and easier telework as their top reasons for adopting mobile technology, followed by IT hardware cost savings and improved disaster recovery.

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Originally Posted by Joseph Marks, Nextgov

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