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iOS 6 Breaks My iPad

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Enterprise, IT





Originally Posted by Tom Kaneshige, CIO

Yesterday, my iPad broke.

Well, actually, some critical work apps hung up waiting to download updates, but what’s the difference? Apple’s miracle tablet was useless for work (which is why I’m writing this post on an old ThinkPad).

I spent a couple of hours trying to troubleshoot this problem and found an Apple support thread entitled “trouble downloading apps after iOS 6 update.” I wasn’t alone.

All sorts of workarounds appeared on the thread, from pushing the time ahead a couple of years to logging in and out of your Apple account to resetting the network settings and rebooting. I tried them all. I tried combinations. I tried to think happy thoughts. And I hoped it would just start working again. Read more

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Windows 8





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Originally posted by CNET

As Windows 8 nears its debut on October 26, you can expect to see a ton of Windows computing devices, tablets and otherwise, set to take advantage of the touch-friendly features of Microsoft’s next operating system.

Microsoft’s Surface isn’t the only Windows tablet you’re likely to see in October, not by a long shot. One of the first announced tablets is the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2, a reconceptualization of the original Android-based ThinkPad Tablet.

Unlike the two versions of Surface running Windows RT on a Tegra processor and Windows 8 on a full-fledged ultrabook-grade Intel Core i5 CPU, the ThinkPad Tablet 2 runs a full Windows 8 Professional OS, but does so on a next-gen Intel Atom processor. Read more

New IDC Report Outlines Enterprise Mobility Benchmarks

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Enterprise, IT, Mobility Strategy, Security, Tablet Adoption





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A recent IDC survey revealed that the majority of enterprises, across most global industry segments, are embracing tablets and mobile devices as a way to augment and improve their employees’ productivity.

The IDC Mobile Benchmark Study reveals what enterprises are thinking and doing about mobile device policies, tablet adoption, and the costs and practices involved with developing apps for them. Read more

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With their increase in popularity, IT organizations are under pressure from the business to come up with a strategy for making the most of tablets across the enterprise. This Executive Insights brief explains how organizations are addressing critical concerns about deploying tablets. Discover 7 important questions to ask yourself as you start to evaluate tablets for use in your work environment, such as security, IT control, application management, and connectivity.

Study: Just 1 in 10 Enterprises Have Saved Money Through BYOD Schemes

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Enterprise, Mobility Strategy, Tablet Adoption





Originally Posted by Doug Drinkwater, TabTimes

The bring-your-own device (BYOD) trend has been seen by many as another way in which enterprises can use tablets and smartphones while cutting costs, but a new report has cast doubt over that theory, while also suggesting tablets could one day replace laptops.

Mobile expense management company Xigo commissioned telecom industry association CCMI to carry out the study, which found that only 9% of businesses have been able to cut expenditure by deploying some kind of BYOD program.

Another 67% saw no difference with expenditure, while 24% somehow saw an increase in spending after putting a BYOD plan in place. More than half of enterprises (60%) are still in charge of purchasing, managing and securing smartphones and tablets for their employees, while also paying the monthly network fees.

Read more about enterprises and BYOD

If You Build It, Will They Come? Tablets Live and Die by App Availability

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Tablet Adoption, Windows 8





Lessons from the Leading Edge: What Early Tablet Adopters Learned

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Tablet Adoption





adoption blog Sometimes—okay, most of the time—we’re better off learning from the experiences of others. If you are faced with (or enticed by) opportunities to take advantage of tablets in the workplace, there are definitely things to learn from organizations that have jumped in early. Here’s a sampling. Read more

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IDG Tablet Survey Shows Enterprise IT Preference for Android

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog, Tablet Adoption





adoption blog android 2 The Android operating system is continuing to take market share from Apple in the enterprise market for tablet computing, due in part due to a preference from IT professionals for openness and flexibility. That’s according to a recent IDG Connect research effort and white paper: “The Global Shift to Android: Business & IT Professionals.

The survey at the core of the project, involving more than 3,000 business and IT professionals across five continents, explores the rapid rise of tablets in the workplace, how tablet buyers’ priorities change once they’ve owned a tablet for a while, and a range of related, predictive topics.

Here’s a quick overview of the key findings: Read more

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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.
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