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Intel-powered Windows 8 Tablets to Struggle for Sub-$600 Pricing?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, IT





Originally Posted By Tim Stevens, engadget.com

Microsoft has a big battle ahead to overcome the overwhelming popularity of the iPad on the tablet computing front, and its Intel-powered slates might be starting at a distinct disadvantage if a DigiTimes report is to be believed. The site indicates that neither Intel nor Microsoft are willing to cut their prices to help manufacturers, the former providing the Clover Trail hardware and the latter the Windows 8 software, which could see these machines starting at $599 and going way up from there.

This could send manufacturers looking for lesser-expensive ARM-powered hardware, creating tablets incapable of executing the current gamut of x86 Windows software. Will users pay a premium for app compatibility as tablet prices on other platforms plummet? Just how attached are you to that copy of Wing Commander you’ve been hanging on to for decades?

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IT Groups Reveal Their Best Enterprise Tablet Tricks

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Enterprise, Tablet Adoption





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Originally Posted By John Cox, NetworkWorld

New generation tablets are being adopted en masse by enterprises, despite the lack of any support infrastructure from the manufacturers. Many enterprise users, and IT groups, are making determined efforts to secure and manage tablets with whatever tools are available.

We talked with IT pros and executives from three companies that have deployed tablets:

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Weekly Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Weekly Round-up





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Intel Shows Off Its Smart Phone and Tablet for 2012
Originally Posted By Tom Simonite
Prototype devices show Intel chips running devices that could challenge the iPhone and iPad early next year. Last week, Technology Review tried out prototype smart phones and tablets equipped with Intel’s latest mobile chip, dubbed Medfield, and running the Android mobile operating system created by Google.
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Microsoft in 2012: All Eyes on Windows 8
Originally Posted By Shane O’Neill
While Microsoft’s Server and Tools and Business Divisions will remain strong in 2012, the pressure is on to improve in mobile and cloud. But Microsoft’s biggest challenge is convincing businesses and consumers that Windows 8 matters, especially on tablets.
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Tablets in the Enterprise: Top 10 posts of 2011
Originally Posted By Sonja Thompson
TechRepublic’s Tablets in the Enterprise blog examines how tablets can be put to use in a business environment. It includes perspective pieces, tips and tricks, and even a few product reviews. And while this particular blog launched just a few short months ago, there are still quite a few posts that resonated with the TR community. Here’s a peek at the top 10:
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Who Wants Ice Cream? Android 4.0 Debuts

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Blog, Utility





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After much anticipation, we are finally seeing tablets released with the latest version of the Android operating system from Google, Android 4.0, or more affectionately known as Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS from here on out).  This post will walk you through a few of the new enhancements and features Google is offering up for Android tablet users.

If you are interested in a history of the previous versions of Android (and there are a lot!) you can get more information here. Read more

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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.

Mobile Device Management Options for Android Tablets

Posted on December 15, 2011 by David Rivera Posted in Apps, Blog, Security





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The fast rise of tablet use in the enterprise has forced IT departments to deal with the same issues with tablets that they have been dealing with for years with traditional desktops and laptops, including inventory tracking and securing corporate data.

As with traditional PCs, IT administrators need to configure and secure tablets to meet their corporate requirements, but do not want to physically touch every device to do so. So, support for “zero-touch” deployment and configuration is critical for IT acceptance of tablets. Read more

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Field Studies: How Tablets Are Transforming Sales & Service Organizations
Could tablets really help your organization improve productivity? This brief discusses real-world examples of how organizations are deploying these mobile devices outside the four walls of the office. Learn how tablets can help your customer service and field sales teams in particular interact more effectively with clients, close deals faster, and reduce administrative work.

Enterprise Mobility Slideshow: IBM Gets iPad, Android Tablets Ready for Enterprise With New Mobile Apps

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Blog, Enterprise





Originally Posted By eWeek

IBM is rolling out eight new social-networking and collaboration mobile apps specifically designed to address enterprise-class requirements on Apple’s iPad and Android-based tablets. The new software, available for download now from most of the popular app stores, takes IBM’s industry-leading social-networking, real-time collaboration and online-meeting capabilities from behind the company firewall and places it into the hands of tablet users. The new offerings span a wide range of tablets, including the iPad. The software allows employees to more effectively collaborate and share data and images, and conduct meetings on the fly more securely as part of their everyday work experience, IBM said. Big Blue’s new apps offer social-networking capabilities for the iPad, online meetings, instant messaging, accessing business documents, and easier access to mail and calendar. IBM also released new software for building apps faster and better, and for improving the Web experience for users.

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The Weekly Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Weekly Round-up





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ibm.com: ’Tis the Season for Enterprise-Class tablet apps…new apps!
Originally Posted By Ed Brill
This morning at LeWeb in Paris, IBM is announcing several new mobile apps across our collaboration and social portfolio. This continues the theme we’ve established throughout 2011 of mobile leadership.
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Tablets in the Enterprise: Still a blank slate
Originally Posted By Peter Eckert
Despite all the success stories, the tablet is not right for every environment — at least not today. It is all too trendy to look to the tablet for every business environment, but certain solutions are just too complex or oversaturated with features to be easily ported to the tablet. This will change in the future, as the next five years will be dramatic in the progression of tablet capabilities.
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Advanced web browsing on Android tablets
Originally Posted By Jack Wallen
Jack Wallen provides some tips for improving the browsing experience on Android tablets. I want to address a few of this power-user tips to make your Android tablet browsing experience as good as it possibly can be.
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