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Enterprise Mobility: Mobilizing Enterprise Apps: 10 Tips for Doing Business on Smartphones, Tablets

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Blog, Enterprise





Originally Posted By Chris Preimesberger, eWeek

There’s no question about it: The ability to conduct business on the go, anywhere and at any time, is already an essential competitive element in most businesses. As more sophisticated and powerful mobile devices enter the market every few months, more companies and their employees want to use these devices for business purposes.

This means companies need to seriously consider mobilizing their most important business applications to adjust to the growing mobile workforce. Here are 10 best practices for mobilizing enterprise applications.

Our expert resource for this slide show is Regev Yativ, president and CEO of Magic Software Americas, which provides software as a service (SaaS) application and business integration platforms.

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Would You Buy Windows 8? (Poll)

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





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With such polarizing opinions circulating around the Web about Windows 8, there is just one important question I’ve yet to see anyone address: would you actually pay for Windows 8? I came to realize the other day that I am surrounded by opinions of Windows 8 from people who haven’t had to pay for Windows in a very long time, so the thought didn’t occur to me until just the other day to ask who would actually shell out their hard-earned cash for Microsoft’s upcoming OS.

So, first, I’ll ask the question: Would you pay for Windows 8?

Originally Posted By Stephen Chapman, ZDNet

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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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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

Analysis: Do Enterprises Want Microsoft Office on Tablet Computers?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Enterprise, Tablet Adoption





Originally Posted by Stuart Sumner, Computing

Microsoft announced earlier this month that its Office suite of applications will be available on ARM-based tablet devices this year. But is this what enterprises want, or do tablets need to see greater enterprise-level penetration? And what does Microsoft need to do to ensure its success?

Tony Cripps, principal analyst at Ovum, said that Microsoft will have an easier job convincing businesses to invest in tablet variants of Office due to its easy integration with other

“One is how they will integrate with core business applications. But the Office suite is already one of those core applications, so they’re over that hurdle.”He sees further encouragement for Microsoft in the fact that Office is already a well-understood and widely used suite of applications.

This will help IT departments looking to expand their use of tablet devices, as user training and support costs will be lower.

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Firefox Browser Planned For Windows 8 Tablets

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Apps, Blog, Windows 8





Originally Posted By Paul McDougall

The Mozilla Foundation plans to release Firefox for a version of Windows 8 that Microsoft is developing for touch tablets that use ARM-based processors, according to a post on the organization’s development wiki.

“Firefox on Metro, like all other Metro apps will be full screen, focused on touch interactions, and connected to the rest of the Metro environment through Windows 8 contracts,” said the post. Metro is a design theme that Microsoft first developed for Windows Phone and is now employing in Windows 8. Its centerpiece is Live Tiles–blocky icons that feed real-time information from apps to the home screen.
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How to Choose a Tablet for Your Business

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Connectivity, Mobility Strategy





Originally Posted By Jon L. Jacobi, Melissa J. Perenson, and Michelle Mastin, PCWorld

The idea of using an easy-to-tote tablet for work appeals to you. You can use it for email, note-taking, presentations, accessing the Web, and other business tasks–at least if you’re not dependent on complex spreadsheets or physical input. Tablets are easier on the eyes than the tiny screens of smartphones, and they’re better for your back than lugging a laptop.

If you seek basic information on what to look for in a tablet, check out PCWorld’s consumer tablet buying guide. But for business purposes, read on for what you need to know about choosing a slate with the right operating system, apps, connectivity options, hardware, and more.

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