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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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The Weekly Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Blog, Security, Tablet Adoption, Weekly Round-up





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Secure Mobile Access for BYOD Smartphones and Tablets Now Available With Flowfinity Reverse Proxy
Originally Posted By The San Francisco Chronicle
Flowfinity Wireless Inc., a proven provider of enterprise mobile apps for business process automation, today announced the availability of the Flowfinity Reverse Proxy, a solution for delivering secure access to Flowfinity mobile apps deployed within corporate networks for users of popular smartphones and tablets.
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One in Three Online Consumers to Use a Tablet by 2014
Originally Posted By eMarketer
Tablet devices, in their current incarnation, have only been available for a couple years, but the iPad has propelled them to rapid increases in ownership and usage. eMarketer estimates that by the end of 2011, 33.7 million Americans will use a tablet device at least monthly—a rise of 158.6% over last year, the year the iPad was released.
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Black Friday – Tablet Doomsday For Many Phone Vendors
Originally Posted By Forbes.com
The Black Friday promotional support for tablets seems notably weak – Amazon’s price aggression may have been the final nail in the coffin of several major tablet projects. Old school phone vendors like Motorola, Samsung, HTC and RIM are staring at an early death of their tablet projects as Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble basically split the market.
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The Weekly Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Tablet Adoption, Weekly Round-up





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RIM Delays PlayBook OS Update
Originally Posted By Eric Zeman
Rather than release buggy, unfinished software for the PlayBook tablet, RIM will continue work on the next version of the operating system until it is truly ready for consumer and enterprise use, the firm said. It expects that PlayBook OS 2.0 won’t be ready until around February. The update had been scheduled originally for this fall.
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Schools Are Using Enterprise App Protector to Give E-Learning a Revolution
Originally Posted By Carrot App
Smart phones and tablets bring revolution into people’s life. This revolution now enters classrooms in schools. More and more schools replace their laptops with tablets, which are cheaper and easier to use, especially for young students. Facing the problem of how to prevent students from using the unwanted apps on the tablets, teachers are now seeking a solution.
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Tablets Readied For A Real Day’s Work
Originally Posted By Chris Murphy
On a recent visit to Waste Management, the trash hauling and recycling giant that’s No. 3 on the InformationWeek 500 list this year, I met a young IT pro whose assignment was to put Android tablets through their paces. On his desk were about a dozen Android-based tablets, some of them wrapped in basic rubber cases. Could these off-the-shelf $500 devices replace the costly, custom touch screens Waste Management drivers use in their trucks, for things like directions and pickup requirements? It’s experimenting to find out.
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10 Great Android Apps For Collaboration

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Android, Apps, Blog





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Originally posted by Kevin Casey of InformationWeek

The best mobile apps are not just for iPhone and iPad anymore. These collaboration-minded apps help turn your Android smartphone or tablet into an essential business tool.

The menu of available mobile devices seems to grow longer by the day, thanks in large part to an increasing number of Android phones and tablets. But what makes those devices true business tools? The apps, of course. Take tablets: Apple’s iPad may have led the way, but now a new wave of Android devices using the Honeycomb version of the operating system, such as the Motorola Xoom or Samsung Galaxy Tab, are giving businesses more choice in their mobile arsenal. The tablet is clearly finding its way into the enterprise, whether on a corporate purchase order or as a personal device brought into the office.

No matter its origin, the range of productive–and hopefully profitable–uses for both tablets and phones is rapidly expanding, as business-ready applications continue to roll out and mature.

View the top 10 collaboration apps for Android.