| Five tips for an effective enterprise mobility strategy Once upon a time, the IT team at a large U.S. healthcare institution got a call from the shipping department saying that several cases of Wi-Fi-enabled devices had arrived on the loading dock. IT knew nothing of the ... Will the real mobile enterprise device please stand up? In the consumer-centric mobile device world, constant updates and cool features are the norm. But that's not what enterprises are looking for when they choose to standardize on a mobile device. How to solve the mobility puzzle IT budgets are tight and some projects are in limbo, but there's one area Dave Rudzinsky isn't cutting back: mobility. Four ways vendors hinder enterprise mobility A big problem for enterprises looking to deploy mobile devices is that many mobile device vendors are focused solely on the consumer market. But what works for consumers can quickly become unwieldy in a corporate environment. Here are four key ways vendors hinder enterprise mobile deployment: Zenprise extends mobile monitoring to Windows Mobile clients Zenprise has extended its automated mobile management software to cover Windows Mobile, along with BlackBerry and iPhone devices. Microsoft takes big step in managing enterprise handhelds Microsoft's just-released Mobile Device Manager and the newest version of Windows Mobile give enterprises tighter security and greater control over proliferating handhelds. 10 wireless New Year's resolutions, Part 1 There are lots wireless considerations on the enterprise table for 2009. If you have already met some or all of these challenges, bravo! If not, consider making some of the following New Year's resolutions to help get ... 10 wireless New Year's resolutions, Part 2 There are lots of wireless considerations for 2009. This newsletter, Part 2 of 2, recommends possible New Year's resolutions you may wish to make related to 802.11 Wi-Fi wireless LANs, if you haven't already. Part 1, by contrast, offered resolutions for the mobile WAN. Storm Customers Left To Run Unsupported Software Mitchell Ashley got quite a reaction from readers to his rant about my Blackberry Storm. One thing's for sure: taking sides about Smartphones (Blackberry, iPhone or Windows Mobile) and computer operating systems (Windows, OS X or Linux) will get you plenty of comments -- good and bad. April giveaways galore Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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