| IT trembles over mobile management There is a widespread lack of confidence among IT professionals in their ability to deliver consistent mobile service levels. Yet even as IT struggles to get its arms around the devices and network services already in place, the size and diversity of the enterprise mobile population continues to mushroom. The good news is that there are mobility management tools and services galore. Still, most attack just one or two pieces of the mobility puzzle. How do you fit them together? How many overlay solutions can you support? 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. Slideshow: 15 nifty BlackBerry apps for IT pros Research in Motion last week joined Apple and Google by opening its online store to sell third-party applications for its smartphones. The BlackBerry App World, which can be downloaded for free onto your BlackBerry, offers hundreds of applications for social networking, productivity, reference, entertainment, personal finance and more. In this slideshow, we'll look at 15 we found that should be useful to a busy IT pro. Video: Sony Walkman gets Wi-Fi Sony's new Walkman music players were launched today in Tokyo, and includes a 3-inch OLED touchscreen, and Wi-Fi network connectivity. Worldwide availability comes later this year.
Plus: check out the Slideshow: Hands on with Sony's new X-series Walkman Sony is refreshing its Walkman line with new flagship models that pack noise cancelling, a bright touchscreen display, mobile TV, and the ability to surf the Internet and watch YouTube videos. Really mobile broadband: Hoist the Web sail Reader says he needs to access the Internet from his sailboat. Ron Nutter has a few ideas. 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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