Networking World: Three Mobile OS's To Usurp Android or iOS

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Friday, July 16, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

THE LATEST FROM OTA
- Three Mobile OS's To Usurp Android or iOS
- More Windows Phone 7 Details
- Windows Mobile's Lost Generation of Users
- Only Android Gains Share
- Windows Phone 7 Coming Sooner Rather Than Later?

ANALYTICS REPORTS
- End-To-End Application Performance Management
- Enterprise Fixed/Mobile Convergence

WHITEPAPERS
- 10 Myths of Safe Web Browsing
- Understanding the State of Mobile Security

MOBILE AND WIRELESS NEWS
- Ford, Nuance, Improve SYNC Voice Recognition
- Apple Pushes iOS 4.1 To Developers, Antenna Fixed?
- Magellan Launches Rugged Handheld GPS
- Facebook Increases Mobile Users 50% Since April
- iPhone 4 Antenna Fix Confirmed

WEBCASTS
- Cloud Implementer's Checklist

RESOURCES AND EVENTS
- Take Our WAN Security Survey -- You Could Win An iPod Touch!
- The Battle For Mobile Supremacy
- Mobility Briefing Center

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- Three Mobile OS's To Usurp Android or iOS
By Ed Hansberry
This fall three mobile operating systems will be released, if you don't count what Android does since they tend to release every few months. Windows Phone 7, Blackberry 6 and MeeGo are all due this holiday season. Will any of them make a dent in either iOS's or Android's share?
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ALSO SEE
- More Windows Phone 7 Details
By Ed Hansberry
Microsoft has had a number of cloud services for Windows Mobile and/or PC's and as Windows Phone 7 nears release, some of those services are getting a facelift to better match them with a mobile lifestyle.
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- Windows Mobile's Lost Generation of Users
By Ed Hansberry
Steve Ballmer apologized to its partners during Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference saying that the mobile platform missed out on a "whole generation of users." It is evident Microsoft recognizes its mistakes with the mobile market. The question is, will they learn from them?
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- Only Android Gains Share
By Ed Hansberry
For the three months ending May 31, 2010, the only major mobile platform to gain market share was Android. Samsung was one of the few manufacturers to gain share due in no small part to its phones that ship with Android.
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- Windows Phone 7 Coming Sooner Rather Than Later?
By Ed Hansberry
Microsoft has announced that their new mobile platform will be in consumer's hands by the holiday season. There are some speculating that the holiday might be as soon as Labor Day, or even sooner.
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ANALYTIC REPORTS
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- End-To-End Application Performance Management
This report explains how end-to-end application performance management (APM) helps companies achieve performance objectives through intelligent use of data discovered in servers, networks, and other components. It also covers APM use for application development and measuring cloud services.

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- Enterprise Fixed/Mobile Convergence
Companies are lagging in adopting fixed/mobile convergence. Is this reticence a prudent move in a tough economic climate, or an opportunity for competitive advantage squandered?

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MORE ANALYTICS
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WHITEPAPERS
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- 10 Myths of Safe Web Browsing
The Web is a dangerous place. Are you and your enterprise as safe as you think you are? Is your confidence unfounded? Newly infected web pages are discovered every few seconds. Discover 10 common safety-compromising misconceptions that leave most of us vulnerable on the Web.

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- Understanding the State of Mobile Security
Consumers continue to express concern over using their mobile devices to conduct transactions, but these fears are born more of perception than reality. The security controls engaged today to mitigate risk at this level are substantial and effective. Get the facts on the true state of mobile messaging security.

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MOBILITY NEWS
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- Ford, Nuance, Improve SYNC Voice Recognition
The system can now recognize more than 10,000 commands, up from only 100 in SYNC's first generation system.
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- Apple Pushes iOS 4.1 To Developers, Antenna Fixed?
Apple on Wednesday made iOS 4.1 beta available to iPhone developers. Apple also provided the accompanying iOS 4.1 SDK. Here's what's new in iOS 4.1.
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- Magellan Launches Rugged Handheld GPS
Outdoor enthusiasts can navigate, geotag photos, and record and share trip info with the waterproof global positioning system device.
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- Facebook Increases Mobile Users 50% Since April
The social network is ramping its mobile presence to boost adoption in countries where smartphones are the main way to access the web.
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- iPhone 4 Antenna Fix Confirmed
Product testers put Apple's bumper through its paces and find it's a workable solution to "grip of death" bug.
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MORE MOBILITY NEWS
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WEBCASTS
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- Cloud Implementer's Checklist
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RESOURCES AND EVENTS
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- Take Our WAN Security Survey -- You Could Win An iPod Touch!
We are conducting a survey examining WAN security concerns and the measures organizations take to protect data and information traveling across their networks.

Upon completion, you will be eligible to enter a drawing to receive one Apple 32-GB iPod Touch valued at $299 from TechWeb.

Survey ends July 23
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- The Battle For Mobile Supremacy
While it won't be long before billions of smartphones and tablets are in buyers' hands, PC history tells us that, of the dozen or so mobile platforms currently in play, not all can survive. It's clear that the warchests are opening up to win the battle for global mobile supremacy.

But who will reign supreme?

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Explore the Mobility Briefing Center, brought to you by Windows Mobile and TechWeb, to learn how to bring your mobile organization to new heights.

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