Verizon tackles soup-to-nuts enterprise mobility mgmt.; 10 useful BlackBerry productivity apps

Slideshow: 10 useful BlackBerry productivity apps; On the road: Testing wireless voice and data on the highways Wireless Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Riverbed Yankee Group Mobile WAN Optimization Report Mobile work continues to evolve. Your organization must keep up with the demands of its mobile workforce. This report introduces the concept of mobile WAN optimization and provides three case studies including RCM, PRTM and Einstein that highlight how this emerging technology can help IT departments achieve what previously appeared to be conflicting goals. Click here. Spotlight Story Verizon tackles soup-to-nuts enterprise mobility management A burgeoning crowd is selling fragments of mobility management software and services (I can think of about 30 off the top of my head). However, some companies are finally starting to stitch the components together so that enterprise mobile network managers' heads don't explode from having too many products and vendors to keep track of. Read full story Related News: Slideshow: 10 useful BlackBerry productivity apps For years now, BlackBerry devices have essentially served as the Swiss Army knives of the modern workforce, giving users the ability to perform multiple tasks from the comfort of one simple device. The rise of the BlackBerry App World has now given workers even more applications to choose from to help make their work lives simpler and more efficient. In this slideshow, we'll take a look at 10 of the most eye-catching productivity applications that are sure to help out any business professional. On the road: Testing wireless voice and data on the highways Marc Lefevre is the up-to-date, real-life equivalent of the "Can you hear me now?" guy from the Verizon Wireless TV ads that grew popular in 2004. 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