The Enterprise Mobility Forum

Understanding The Difference Between The Consumerization of IT and BYOD

Philippe Winthrop — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:48:39 +0000

Twitter is such an amazing tool/phenomenon. There was even a recent study that argued that it (along with other social media platforms like Facebook) can be as, if not more addicting than illegal drugs. It does however have some very useful applications. One such application are the TweetChats...

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Lessons Learned In Enterprise Mobility in Retail

Philippe Winthrop — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:50:01 +0000

This was, admittedly, a rather disappointing weekend. No no…I’m not talking about the emotionally crushing defeat that my beloved New England Patriots suffered yesterday in Superbowl XLVI. I’m talking instead about a visit I made to a “Big Box” retail store. I went...

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The Fourth Amendment Vs. (Mobile) Risk Management

Philippe Winthrop — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:55:00 +0000

For better or for worse, the world of enterprise mobility is, in my opinion, saddled with an alphabet soup of acronyms. EMM, MDM, MAM, WEM, MEAP, MCAP….I could go on and on. Call it society’s ever increasing need for speed, and a small peppering of ADD (oh, wait…I just did it...

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Social Networking: Complete Waste of Time, and the Future of Enterprise Communications

Craig Mathias — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:06:54 +0000

Who was it that said that life is full of contradictions? Today’s topic is indeed one of those, at least at first glance. I’m a guy who doesn’t have a Facebook account. I do have a Twitter account, but I don’t use it. I’m on Linkedin because I thought it might be a good idea [...]

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Bricks & Mortar Should Embrace and Not Fear The Savvy Mobile Shopper

Philippe Winthrop — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:16:35 +0000

It’s (once again) a great day to be a Boston sports fan. The late (and great) Myra H. Kraft must have called in a few favors last night when the New England Patriots squeaked by the Baltimore Ravens for a spot in the forthcoming Super Bowl. Hopefully she also called in a few favors so [...]

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Apple’s New Textbooks: The Enterprise Mobility Perspective

Philippe Winthrop — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:13:39 +0000

As we speak, Apple is showcasing in New York City its new iBooks 2 platform, alongside its new wonderfully immersive Textbooks. In one respect, I’ve been wondering when this would happen in the education space. Nevermind the green side of the equation (less trees being turned into pulp),...

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A Brief Recap of The 2012 AppNation Enterprise Summit

Philippe Winthrop — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:04:32 +0000

I love being a road warrior. While it can be a drag at times to have to explain to people that my office is seat 8C on United Airlines, it does keep me in check with my better half. I may, however, have taken it to the extreme last week. After an 18 hour trip [...]

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Emerging Global Opportunities In Enterprise Mobility

Philippe Winthrop — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:23:28 +0000

It’s about 104 degrees right now in Buenos Aires. I’m here, one more day than I had planned for my honeymoon because there was a minor problem with the plane that was supposed to take us home yesterday evening. They grounded the airplane because they couldn’t get the public...

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Fiberlink

The Enterprise Mobility Foundation — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:43:08 +0000

Fiberlink is the recognized leader in software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for secure enterprise mobile device and application management. Its cloud-based MaaS360 platform provides organizations with mobility intelligence and control over mobile devices, applications and content to enhance the...

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Five Predictions for Enterprise Mobility in 2012

The Enterprise Mobility Foundation — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:00:07 +0000

This Executive Insight covers five of the most important trends that The Enterprise Mobility Foundation believes will define mobility within the workplace in 2012. Organizations are encouraged to consider these predictions – and their associated recommendations – in order to be prepared for the...

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