Marco Nielsen at myITforum.com

Jailbroken iPhone worm on the loose down-under

mnielsen — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:07:21 GMT

I’m not surprised to see the news that one of the first worms has hit the jailbroken iPhone community. Granted it appears that this one does not do anything malicious, except for changing your wallpaper...(read more)

Celio REDFLY now supports Blackberry

mnielsen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:43 GMT

After many rumors, videos, announcements and a period of time, the Blackberry support is now publically available. It appears a firmware upgrade is necessary (which requires a Windows Mobile device) and...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrades – October 14, 2009

mnielsen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:09:34 GMT

As I mentioned last week due to the public release of Windows Mobile 6.5, aka Windows Phone , I wanted to pick up where I left off with my previous popular postings on the public Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrades...(read more)

Step-by-Step Introduction to Microsoft® My Phone

mnielsen — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:30:05 GMT

Together with the many announcements this week on the new Windows phone (aka Windows Mobile 6.5) there was also an announcement about the updated public release for the My Phone cloud service for Windows...(read more)

Samsung and Enterprise Mobile

mnielsen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:12:19 GMT

This week has the large CTIA Wireless IT show going on in San Diego this year, so of course there is a lot of new information coming out this week on products, services and partnerships. One of which is...(read more)

Locking down SCMDM servers securely

mnielsen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:30:38 GMT

Just a quick nod to J.C. Hornbeck and Clint Koenig at Microsoft on the great reminder to use the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) for Windows 2003 templates available in the SCMDM 2008 SP1 Resource...(read more)

Step-by-Step Introduction of Windows® Marketplace for Mobile

mnielsen — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:36:50 GMT

As announced way back on February 16, 2009 the new Windows ® Marketplace for Mobile was made available to the public today on October 6, 2009 in conjunction with the public availability of Windows ® Phone...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrades – October 6, 2009

mnielsen — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:59:57 GMT

On this, the eve of the public release of Windows Mobile 6.5, aka Windows Phone , I wanted to pick up where I left off with my previous popular postings on the public Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrades available...(read more)

iPhone 3.1 – Anti-Phishing Feature Non Functional?

mnielsen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:13:16 GMT

I noticed several postings about the failure of the new anti-phishing features supplied in the recent iPhone 3.1 release. What now appears to be known is that it is working as designed, but there is little...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.5 Training and Certification

mnielsen — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:37:20 GMT

A colleague of mine noticed that Microsoft has updated their public http://www.windowsmobiletraining.com site with new content to support the upcoming launch of Windows Mobile 6.5. Good be a good resource...(read more)

Wi-Fi Access above 30,000 Feet

mnielsen — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:27:16 GMT

As most people travelling for business you have a desire be to connected as much as possible in this day and age. One place where many are disconnected from the world, and actually refreshing for some...(read more)

Nokia and Microsoft Global Alliance announced

mnielsen — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:48:51 GMT

Very interesting events unfolding in the Microsoft landscape these days with the recent announcement of the Nokia and Microsoft Global Alliance. A bold move for both parties, but perhaps the first of many...(read more)

4 Real Benefits of iPhone in the Enterprise

mnielsen — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:29:22 GMT

Looks like the results of a fairly small survey, but kinda interesting non-the-less. Philippe Winthrop stresses that Apple still needs to make it possible to run a Mobile Device Management agent in the...(read more)

InfoWorld Enterprise iPhone Report

mnielsen — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:35:35 GMT

InfoWorld Magazine has published an interesting “Deep Dive” 28 page report on various iPhone topics for the Enterprise. For some it may not really detail much new, but I think shows a fairly decent overview...(read more)

New White Paper: Value of Outsourcing Mobility Initiatives during an Economic Downturn

mnielsen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:52:04 GMT

Just to plug something that could be of value to others. My company, Enterprise Mobile , has a new white paper to share to help customers understand how mobility outsourcing can help them meet their organizations...(read more)

SCMDM Future Roadmap

mnielsen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:31:14 GMT

Since the release of SCMDM SP1 back in December 2008 there has been very little information on the roadmap. One of my colleagues let me know that updated information on this topic was recently posted to...(read more)

MobileMonday – MoMo Chicago

mnielsen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:20:43 GMT

For those local in the Chicago area I will be at the next Mobile Monday Chicago chapter meeting on Monday June 29th. I will give a brief overview of Enterprise Mobile and what we do in the mobile supply...(read more)

Apple iPhone OS 3.0 For The Enterprise

mnielsen — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:54:00 GMT

Due to the recent announcement on the new iPhone 3G S model and the updated 3.0 OS upgrade there has been a lot of buzz about the software and new hardware features. Some say that the iPhone with these...(read more)

SCMDM 2008 SP1 Support for Windows 2008 CA

mnielsen — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:02:21 GMT

Just noticed that Michael Jimenez recently blogged and announced official Microsoft support for Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition Certificate Authority with SCMDM 2008 SP1. I have successfully used the KB951840...(read more)

Windows Mobile 6.5 Device Emulators and more 6.5 Information

mnielsen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:01:34 GMT

With the Windows Mobile 6.5 device emulator images now finally released we can probably start to see much more information about Windows Mobile 6.5 being made available to the public. Grab the 6.5 Professional...(read more)

Exchange 2010 and Mobility

mnielsen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:15:10 GMT

I’m an old Exchange administrator since the 5.0 days and a new version of Microsoft Exchange server is coming near you very soon. It brings a long list of new and enhanced features. This also carries over...(read more)

Enterprise Mobile Security Interview

mnielsen — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:33:06 GMT

As I have blogged about previously , there was some interesting webcast sessions on Windows Mobile, Security and Device Management on TechNet recently. If you were unable to attend you can also catch...(read more)

AT&T Samsung Epix (SGH-i907) ID1 Multipatch

mnielsen — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:42:31 GMT

For those of you who might have an AT&T branded Epix which is the Samsung SGH-i907 you probably will want to install this patch as soon as possible. It is now available from Samsung. It includes several...(read more)

How to setup Proxy and Work Exceptions on Windows Mobile 6.1 with SCMDM 2008

mnielsen — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:24:23 GMT

There appears to be a lack of public information regarding the inner secrets of successfully navigating and configuring the proxy and work exceptions on the Windows Mobile platform. My fellow Enterprise...(read more)

Using Exchange Server Remote Connectivity Analyzer (ExRCA) for Windows Mobile ActiveSync testing

mnielsen — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:19:40 GMT

Don’t believe this is that recent news, but just learned about it and thought I would share as I think it could be quite useful for many enterprise scenarios.. This is a public website that can be used...(read more)

The history of text messaging, the 160 character limit and Tweet messages

mnielsen — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:46:13 GMT

I love the History and Discovery channels on TV, and history in general. So as the rapid computer and telecommunications technology involves, things in the 1980s are now already historical and have shaped...(read more)

Microsoft Webcast on SCMDM 2008 Deployment

mnielsen — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:47:10 GMT

If you missed any of the recent past Device Management and Security sessions, feel free to click on the links from my previous posts and view the recordings. I also have another session to make you aware...(read more)

Celio REDFLY Mobile Viewer Beta – What it does and how it can be useful

mnielsen — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:37:36 GMT

One of my colleagues at Enterprise Mobile noticed the press release from Celio on a new piece of software from Celio, the makers of the REDFLY Companion hardware add-on for Windows Mobile devices. This...(read more)

Upcoming Microsoft sessions on Device Management & Security – If you are at TechEd 2009 or not!

mnielsen — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:13:21 GMT

An quick updated post from the one I posted previously on this.. One of these sessions is live at TechEd and the rest are being broadcasted live on TechNet starting next week. All are being presented by...(read more)

Widgets for Windows Mobile 6.5

mnielsen — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:26:00 GMT

There appears to be a common theme going on for many platforms these days.. Web “Widgets”. Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 8, etc.. I didn’t even know that there is now a W3C standard for widgets...(read more)