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Mobile enterprise application platforms: A primer
A mobile enterprise application platform provides application development and management capabilities for mobile enterprises. Primer
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Product review: Top smartphone expense reporting applications
Smartphone expense reporting applications from Concur and Expensify simplify expense tracking for road warriors. Standalone mobile expense reporting tools from iXpenseIt and ExpenseManager are comparable apps for smartphone devices. Product Review
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Enterprise mobile security: Learn the keys to mobile app/OS protection
As users grow more mobile device-dependent, enterprise mobile security has become imperative. This chapter from "Mobile Application Security" details how to protect devices and safeguard mobile apps. Chapter Download
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BlackBerry application development: Determining the best approach
This chapter from the book, BlackBerry Development Fundamentals covers the capabilities of the BlackBerry application platform and delves into application development in detail. Chapter Download
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An introduction to Android for mobile application development
Introducing Android, Chapter 1, from 'Android Wireless Application Development,' explores the benefits this open source platform brings to mobile application development. Chapter Download
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Enabling mobile business applications: A strategic approach
This expert lesson will cover how to develop an overall strategy for mobilizing business applications and how to tailor them to your specific needs. Learn about the most common roadblocks and how to devise a plan that will avoid problems in your appl... Expert Lesson
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Mobile applications: Making anywhere access a reality
Mobilizing applications has a number of costs and benefits associated with it, as does any strategic initiative your company undertakes. In this series, we'll discuss a framework for evaluating the costs inherent in mobilizing users and applications,... Mobile Insights
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Strategic planning for mobile applications
Mobility introduces new possibilities for communication and collaboration by extending access to existing enterprise applications to mobile devices. But enterprises are challenged to find a way to do so easily and cost effectively. In this series, we... Expert Lesson
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Remote systems management apps let IT work on the go
IT pros who use remote systems management apps say they offer more flexibility, letting them perform basic tasks anywhere from the lunchroom to the beach. News | 06 Apr 2012
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Cocoafish: Mobile apps made easier
The new Cocoafish mobile app infrastructure platform could help developers create in-house mobile apps without the need for more servers. News | 27 Jan 2012
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Adobe killing Flash for mobile
Adobe will stop developing its Flash plug-in for smartphones and tablets, instead focusing on HTML5. News | 09 Nov 2011
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BYOD: It's about voice, too
Bring-your-own device is growing, and so are the options for separating personal and business tasks on the same device. News | 13 Oct 2011
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Tablet security calls for mobile policy, controlling mobile apps
Tablet PCs are taking IT departments by storm, and security is top of mind. In this Q&A with industry expert Nick Arvanitis, you'll learn the importance of having a mobile policy and how to approach tablet and mobile security from the top down. Interview | 21 Feb 2011
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BYOD FAQ: Answers to IT’s burning questions about BYOD
There’s no one way to handle BYOD, but this BYOD FAQ can help IT pros find the right path when it comes to application control, app delivery and BYOD policy. Tip
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How an acceptable use policy and app control can improve BYOD success
Organizations that adopt BYOD should have an acceptable use policy to help with security and app control. When users know expectations and consequences, BYOD gets easier for IT. Tip
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Enterprise apps help consumer devices go corporate
Productivity apps and security apps can help consumer devices pull double duty. Enterprise apps for remote access, collaboration and more let personal devices go to work. Tip
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Four mobile app delivery options for IT to consider
A good mobile app delivery strategy helps users do their jobs better and eases IT’s management burdens. App stores, Web and cloud apps and virtualization are some of IT’s options. Tip
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App stores in the enterprise: Controlling consumerization … to a point
Want to make order out of consumerization chaos? App stores can help. But be warned: Building an enterprise app store isn’t easy. Tip
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Managing mobile application security in the BYO device era
Users love downloading apps, which can make mobile application security, especially on employee-owned BYO devices, difficult to ensure. Find out how to improve mobile app security. Tip
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Ensuring secure and compliant enterprise mobile video platforms
Ensuring security and compliance of mobile video platforms both internally and externally is an important part of an enterprise mobile video conferencing strategy. Tip
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Enterprise mobile video conferencing: Benefits and drawbacks
Enterprise mobile video conferencing is delivering new services that improve productivity and cut costs, but there are some limits to its usefulness. Tip
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Delivering cloud-based mobile apps to the enterprise
Before cloud-based mobile apps take over your enterprise, consider the security, governance, MDM and application management issues of mobile cloud computing. Tip
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Leveraging mobile cloud apps in the enterprise
Benefiting from mobile cloud apps requires a proactive mobile strategy. Part one in this series outlines the requirements for cloud-based mobile application development. Tip
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consumer device
Consumer device is an industry term for Internet-capable mobile computers that are marketed to individuals, not businesses. Definition
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device-agnostic (device agnosticism)
Device agnostic is a description for computing components that work with various systems without requiring any special adaptations. Definition
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Open Multimedia Application Platform (OMAP)
Open Multimedia Application Platform (OMAP) is the name of Texas Instrument’s application processor Definition
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Five steps to mobile unified communications
In this interactive podcast, Michael Finneran and Kara Gattine count down the top five tips that communication pros need to know when investigating a mobile unified communications (UC) solution. Podcast
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consumer device
Consumer device is an industry term for Internet-capable mobile computers that are marketed to individuals, not businesses. Definition
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BYOD FAQ: Answers to IT’s burning questions about BYOD
There’s no one way to handle BYOD, but this BYOD FAQ can help IT pros find the right path when it comes to application control, app delivery and BYOD policy. Tip
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How an acceptable use policy and app control can improve BYOD success
Organizations that adopt BYOD should have an acceptable use policy to help with security and app control. When users know expectations and consequences, BYOD gets easier for IT. Tip
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Remote systems management apps let IT work on the go
IT pros who use remote systems management apps say they offer more flexibility, letting them perform basic tasks anywhere from the lunchroom to the beach. News
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Enterprise apps help consumer devices go corporate
Productivity apps and security apps can help consumer devices pull double duty. Enterprise apps for remote access, collaboration and more let personal devices go to work. Tip
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Four mobile app delivery options for IT to consider
A good mobile app delivery strategy helps users do their jobs better and eases IT’s management burdens. App stores, Web and cloud apps and virtualization are some of IT’s options. Tip
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Cocoafish: Mobile apps made easier
The new Cocoafish mobile app infrastructure platform could help developers create in-house mobile apps without the need for more servers. News
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device-agnostic (device agnosticism)
Device agnostic is a description for computing components that work with various systems without requiring any special adaptations. Definition
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Adobe killing Flash for mobile
Adobe will stop developing its Flash plug-in for smartphones and tablets, instead focusing on HTML5. News
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Open Multimedia Application Platform (OMAP)
Open Multimedia Application Platform (OMAP) is the name of Texas Instrument’s application processor Definition
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About Mobile device applications and consumerization
When it comes to personal smartphones and tablets in the enterprise, it’s not the devices alone that administrators have to worry about. Employees are increasingly using mobile device applications for work tasks. IT pros need to make sure the corporate data processed and stored by these mobile device apps remains secure, and some organizations may even want to buy or develop their own sanctioned mobile apps for employees to use instead. Mobile device applications are one of the major challenges for admins dealing with the consumerization of IT, but they also present an opportunity. Mobile apps can make employees more productive and reduce reliance on VPNs and remote-connection services. This section offers news on the most popular mobile device applications for business users and tips on managing these apps in the enterprise.