Mobility

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  • Mobility needs an architecture
    Giving employees access to data and processes while in the field is becoming increasingly popular. IT often responds to this need by creating device-specific mobile applications for each specific function or process. But as the number of devices and applications grow, this ad hoc approach can become unmanageable. Darren Besgrove, Director at BlinkMobile Interactive, discusses holistic mobile service delivery platforms as an alternative.
  • Give up! Winning the mobility war by conceding
    IT is engaged in a costly and lengthy military campaign with mobility. Upper management drafts fleets of new tablets, while users introduce their own mobile devices to the network. All of these must be secured and managed - refusing to do so can cost you your job. So what’s an IT manager to do? According to Joe Sweeney, analyst at IBRS, the only answer is to lay down your arms.
  • Tablet leaves the netbook in its wake
    What a difference a year makes! John Harris looks at how the great technology fad of 2009, the netbook, has gone from must-have fashion to forgotten with the arrival of a new fab form factor - the tablet.
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Product (17)
  • BlackBerry Torch 9860 and Bold 9900 smartphones
    Optus has announced it will offer two new BlackBerry smartphones - the Torch 9860 and Bold 9900.
  • Telstra Mobile Device Management Portal cloud service
    The Telstra Mobile Device Management Portal is a cloud-based service that allows organisations to manage security, updates, configurations and application delivery across phones and smartphones in their mobile fleet.
  • Nokia E7 smartphone with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
    The Nokia E7 smartphone with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync provides direct, real-time and secure access to corporate email inboxes and other personal applications.
  • IBM Virtual Desktop for Smart Business
    The IBM Virtual Desktop for Smart Business aids workforce mobility by providing anytime, anywhere access to corporate data from mobile devices, such as tablets or laptops. It has been designed for small to medium businesses.
  • Motorola ES400 Enterprise Digital Assistant
    The Enterprise Mobility Solutions division of Motorola has added the ES400 Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA) to its mobile computing portfolio. The ES400 integrates voice and data capabilities to provide mobile professionals with the information and interaction they need to transform operations, increase enterprise profitability and complete their jobs anywhere, anytime.
  • Chatter Mobile
    The next generation of cloud computing is social, collaborative and delivers real-time access to data and information across new mobile devices. Chatter Mobile for Apple iPad, iPhone and the iPod touch, Google Android and RIM BlackBerry can be used to transition from desktop to mobile apps in the enterprise. It enables users to monitor their Chatter feeds, including posts from colleagues and alerts from apps, post status updates and comment on relevant conversations from their mobile device.
  • F-Secure Mobile Security 6 with anti-theft capabilities
    The F-Secure Mobile Security 6 with anti-theft capabilities allows users to lock the phone or erase confidential data remotely by sending an SMS and, in some cases, it allows the phone to be located.
  • Rugged handheld mobile computer
    The Intermec CN50 rugged handheld mobile computer comes with ultra-high-speed processing power, 3G wireless network speeds and a longer battery life.
  • Enterprise server mobility platform
    Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 — the next generation of RIM’s secure, push-based server software for business mobility — is now available.
  • Wireless networking
    Minitar has launched three draft IEEE 802.11n wireless networking devices.
  • Commercial-grade rugged PDA
    Since the launch to the Openfire RPDA 5 last year, the demand for an industrial-grade, GSM/GPRS and UMTS/HSDPA (3G) capable rugged PDA became apparent. The IP 54 rated, ultra-heavy duty, magnesium alloy house RPDA 5 meets that demand.
  • 43/45 dB OTDR
    The Nettest CMA 5000 43/45 dB OTDR uses a combination of high-performance hardware and easy-to-use software. It has a dedicated touch screen and hard key user interface. The application reduces the time to install, commission and maintain fibre spans.
  • Intel Core2 Duo PCs and tablets
    Opentec Solutions has released the Intel Core2 Duo powered Series 5 RPCs (rugged portable notebook computers) and RPTs (rugged portable tablet computers).
  • Wireless distribution
    The EOC-3220 series of wireless outdoor bridges/access points/wireless distribution systems operate in the 2.4 GHz frequency spectrum and support the 802.11b (11 Mbps) and 802.11g (54 Mbps) wireless standards.
  • Wireless network
    Intel has introduced the Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N network connection, an upgrade to the wireless component found inside Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology and other Intel-based laptops.
  • Mobile security
    Websense Wireless' URL categorisation engine allows wireless operators and service providers to provide advanced security features to protect both the end-users and the network from malicious web content and to adhere to regulatory, industry and government regulations designed to protect minors from inappropriate content.
  • Mobile banking
    MShift Mobile Banking enables financial institutions to provide customers with access to online banking services via their mobile phone, PDA, and other wireless devices.
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Case Study (5)
  • Perisher snow resort implements tablet PCs for paperless ticketing system
    Perisher snow resort has implemented a paperless ticketing system, by deploying tablet PCs and radio-frequency identification (RFID) gates.
  • WLAN gives students a technological fair go
    Students and teachers at Melbourne’s Bialik College have better access to networked resources and the internet thanks to a new virtualised wireless LAN.
  • Mobility logistics system speeds deliveries
    Busselton Freight Services (BFS) Metro & Regional Logistics has chosen the TransLogix Sapphire Transport Management Suite to provide a totally integrated logistics system to manage all BFS’s mobile assets [trucks] and employees in real time.
  • In-building mobile infrastructure for Optus HQ
    When Optus built a new campus-style headquarters in Macquarie Park, Sydney, the company selected Andrew Wireless Solutions to design and install an in-building wireless mobile communication infrastructure system.
  • Mobile website informs customers, moves advertising
    Fitness First, Australia’s largest chain of health clubs, now offers members access to gym and class information from their mobile phones through a website developed especially for mobiles. This service also allows car manufacturer Hyundai to target Fitness First members through their mobiles.

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