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 This morning Cognizant, the company where I work as an analyst, reported their earnings. In the earnings call Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza stated, "This year we expect to deliver about $500 million in SMAC (social, mobile, analytics, cloud) related services." That is a significant...May. 10, 2013 02:45 PM EDT Reads: 1,539 |
 In my research on companies that are transforming themselves by adopting an integrated SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) strategy, I came across a recent blog article by the CIO of Woolworths Limited, Dan Beecham. I will share some excerpts from it here.
Woolworths is an Aus...Apr. 18, 2013 01:44 PM EDT Reads: 1,609 |
 How many advertisements for automobiles today promote the fact their cars are horseless carriages? None! Why? It is an assumption that your automobile will be horseless. The same is happening today with mobile apps. Who would develop a work order management or scheduling system tod...Apr. 1, 2013 08:15 AM EDT Reads: 1,506 |
 If you want to learn iOS 6 development, this is a great place to start. The book spends the first several chapters covering the basics. The author first shows you how to get your system setup and how to install Xcode. He then covers the Xcode interface and the iOS simulator.
After tha...Mar. 11, 2013 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,485 |
 We’ve heard about Google Glasses. And we’ve heard about Apple iWatch. And yes, we’ve heard about people embedding cellphones into shoes [1]. Once again, the term “wearable computing” is becoming a hot topic in news and literatures. Some have even announced that the age of wearable tech...Mar. 4, 2013 09:30 AM EST Reads: 2,455 |
 There have been quite a lot of rumors these last few weeks with regards to Apple reportedly working on an iWatch. I was wondering what they would gain with such a move? Some have pointed out that they already have the iPod Nano as a simple watch, but this repeats the functionality of t...Feb. 19, 2013 05:00 AM EST Reads: 1,484 |
 The telecom industry will be challenged in the coming year as operators learn to adapt to the rapidly changing mobile landscape.
2012 was the year of mobile – big brands and Internet companies have just started to realize the potential impact that mobile communications can have on the...Feb. 18, 2013 08:00 AM EST Reads: 1,908 |
 It’s that time again – the New Year has arrived and everyone’s excited to start 2013 on the right foot. We’re ready to tackle the biggest projects, climb the tallest mountains, and make the biggest deals. Now all we need are the right tools to help us get the job done.
To make this ta...Jan. 19, 2013 03:00 PM EST Reads: 3,297 |
 This is a massive cookbook with tons of recipes. It covers a ton of material and it covers it in depth. Although this book is more of a reference than a cover to cover read, every time I use it to look something up I find myself getting sucked in and reading several chapters.
The auth...Jan. 10, 2013 08:30 AM EST Reads: 2,044 |
 I did not look closely at the description of this book before acquiring it. I mistakenly thought it was going to be about the Core Frameworks iOS has to offer. I thought that because I own the previous version of the author's book The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Core Concepts and Essen...Jan. 2, 2013 07:00 AM EST Reads: 2,676 |
 Prevention is better than cure. For many this is a cliché ridden saying, but there is a whole lot of truth in this it; why waste money on curing a certain medical condition, when you can prevent. What's more, you can now give mobile power to your efforts at prevention and improving yo...Dec. 3, 2012 11:53 PM EST Reads: 1,298 |
 If you flat-out asked your resident nerd what gifts they are hoping for as the holidays get into full swing, you might get a response like, “You mean besides for an uncut Blu-ray version of the original Star Wars Trilogy? Hmm, let me think…” But even if the family Jedi is less than hel...Dec. 2, 2012 02:00 PM EST Reads: 5,566 |
 Nowadays Mobile should be at the centre of your corporate strategy, if it is not then you are probably missing out on some major cost saving and streamlining benefits to your business through innovation to your Information Workers. Though going mobile is not a magic bullet, the major ...Nov. 29, 2012 07:45 AM EST Reads: 2,050 |
 When I talk to CIOs, they usually complain that the trend of Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, is undermining their ability to keep their organization’s infrastructures and data secure. Every employee who comes to work with his or her smartphone or tablet and pulls up sales reports, help...Nov. 23, 2012 09:15 AM EST Reads: 3,747 |
 Quest Software has begun supporting BYOD -- even with the full blessing of IT, and this has had benefits far beyond just the users’ sense of empowerment.
The growing acceptance of bring your own device (BYOD) at enterprises comes with promise and perils.
We'll see how this has had be...Nov. 15, 2012 10:00 AM EST Reads: 2,247 |
 Now might be a good time to consider some of the options available from Citrix and others to get the organization back on track without adding hours of suffering commuting to employees schedules.
If you are one of the millions in the North East lucky enough to escape the worst of Sand...Nov. 12, 2012 12:54 PM EST Reads: 1,275 |
 This was a perfect size book for what I needed. What I needed was a book that would get me back up to speed quickly on UNIX. I have not used UNIX since the late 80's, and I have not used Mac since the early 90's.
The book starts off with a nice introduction to you Unix and why you wou...Nov. 6, 2012 07:02 PM EST Reads: 1,762 |
 On returning from an awesome SAP TechEd in Las Vegas, I was waiting in the departure lounge for my Virgin Atlantic flight and looked through the iTunesU videos I had on my iPad2. There I saw the WWDC2010 Keynote, one that I had personally attended and decided to view it. Within 10 minu...Oct. 23, 2012 06:15 AM EDT Reads: 2,393 |
 Although Apple quickly fixed their delete test page that caused problems with user's wifi connections on their new iPhone 5s, that is not the real issue.
There is still a huge issue with iOS 6 and possibly iPhone 5 hardware. The forums are buzzing with users having issues and returnin...Sep. 24, 2012 11:26 AM EDT Reads: 2,358 |
 I am writing this on the morning of September 12 2012, the same day that it is envisaged that Apple will announce the iPhone5, availability of iOS6 and possibly a few more interesting assets. They have never been a company that has been shy when it comes to innovation, so I thought I w...Sep. 13, 2012 09:15 AM EDT Reads: 2,186 |
 The highly empowered mobile user is a disruptive trend most enterprises have yet to come to grips with. This is causing huge changes in enterprises. Friends at Wikibon, the awesome open research and collaboration site, have produced an infographic that helps capture some key dimensi... Sep. 8, 2012 04:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,844 |
 As a Mobile Evangelist I keep preaching that... Mobile is the new Enterprise and Mobile is Now! This is a phrase that most businesses should now have heard many times over the last year and a half, or they are already living it daily by enabling their mobile workforce. Also we hear dai...Sep. 3, 2012 02:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,335 |
 Smartphone penetration in the US recently passed the 50 percent mark and it’s a similar story in Europe. There are now nearly 110 million smartphone owners in the US alone, according to comScore. The tablet market is also growing fast and mobile devices are claiming an ever-greater sha...Sep. 3, 2012 02:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,146 |
 A nice compact way of getting familiar with OS X Mountain Lion. It is an overview of everything included with OS X Mountain Lion.
The easiest way to show you the high level topics covered is to list the table of contents. I have listed the chapters below along with the topics included...Aug. 30, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,181 |
 It is common knowledge in Business that Mobile is the New Enterprise and that Mobile is Now! Meaning that you should have a strategy to build Mobile Apps that mobilize your core systems and free your Information Workers to work anytime and anywhere. The Power behind Enterprise Mobility...Aug. 29, 2012 11:33 AM EDT Reads: 2,232 |
 I purchased the OS X Lion: The Missing Manual to help me ramp up for my new MacBook Pro. Although I had been a Mac user in the past, it was in the distant past. It did a great job answering all the questions I had as I familiarized myself with the Mac operating system. The author does ...Aug. 29, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 3,419 |
 On Monday, August 27, 2012 The Wall Street Journal publish a The Technology Journal Report dedicated to mobile apps.
In this section they published some very interesting numbers that I wanted to share:The average smartphone user will download 37 mobile a... Aug. 29, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,850 |
 History buffs will note that Apple scored one of the most lopsided victories since Agincourt on Tim Cook’s one-year anniversary as the company’s CEO. Late Friday, a jury in a San Jose, Calif., courtroom decided overwhelmingly in favor of Apple’s patent claims against ...Aug. 27, 2012 08:30 AM EDT Reads: 1,094 |
 A few days ago a number of tweets caught my eye. Both appeared fortuitously within a minute of each other. Separately they were powerful in their own rights but together they made me think and reaffirmed my thoughts about Mobile UX/Design and how Mobile Apps should relate to the Enterp...Aug. 25, 2012 05:15 AM EDT Reads: 3,289 |
 In previous articles I mentioned the MIC and the CMoO, but as a recap let me again explain here... The Mobile Innovation Council’s Team should contain 10 to 20 key members such as, skilled representatives from the corporate Mobile Development Team, a Mobility Architect, the Stakeholder...Aug. 15, 2012 08:36 AM EDT Reads: 2,687 |
 I mentioned in a previous article that Mobile Apps cross many boundaries... Consumer, Social, Geographic, Language & Business. What I firmly believe this that from this list two stand out in the light more that the others and those are interrelated.. the boundaries of Geographic and La...Aug. 13, 2012 08:31 AM EDT Reads: 2,181 |
 With the growing trends in mobilization and virtualization, the implementation of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies is increasingly popular among businesses around the globe. In a time when the majority of employees own a smartphone, laptop, or tablet, it makes sense that they shou...Aug. 11, 2012 03:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,394 |
 One thing I feel so strongly about as a Mobile Evangelist, and I guess I should do, is that Mobile is Empowering!!! Not only in the Consumer space as we already know by the mLifestyle that we all seem to be living, but in the Enterprise or Business space. The Empowering force of Mobile...Aug. 9, 2012 08:15 AM EDT Reads: 2,223 |
 It came to me whilst watching the London 2012 Olympics and after reading Eric Lai's blog last week, that mentioned Mobile Apps used during the Olympics, that not only is London 2012 aiming to Inspire a Generation but the Mobile age that we are in now will also have the same effect. We ...Aug. 6, 2012 08:57 AM EDT Reads: 2,169 |
 So far this year, I have been on a few travels and presented to many hundreds of people interested in Mobile in the Enterprise and what SAP are doing to make the development and deployment of Enterprise Mobile Apps easier. On one trip to Slovenia I became my alter-ego of the Mobile Pre...Aug. 2, 2012 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,108 |
 Wi-Fi has truly come of age as a viable means to connect mobile devices to the Internet. The past four blogs in this series have highlighted some of the key findings of a recent survey of U.S. mobile users by Cisco’s Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG). Our survey uncovered some ...Aug. 1, 2012 06:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,330 |
 It was reported last week that currently in the UK our communication habits are shifting to digital-based chat via Messaging/Texting/SMS as the most common form of daily contact between friends and family. In fact Brits are twice as likely to send a SMS than to dial a number or any oth...Jul. 26, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,902 |
 I want to preface this by saying that I’m an Android fan boy. I’ve owned a device running each and every version of Android at some point, from the G1 with Android 1.0 (did it have a codename?) through my Galaxy Nexus with Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean coming soon. I have also nev...Jul. 20, 2012 06:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,162 |
 Recently I was entering names of contacts in iOS and noticed that from iOS 5 onwards, Apple have allowed us to add new fields for each individual of 'Related People'. Obviously this makes sense with respects to friends or family, though currently this seems to be nothing other than a m...Jul. 18, 2012 09:52 AM EDT Reads: 1,972 |
 There have been many articles and thoughts on the mWallet, where the mobile device takes the place of a physical wallet containing cash and bank cards and this is evolving fast. I'm wondering now, with the fantastic growth in Mobile and the combination of the Tablet Device, that we are...Jul. 16, 2012 01:25 PM EDT Reads: 2,010 |
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