Bad News for Stand-Alone MDM: No One Wants You
Organizations are making use of existing tools.Consolidation in the crowded mobile device management market shows that businesses don't want standalone MDM. The bigger story is that IT and vendors are...
View ArticleIntegrating Employees' Smart Devices
BYOD model is not entirely a win-win.Companies are increasingly permitting employees to BYOD, or bring (and use) their own smart devices. Being able to use the latest, fastest, sleekest, coolest...
View ArticleMDM Helps Bank Manage Apple iPhones, iPads
Bank expands mobile device policy.Apple's iPhones and iPads are popular consumer devices, but they've also found their way into corporate environments. Needham Bank is no exception. Beginning in 2010,...
View ArticleDepartment of Defense Outlines BYOD Tips
DoD gives BYOD blessing.Teri Takai, the Department of Defense's CIO, said the agency's new mobile strategy will allow a wide variety of devices to boost the efficiency of the workforce. Among tips from...
View ArticleHow Cloud Computing, Tablets Will Reshape the Desktop
Value amplifies when used in tandem.IT departments are embracing both cloud computing and mobile devices for their multiple benefits. At first, these two technologies may seem to be fairly independent:...
View ArticleMDM: BYOD Policies Not Communicated to Employees
68% of employees use their personal devices at work, but only 29% say their company has a BYOD policy If employers are not communicating their BYOD policies to employees, is the managed services...
View ArticleJust Starting? A Primer on Enterprise Mobility
Rule 1: Robust and flexible MDM has been critical to manage the explosion of consumer devices and mobilityIncreasing numbers of business applications are helping mobile workers get things done in the...
View ArticleGood Technology Files Patent-Infringement Lawsuits
Challenges MobileIron and AirWatch on four U.S. patentsSecure enterprise mobility vendor, Good Technology, has taken out lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Northern District of...
View ArticleWhat to Protect: The Device, the Data or Both?
From "sandboxing" to "app-wrapping" - here's a guide to the tools you can use From "sandboxing" to "app-wrapping" - here's a guide to the tools you can use. It's imperative to be able to identify all...
View ArticleSecurity Vendors Fail To Tackle Mobile Malware
Too much emphasis on the physical leaves data vulnerable.Malware is still the biggest threat to mobile security, but most mobile device management (MDM) strategies tend to focus on securing the...
View ArticleGartner PC Shipments: Tablet Sales Cannibalizing PC Sales
Enterprise IT managers can expect these new devices to be coming through the corporate door, affecting mobile management strategies.How did PC shipments do in the fourth quarter of 2012? According to a...
View Article7 Enterprise Mobility Predictions For 2013
BYOD should have been 2012's word of the year. "Mobile management" may take its crown in 2013.Oxford American Dictionaries chose "GIF" as 2012's word of the year. But if CIOs were voting, the winner...
View ArticleStrategy Should Drive Your Mobile Management Choices
Cesar Berenguer, managing director at AirWatch, says that companies should set their strategies before choosing a mobile management solutionHow should companies combine all these management tools to...
View ArticleBYOD Gives Organizations a Competitive Edge
BYOD and the consumerization of IT are transforming the enterprise and ushering in new opportunities and risks. Creating an effective strategy is paramount.Over the last few years, as the use of mobile...
View ArticleEarworms: The Rise of Mobile Malware
Android devices are reportedly more vulnerable to next-generation malware than iPhones.Stoking worries that smartphones and tablets represent the next frontier for malware, security researchers have...
View ArticleAustralian firms are early BYOD adopters
Companies are looking to BYOD to improve business processes and maintain competitive advantage.A survey of nearly 1,500 IT decision-makers in 10 countries suggests that seven out of 10 companies...
View ArticleEmbrace BYOD or Be Left Behind, Says Dell
More and more companies believe they will be at a competitive disadvantage without use of the BYOD model.The findings of another survey into BYOD conclude that approximately 70% of companies believe...
View ArticleBYOD Security Could Be Aided by Cloud
Want to make BYOD as secure as possible for your organization? Look up in the cloud for answersCompanies have been worrying about how to securely utilize a BYOD policy over the past couple of years,...
View ArticleHow a Financial Services Firm Took On iPads
Blackstone considers opening up the mobile program to include more iPads, as well as Android and Windows 8 devices.With BYOD iPad security under control, financial services firm Blackstone looks toward...
View ArticleConsumer Technology Is Driving Enterprise Change
Global survey shows that businesses are more focused on consumer tech than they are on enterprise-driven technology.Is the widespread use of consumer technologies in the enterprise affecting...
View ArticleHow BYOD Will Change Corporate IT Departments
There is no stopping the BYOD juggernaut; here's how corporate IT departments can and must change to accommodate new demands. The consumerization of IT and BYPD don't mean just bringing your own...
View ArticleCOPE Will Outshine BYOD in 2013
The "corporate owned, personally enabled" model offers companies traditional control while giving end users the choice they crave.As the BYOD conversation begins to die down, the next wave in...
View ArticleBlackBerry's Enterprise Candy Won't Tempt CIOs
BlackBerry is trying to lure buyers with something they can already get from Apple and Google. The tactic won't work in the business arena.The same things Apple and Google did to steal the top spot...
View ArticleBlackBerry Extends MDM Services to iOS and Android
With BES 10, BlackBerry is responding to the realities of a heterogeneous workplace--and markeplace.If you can't beat 'em, manage 'em? BlackBerry, the company formerly known as RIM, has released the...
View ArticleBYOD: The Early Bird Gets the Productivity Worm
BYOD to make enterprise stand in good stead, if adopted early, according to Dell study.A recent study by Dell suggests that BYOD is doing wonders for enterprises, with a few caveats. First, IT...
View Article10 Criteria for an Enterprise MDM Solution
Leading industry analysts recommend the 10 things that enterprise must consider when evaluating a mobile device management solution.The mobile device management (MDM) space is quickly consolidating,...
View ArticleLarger Enterprises More Open to BYOD Adoption
Research shows that more enterprises are embracing the BYOD model, with larger organizations more open to adoption. Research from mobile security provider Good Technology has revealed that more...
View ArticleIT Execs Predict Big Rise in Mobile Data Costs
BYOD is expected to bring big productivity gains, but also significant cost to companies.BYOD is creating new challenges for IT. The top two sources of frustration are onboarding and supporting the...
View Article10 Things to Consider When Choosing an MDM Solution
The MDM market is getting noisy. Here are 10 considerations to help you find the right tools for your BYOD initiative.Mobile device management (MDM) solutions provide security, reporting, and...
View ArticleThe Big Mobile Problem You May Be Ignoring
Companies are right to fixate on issues such as configuration and security, but not at the cost of expense management.Device configuration, access to corporate resources, security capabilities, and app...
View ArticleEnterprise App Stores May Cure BYOA Woes
In the wake of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement comes BYOA, or bring your own application.Enterprise workers are not only bringing their own devices (BYOD), they are also bringing their own...
View ArticleApple Could Lose Corporate Ground to Samsung
Apple needs to pay attention to the enterprise if it does not want to lose its place at the corporate table.Despite building enterprise-grade products, Apple is not marketing iPhones and iPads to...
View ArticleBest Practices For Enterprise Mobile Device Management
The shifting sands of the mobile device management landscape create challenges for enterprises.The rapid growth and evolution of the MDM market are creating challenges for enterprise IT organizations...
View ArticleCloud MAM: Strategic Focus Avoids Pitfalls
As IT organizations move from MDM to MAM, gaining physical possession of the device can be difficult.If mobile devices are the Wild West of enterprise devices, then the cloud is the still barely...
View ArticleHow to Deploy Mobile Device Management Effectively
A mobile device management strategy is needed to control BYOD programs, but care must be taken to implement MDM effectively.It isn’t all sunshine and rainbows in the world of BYOD. As the use of mobile...
View ArticleTop 10 Enterprise Mobility Myths Busted
To move along the enterprise mobility continuum, companies need to know the truth about 10 commonly cited myths.The enterprise mobility industry is at a pivotal time as companies look to gain greater...
View ArticleHow To Balance HIPAA Compliance and BYOD
It's tricky to maintain HIPAA compliance while managing the many devices practitioners are using.Research shows that clinicians use 6.4 different mobile devices in a day on average. Mobile health...
View ArticleMalware Is Hopping Along for BYOA Ride
End user training is your best defense against the dark apps.BYOD is a growing concern for enterprise IT managers, but they must now turn their attention to BYOA--or bring your own apps. Users are...
View ArticleBYOD Makes Oxford English Dictionary--Now What?
"BYOD" is officially in the OED. Does this mean BYOD's time has come or that its time has passed?When new words get added to the Oxford English Dictionary, it's a big deal. It gives the people, places,...
View ArticlePentagon Prepares for a Future Without BlackBerry
The Pentagon and Department of Defense look to future without BlackBerry, as security clearance for iOS and Android nears.
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