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Key success factors for Mobile Enterprises – Part 1

Recently I came across a blog post by Phillipe Winthrop discussing whether carriers can make inroads in the Enterprise Mobility market using consumer-centric devices like iPhone and Android-based devices. This got me thinking about what are some of the things that are needed for enterprises to adopt these consumer-centric devices. This is first in a series of posts discussing the mobility needs of an enterprise. In this post, we will discuss some of the requirements as they relate to the devices. In future posts, we will talk about the network requirements and enterprise readiness. Let’s talk about devices. Smartphones are becoming ubiquitous in the consumer market and have been for a while in the enterprise market thanks to RIM’s... (more...)

“User Experience” to drive future smartphone market

InStat today put out a report on the worldwide smartphones trends. According to this report, smartphones of future will have a different user experience than today’s smartphones. InStat expects that this new user experience driven smartphones will increase competition and shipments will increase to 412 million in 2014. One key feature that InStat survey respondents would like in their future smartphones is accelerometer. According to InStat, of the 412 million shipped in 2014, 340 million smartphones will have accelerometer in them. Another observation in the report is that 52% of the cost of building a smartphone goes towards the display, baseband and app processors, and software & licensing. Though one pecularity about this observation... (more...)

Mobile issues to tackle in tough economic clime

Self-Promo Alert! Here is an article I wrote for Mobile Marketing in which I talk about the challenges companies face in launching mobile campaigns in this tough economic climate. Justifying the investment is just the first hurdle. If you can successfully get past that, you have to consider other issues which I talk about in the article. So, click on the link to read it and then come back and let me know what your take is.  Read More →

Announcing our first Android App: SmarToucans

Today is an exciting day in our lives. We launched our first Android game, SmarToucans. This game is targeted for preschoolers and kindergartners. You can see some screenshots below: It runs on Android version 1.5 (Cupcake) and above and has been extensively tested on the Droid Eris. It is available right now, absolutely free in the Android Market. So, go ahead, download and make a preschooler or kindergartner in your life a SmarToucan. Note: If you do download, drop me a comment here letting me know which phone you are using and also I would appreciate any feedback.  Read More →

Key success factors for Mobile Enterprises – Part 1

Recently I came across a blog post by Phillipe Winthrop discussing whether carriers can make inroads in the Enterprise Mobility market using consumer-centric devices like iPhone and Android-based devices. This got me thinking about what are some of the things that are needed for enterprises to adopt these consumer-centric devices. This is first in a series of posts discussing the mobility needs of an enterprise. In this post, we will discuss some of the requirements as they relate to the devices. In future posts, we will talk about the network requirements and enterprise readiness. Let’s... (more...)

Mobile issues to tackle in tough economic clime

Self-Promo Alert! Here is an article I wrote for Mobile Marketing in which I talk about the challenges companies face in launching mobile campaigns in this tough economic climate. Justifying the investment is just the first hurdle. If you can successfully get past that, you have to consider other issues which I talk about in the article. So, click on the link to read it and then come back and let me know what your take is.  Read More →

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