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Mobile Computing, Mobile Devices, Enterprise Mobility
Mobile computing involves interaction between the user and a small, portable computer device that can be used on site or in the field. The main aspects that comprise a mobile computer are: hardware, software, operating system and communication/wireless service provision. Modern mobile computers also often feature a raft of features; including camera, barcode scanner, phone and Internet access. This coming together of what have historically been features available on separate devices, is often referred to as Convergence.
Hand Held Products reveals first annual 'device life' survey
Dec 15, 2005
handheld scanners found crushed, drowned and cooked !!
HAND HELD PRODUCTS CATCHES THE SWEDISH POST
Dec 08, 2005
Hand Held Products, the world's leading supplier of image-based data capture systems, has won a contract with Swedish Post for 120 Dolphin(r) 9550 mobile computers and 120 IT4800 2D imagers.
Thomas Cook uses TouchStar system for in-flight sales
Dec 07, 2005
New TouchPC Falcon mobile computers help airline to streamline and capitalise on in-flight sales.
Unitech announces the PA980, the ultra rugged PDA - taking mobile computing into extreme environments
Dec 01, 2005
Unitech Europe, the EMEA head office for Unitech Electronics expands its PDA product range with the PA980, entering the Ultra rugged market space.
Savi and Intermec launch an enhanced active RFID reader system to track in-transit and RFID tagged military supplies
Nov 25, 2005
Provides more powerful and agile capabilities for real-time supply chain visibility in military operations
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES MOBILIZES TESCO STORE MANAGERS FOR MORE TIME ON THE SALES FLOOR
Nov 21, 2005
Tesco Selects Symbols MC50 Enterprise Digital Assistants to Help Store Managers Stay Connected
The New Vehicle Cradle for the Datalogic Jet PDA
Nov 11, 2005
The Datalogic Jet vehicle cradle is a now available to mount the Datalogic Jet PDA on vehicles for protection from vibrations and to supply power.
UK LAUNCH OF APRESTA WILL PROVIDE SECURE WIRELESS ACCESS TO A WIDE VARIETY OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION
Nov 11, 2005
Powerful solution will deliver anytime/anywhere access via any mobile device to enterprise data, applications, and business processes
The New Lynx 2D Bluetooth Reader from Datalogic
Nov 10, 2005
Datalogic announces the availability of the mobile version of its 2D hand held reader: the Lynx BT432 with Bluetooth radio technology.
Mobile Computing
Today with the proliferation of a new generation of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and PDAs, the emphasis is increasingly shifting to mobile and multi-device user experience, mobile social computing, next generation mobile solutions, mobile cloud services and infrastructure. Information that is readily available on a personal device anywhere, anytime has been the driving vision of mobile computing for the past two decades.
Mobile computing has three aspects: mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software. The first aspect addresses communication issues in ad-hoc and infrastructure networks as well as communication properties, protocols, data formats and concrete technologies. The second aspect is on the hardware, e.g., mobile devices or device components. The third aspect deals with the characteristics and requirements of mobile applications.
Rugged Mobile devices and PDAs are used in field service and workforce management applications. They are particularly useful for field service engineers recording work in the field, communicating information back to an office environment -sending and receiving invoices, ordering parts. They are commonly used in parcel delivery with couriers using these devices to scan barcodes and record signatures as proof of delivery.
Innovations in wireless technology, energy-efficient portable hardware and adaptive software, has enabled a massive growth in the use of these devises for businesses across the enterprise or for personal and social use. These devices are now so versatile that employees are using smartphones for business applications (BYOD –Bring Your Own Device)
This phrase has become widely adopted to refer to employees who bring their own computing devices – such as smartphones, laptops and PDAs – to the workplace for use and connectivity on the corporate network.
BYOD Security - Employees using personal smartphones and mobile devices at work, pose a security risk. Many corporations that allow employees to use their own mobile devices at work implement a BYOD security policy that clearly outlines the company's position and governance policy to ensure network security is not compromised by employees using their own devices at work.
Email and Web access is a reality that is experienced by millions of users worldwide through their smartphones and tablets. Hot spot access points for Wi-Fi connection are becoming more prevalent and widespread, even in London`s underground network.
Cloud computing is evolving as a new paradigm of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. The confluence of hardware virtualization, cloud and mobile computing drives the new era of mobile cloud computing. Platforms such as android, iOS, Windows 7 erodes the power of computing platforms like Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS and is creating cross platform app centric environment in which end-users and in particular the consumer marketplace will drive developments in business computing. There are endless possibilities that can be brought about with the mobile cloud in the near future.
