device management in news
Bye bye BlackBerry, hello Moto in £1m deal
News The data is guaranteed, the data is auditable by every bit and every byte… They even know what time the engineer charged their device and how charged the device is so we know exactly whether an... [12 Nov 2008]
VMware gets into mobile virtualisation game
News Isolating device drivers from the handset's operating system would also allow manufacturers to spend less on porting applications between models, VMWare claims. The virtualisation firm is also tapping into the trend... [11 Nov 2008]
Protecting the Beijing Olympics from hackers
News Automated real-time security audits also allowed Atos Origin to examine every new or reconfigured device connected to the Games' system to check the device had the proper security settings and antivirus... [30 Oct 2008]
Connaught cedes control of 6,500-strong mobile estate
News Mobility is Connaught's biggest challenge, according to Lucien Wynn, the company's IT director: "We have something like 2,000 people who use… a handheld device to manage work and cost and assets. Like most organisations... [16 Oct 2008]
Voice biometrics, war tech and the history of computing
News The video shows exactly how the device was used to model waves in the sea to help design torpedoes. Sticking with the war theme was a look at a device used to detect earthquakes as well as underground... [08 Oct 2008]
Sony Ericsson: Microsoft said no, no, no
News With Sony Ericsson's inaugural Windows Mobile device set to be launched in the coming days, the handset maker has revealed that it had to convince Microsoft to embrace plans to make the Windows interface more user-friendly. [26 Sep 2008]
Ballmer on Google rivalry, "brute force" and Windows headaches
News He said that it would be easier if Microsoft was trying to build a fixed-function device rather than an open, general-purpose platform. For the inside track on management and business visit BNET.co.uk,... [26 Sep 2008]
Battery tech can't keep up the portable pace
News Moving forward, Gartner's Tully, said the industry will focus on both battery improvements and energy-efficient device components. The reality is, the people who're buying Netbooks right now are…mature market users - the... [15 Sep 2008]
RIM chasing Apple with "lifestyle" features?
News Email was the killer application that catapulted RIM's BlackBerry device into near cult status in the corporate world. For the MySpace deal, RIM will now offer customised access to the popular social-networking site,... [12 Sep 2008]
Google ups Search Appliance index
News The earlier incarnation of the device could index as many as three million documents but the newer model can handle 10 million, said Matthew Glotzbach, director of product management for enterprise at... [06 Aug 2008]
Virtualisation key to staff-owned devices
News He said: "The virtual-machine model allows you to maintain a managed end point, using existing management infrastructure on a device that you don't know or care about. Gartner claimed that around 10 per... [30 Jun 2008]
Microsoft readies "Quebec" embedded Vista OS
News Microsoft's Windows Embedded family of products, which Microsoft sells to device makers, is designed to power thin client terminals, point-of-service terminals, gaming devices, medical-imaging systems, DVRs and... [06 Jun 2008]
Mobile management woes? O2's here to help
News The managed offering covers the initial configuration of the device and its dispatch to the user; day-to-day account administration - such as password and licence management, monitoring and alerts,... [21 May 2008]
RIM quiet on touchscreen BlackBerry rumours
News In fact, bypassing all the hype, RIM's latest device - the BlackBerry Bold - is as committed to the keyboard as ever, even if the smart phone has been styled to have an iPhone-esque silver silhouette. [14 May 2008]
Microsoft smartens up for enterprise mobility
News Microsoft also announced the launch of System Centre Mobile Device Manager (SCMDM) 2008 to enable businesses to offer more sophisticated mobile apps and features. Scott Rockfield, group product manager for Windows... [02 Apr 2008]
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