Vendor Research

Info-Tech Indaba conducted in-depth interviews with current mobile developers to get their thoughts on the state of the marketplace. This report explores their attitudes around platform selection, app store selection, and past and future changes...

(22-Feb-2012) Ten months after the release of Research in Motion's (TSX:RIM) first tablet, the device finally has an app to access email. But analysts say it may be too late for the Waterloo, Ont.-based company to make a dent in the tablet...

(26-Jan-2012) When Bruce Poon Tip was exploring in the South Pole earlier this month, he needed a way to communicate with his 1,500 employees scattered across the globe. But Poon Tip, the founder of Toronto-based global travel company G...

Evolution is the most successful design and creation process on the planet. For those involved in technology products, this realization provides a perfect classroom experience.

Case Study

The influx of consumer devices has brought along a variety of potential security risks through the consumer applications that end users have on their devices. Hamilton Health Sciences built an application ecosystem that mitigates the risk of...

Tool

Understand how personal and unmanaged devices (PUDs) could impact your budget. Use this tool decide how much the potential fixes will cost you to implement, and what savings are available by leveraging PUDs to re-design your infrastructure.

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The influx of consumer devices has put the Infrastructure Manager under heavy pressure to either provide access or lock down the network. Protect organizational assets while enabling end-user productivity.

Solution Set

The influx of consumer devices has put the Infrastructure Manager under heavy pressure to either provide access or lock down the network. Protect organizational assets while enabling end-user productivity.

Case Study

The influx of consumer devices has put the Infrastructure Manager under heavy pressure to either provide access or lock-down the network. Hamilton Health Sciences built a solution that has lessons for all organizations.

Vendor Research

This report will help vendors and solution providers better understand the Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution market.

The general feeling in the Valley right now seems to be that there is a dearth of really new ideas or companies in the hopper. DEMO was flat, everyone has their Cleantech investments in place, and people are tired of talking about Facebook for...

Vendor Research

This report will help vendors understand how to position their mobile device management (MDM) solutions.

A great number of electrons have been accelerated in describing Google's move to purchase Motorola Mobility Holdings for about $12.5B. During a dinner I shared with MS Chief Research and Strategy Officer (and member) Craig Mundie that evening,...

Vendor Research

This agenda discussion document positions Info-Tech Indaba's upcoming mobility research. By studying mobility from the IT department's perspective, the research will be able to uncover opportunities for vendors and solution providers. Info-Tech...

Adobe added to its ubiquitous PDF document creation and management platform on Monday with the purchase of a Palo Alto-based electronic-signature company called EchoSign. The San Jose software company had been attempting to develop its own...

(27-Jun-11) The last of Nortel's assets — patents for Internet search, mobile video and wireless networks that can be used in consumer technology — go up for auction Monday, ending an era for the bankrupt Canadian telecom company. Internet...

(07-Apr-11) In the world of technology, there’s hardly anything as dangerous as missing the boat on the next big thing. Take Microsoft and Nokia. The two behemoths dominated the high-tech universe in the 1990s, but only two months ago they were...

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The PlayBook is in the unfortunate position of having a lot of potential while its competitors, or at least competitor, have already reached theirs. It leaves a mixed first impression, but risk-tolerant business users might find a lot to like...

Two divergent tendencies are becoming almost painfully obvious among companies and countries. The fact that both are driven by the same motive force, that of the growth of e-Services, makes their differences all the more striking.

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Following up their powerful Big Brother inspired Superbowl commercial, Apple has released the Apple 2e, a lower cost, more powerful machine using newer chips to reduce component count while adding new features.

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The iPad 2 doesn't have any revolutionary new business features, but its cameras, in addition to increased comfort and speed, provide an incremental benefit to the already viable use of iPads in the enterprise.

It takes many things to make a success in the hyper-competitive computer hardware market. This is even more true for the sub-categories of personal computers, desktops, CarryAlongs (pads and netbooks), media players, and smartphones.

A friend of mine gave the gift of a new Kindle for Christmas. Being the thoughtful type, he told the recipient he would leave it on his own Amazon account, and that she could buy as many books as she wished for the next couple of weeks. Another...

With Steve Jobs' announcement that he is taking a medical leave from his position as CEO of Apple Inc, Mark Anderson makes some predictions about how Apple will fare in the marketplace.

(15-Dec-10) While the grape fields of Northern California may be the last place you would expect to see one of tech's hottest-selling gadgets, that's not the case at Jordan Winery, where the company recently gave iPads to all 97 employees....

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Early in 2010, Info-Tech predicted that it would be the year of the tablet. Was the prediction accurate? It was, although many vendors have not moved as quickly as expected getting their tablets to market. By the end of 2011, every major (and...

You have watched the industry strategic energies move over time from fewer users of more powerful machines, to a global base of users of many types of less-expensive computing and communications devices. It is almost fair to wonder about the...

Solution Set

Depending on the level of mobile security required, IT can implement policies, conduct training, or install third-party infrastructure to mitigate the risk of allowing personal mobile devices on the corporate network.

This week, after 15 years of being either one thing or another, Salon.com announced that it was up for sale. According to its SEC filing, the firm showed $1.4 million in revenues this year, up from $1 million a year ago. And its operating loss...

(22-Nov-10) When Apple launched the iPhone in 2007, information technology experts declared it unsuitable for business use – not least because of security concerns. That’s changed. The iPhone and more recent iPad are now credible business...