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The Top Ten Blog Posts for 2009

on January 20, 2010 by Mark Ivey

With the new year upon us, we thought it would be a good time to look back...so we could look ahead.

By that, I mean 2009 was the year of predictions for Seamless Enterprise. Several of our bloggers took a crack at predicting emerging trends and created forward-looking visions of the future. Three of these articles stood out in my mind: More...


Enterprises Driving the Mobile Cloud … for Now

on January 06, 2010 by Steve Parrott

Watch for the enterprise to drive mobile cloud computing adoption for the short term, before consumer applications help that side of the business catch up and surpass business usage. That was one of the take-aways from a December 10 ABI Research webinar on mobile cloud computing. More...


The Maturing of Mobile Devices

on September 08, 2009 by Sushant Mathur

Not too long ago, a smartphone was viewed as unnecessary by consumers and inappropriate or inadequate by enterprises, mostly due to security concerns.  Now, both sides of the aisle are converging in the middle, not only accepting smartphones, but demanding them more than any other type of mobile device.  Consumers obviously crave such devices to manage everything in their lives, socialize, and communicate. And, it is becoming clear to enterprises that their networks must adapt and accommodate these robust devices that enable their employees to be more productive, responsive, & efficient.  More...


Palm Pre Q&A: John Traynor

on August 28, 2009 by Mark Ivey

The Palm Pre launch earlier this summer was universally deemed a success, generating widespread interest. Given that it's been well over two months since the Palm introduction, we thought it would be a good time to revisit it. To that end, we asked John Traynor, Vice-President of Business Products at Palm, for his thoughts on the latest release of Palm webOS, Pre applications, the Sprint partnership, prospects for success in the business market, and more. More...


Ushering in Mobile 2.0 with the Palm Pre

on July 28, 2009 by Steve Parrott

More on the legacy of the Palm Pre, this time focusing on the potential of the Palm Mojo SDK (software development kit) and webOS to bring about the advent of Mobile 2.0. More...


The Pre and the Cloud

on July 21, 2009 by Steve Parrott

In a couple of earlier blog posts,  I introduced some of the unique features of the Palm Pre that I believe will ultimately out live the device itself. Now let’s focus on the way the "cloud" concept is uniquely deployed for the Palm Pre … and how that deployment changes the future for wireless devices everywhere. More...


Multi-app Functionality will Drive Success of Pre

on July 16, 2009 by Admin

In an earlier blog, Scott Carter and I introduced some of the unique elements of the Palm Pre, and I wanted to drill down on some of the key advances in evolution that I believe will become standard offerings in future mobile devices. First is the Palm Pre's remarkable ability to support the simultaneous use of multiple applications.More...


Pondering the Legacy of the Palm Pre

on July 09, 2009 by Steve Parrott

It's amazing how fast wireless devices evolve. Rapid-fire growth in the wireless market means that even the coolest devices of today are destined to become drink coasters. More...


10 Important Palm Pre Business Features (Part II)

on July 02, 2009 by Admin

Earlier I posted about the top ten Palm Pre features for business, starting with the first five. Here’s the final five: More...


10 Important Palm Pre Features for Business (Part I)

on June 22, 2009 by Scott Carter

Okay, so it only took me three postings before I succumbed to the urge to create a top 10 list.  I've been using Pre for several weeks now and have had a chance to really get to know the hardware and the operating system.  I was Palm way back to the 3COM days, but I've been all about Microsoft since Windows CE had its coming out party to the handheld (anyone not think the iPAQ was sexy?). More...