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4G + Special App = Inspection Time ÷ 2

on June 20, 2011 by Editor

It’s always reassuring when a chef eats what she cooks or an auto worker drives the brand he builds. So when Sprint uses its own technology, you can be sure we believe in it.

For instance, we recently announced how we’re using a 4G mobile application that enables our commercial property inspectors to accomplish their tasks in half the time. A company our size has a lot of properties, as you can imagine. More than 750 facilities, as a matter of fact, and each one has to be inspected annually.More...


4G in the Enterprise Ecosystem

on June 16, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

Enterprise workers do things differently today, and the demands for technology are great. What’s driving this revolution: Real-time communication and collaboration, instant access to information, a mobile workforce, and a craze for the latest devices and applications. All this makes doing business easier, but puts increasing demands on the enterprise network. More...


Welcome to the Network: Malware and Mobile Threats

on April 12, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

Cybercrime -- criminal activity over the Internet, computers, and networks --  is pervasive, and no company is too big or too small to be affected. According to one study, companies experience an average of one successful security breach each week. Take, for example, the much-publicized incident on April 4More...


Mobile Device Mania & Security

on March 29, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

For the first time in history, the number of smartphones sold worldwide exceeded the number of PC sales in the fourth quarter of 2010: 100 million smartphones versus 92 million PCs.  In fact, smartphones grew 72 percent in 2010. Tablets are not far behind.  More than 17 million tablets were sold last year and Gartner forecasts 2011 tablet sales will reach almost 45 million.  That is a remarkable 164 percent growth rate. More...


More Partners Power M2M Momentum

on March 28, 2011 by Wayne Ward

The momentum continues to build in M2M, as Sprint has announced several more partnerships beyond the ones we’ve talked about here recently. The announcement of the newest partners was made at the CTIA show, the industry’s gathering spot for all things wireless. More...


More on the M2M Healthcare Front

on March 21, 2011 by Wayne Ward

There are two more M2M news items worth noting in the wake of last month's HIMSS (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society) conference.Sprint made a couple of key announcements during the event, regarding partnerships with IDEAL LIFE and BL Healthcare. More...


Healthcare Industry is Looking at M2M

on March 09, 2011 by Wayne Ward

Don’t know if you happened to see it, but there was a good article the other day at RCR Wireless News about Sprint’s presence at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference, focusing particularly on M2M and its potential in healthcare. More...


Connected Transportation is One Future for M2M

on January 27, 2011 by Wayne Ward

“Connected Transportation” is a term you may not have heard much, but you will. That is what Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has identified as a company goal in the M2M arena. More...


Trends that are Transforming Enterprise IT

on January 25, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

At breakneck speeds, the enterprise world is changing. Consider the technology advances in just one year: new mobile devices and business applications, the social networking phenomena, the explosion of cloud computing, and the evolution of Unified Communications. Let's take a look at a few key business trends and the impact on enterprise IT: More...


A New Way of Thinking for Enterprise IT in 2011

on January 18, 2011 by Heidi Gigler

As IT organizations across the country get to work in this new year, they may be seeing things change before their very eyes. There is a paradigm shift on the horizon, particularly relating to enterprise tablets, data and storage, the cloud, and non-traditional enterprise partners. More...