Well, it looks like the iPhone is not just for the hipsters making fashion statements, as AT&T said four out of ten iPhone sales are going to enterprises. AT&T CEO of Business Solutions, Ron Spears, threw out this figure during a Barclays Capital conference Thursday and some analysts believe he may be spinning the numbers…
BoxTone rolls out managment tools for corporate smartphones
BoxTone is trying to make it easier for businesses to manage its smartphones and the company has introduced a Mobile Service Management product to help companies deal with the onslaught on personal and corporate smartphones. Research In Motion’s BlackBerry has been a beast in the enterprise space because it offers a secure, easily-manageable platform but…
iPhones Replacing BlackBerrys at Standard Chartered Bank
UK-based, Asia-operating Standard Chartered Bank is allowing its 75,000 employees to replace their BlackBerry with iPhones if they prefer. Although RIM has been riding high on consumer sales lately, they still have a massive installed base of enterprise customers. Standard Chartered is far from the biggest bank in the UK, but it’s still a significant…
LinkedIn App Available for Windows Mobile
Considering there’s a LinkedIn client for just about every mobile platform on the planet, I was surprised to find out that the first Windows Mobile app just became available recently. The app lets you do everything you’d expect, like post updates, view your profile, browse connections, search for contacts, and check out the feed of…
WebEx App for BlackBerry Ready for Download
Cisco has released an app for BlackBerry to join their iPhone offering that now allows you to tune into and conduct WebEx presentations while on the go. Attendees can click meeting links within BlackBerry calendar invitations or e-mails that will initiate an inbound call, launch the app, and hook them up with the desired presentation.…
RIM and HP Launch ePrint for BlackBerry
Back at WES ’09, HP and RIM announced a partnership that led to a location-based enterprise-grade social network, and had announced CloudPrint and Operations Manager mobile apps that would allow a variety of printer activities to be done via BlackBerry. That app is now (finally) ready, and looks pretty easy to use. Just crack open…
Motorola i1 Brings Android, Ruggedness and Push to Talk to the Yard
The Motorola i1 has gone all official-like at CTIA today, offering push-to talk over Sprint’s iDEN network, Wi-Fi, and a 5 megapixel camera, topped with a dollop of Android and wrapped a velvety coat of military-spec ruggedness. Plain Jane vanilla Android here – no Blur, but the folks who use PTT and need a rugged…
Verizon to Charge BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Users?
At Mobile World Congress, RIM announced a new BlackBerry corporate product called BES Express, meant to bring core enterprise mobility services usually associated with their premium enterprise server to small and medium businesses for free. There was some worry that this move would grind on carriers, who would lose out on juicy dollars from BES…
Hands-On with BlackBerry Presenter
One of the casualties of the frantic business of Mobile World Congress was some playtime I had planned with the BlackBerry Presenter, announced at CES. Now that the dust has settled, I’ve had some time to sit and and have a go with RIM’s latest accessory. In short, the BlackBerry Presenter allows you to control…
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Now Available for Free Download
At Mobile World Congress’ general keynote, RIM announced a new enterprise product called BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express, which, as of its availability today, brings basic mobility management to small businesses completely for free. Designed to phase out RIM’s previous SMB product, BlackBerry Professional Software, BESX will handle not only BlackBerry, but a host of other…