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Bringing BYOD to your enterprise
Bring your own device (BYOD) can be a boon for both employees and enterprises, but clear policies and management tools are needed. Feature
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Enterprise mobile security: Learn the keys to mobile app/OS protection
As users grow more mobile device-dependent, enterprise mobile security has become imperative. This chapter from "Mobile Application Security" details how to protect devices and safeguard mobile apps. Chapter Download
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Managing mobile workers
Managers of mobile workers have the responsibility in ensuring that their staff are performing their tasks efficiently, effectively and productively regardless of their location or even their working hours. Some managers embrace mobility while others... Mobile Insights
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Protecting your corporate laptops
In this special report, you'll discover how to protect your laptops from hackers and thieves and learn what to do if one of your corporate laptops is stolen. You'll also find information to help your employees safeguard their laptops while traveling.... Special Report
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Products of the Year 2005
You are invited to submit your company's mobile product(s) to be considered for our Products of the Year awards. Winning products will be highlighted in a special feature on SearchMobileComputing.com in January 2005. SearchMobileComputing.com
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Schools upgrade wireless LANs for iPad-in-the-classroom programs
School districts that adopt iPad-in-the-classroom programs must upgrade their wireless LAN technology in order to support the new mobile devices. News | 02 Jun 2011
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DiVitas adds mobile unified communications to its FMC client
Fixed-mobile convergence vendor DiVitas has added rich mobile unified communications features to its client and boosted its scalability by switching to a software-based approach. Article | 24 Sep 2008
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Microsoft cozies up to mobile managers
Microsoft says it will soon answer the pleas of mobile device administrators by adding handheld device management capabilities to its Exchange Server e-mail system. Article | 08 Jun 2005
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Managing mobile application security in the BYO device era
Users love downloading apps, which can make mobile application security, especially on employee-owned BYO devices, difficult to ensure. Find out how to improve mobile app security. Tip
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Meeting technical requirements for mobile health care deployments
IT departments deploying mobile health care solutions must ensure that using mobile devices in health care settings doesn't violate federal laws or compromise security. Tip
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Mobile device strategy bypassed as enterprises face tablet invasion
The tablet invasion has many enterprises rushing to accommodate end-user demand and bypassing a mobile device strategy to deal with mobile security and policies on an ad hoc basis. Tip
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What to look for in mobile device management systems
Learn about the core functions of mobile device management (MDM) systems so you can select the most comprehensive MDM system for your enterprise needs. Tip
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Defining the need for enterprise mobile device management software
Mobile device management software simplifies the complexity of supporting and securing the influx of mobile devices and multiple mobile operating systems in the enterprise. Two-part featured series
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Mobile presence key to improving unified communications
Presence is both a key feature and a key problem of unified communications systems. Busy workers rarely take the time to update their presence status so the technology is not used as intended. However, mobile presence is poised to change that. Locati... Tip
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Real-time location systems: Can you find me now?
Real-time location systems (RTLS) have been around for years. Retailers use these systems to track inventory, and trucking companies use them for fleet tracking. Although the two applications sound similar, the underlying RTLS technology for both app... Tip
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Mobile worker strategies
Mobile workers often need solutions beyond technological ones -- maintaining a positive working relationship with remote workers can be simple when following some basic policies. Tip
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Mobile user management: Mobile employees and team-building
Modern communications and networking technologies, services and products allow us to be productive almost everywhere, if we develop the right habits and take advantage of the available tools. The savings on real-estate-related costs can be a big plus... Tip
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Mobile user management: Managerial styles
Managers of mobile workers have the responsibility in ensuring that their staff are performing their tasks efficiently, effectively and productively regardless of their location or even their working hours. Some managers embrace mobility while others... Tip
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How can I ensure app store security for my remote users?
Our VPN security and remote access expert explains how to protect against application store threats in this Ask the Expert response. Answer
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hard reset (factory reset; master reset)
A hard reset, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of a device, such as a smartphone or tablet, to its state when it left the factory. All settings, applications and data added by the user are removed. Definition
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Android Factory Reset
Android Factory Reset is a feature that erases all device settings, user data, third-party applications, and associated application data from an Android device’s internal flash storage to return the device to the condition it was in when shipped from... Definition
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location awareness
Location awareness is a component of presence technology that delivers information about a device's physical location to another user or application. The location is usually determined by one of three methods... (Continued) Definition
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tablet PC
A tablet PC is a wireless personal computer (PC) that allows a user to take notes using natural handwriting with a stylus or digital pen on a touch screen. Definition
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geolocation
Geolocation is the detection of the physical location of an Internet connected computing device. As a noun, geolocation refers to the physical location itself; as a verb, the term refers to the process of detecting that location. Definition
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Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager (MSCMDM)
Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager (MSCMDM) is server-based software that allows enterprise IT professionals to manage and automate tasks for Windows Mobile devices. (Continued...) Definition
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push voice
Push Voice is a service that enables functionality normally associated with PBX-based phone systems for cellular phones or other mobile handsets... (Continued) Definition
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GPS messaging (Global Positioning System messaging or mid-air messaging)
GPS (Global Positioning System) messaging is a wireless messaging system for location-specific rather than recipient-specific messages. Definition
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Galileo
Galileo is the informal name for the European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), a system that will offer users anywhere in the world "near pinpoint" geographic positioning when it becomes fully operational by 2008. Designed to be interoperab... Definition
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telecommuting
Telecommuting and telework are synonyms for the use of telecommunication to work outside the traditional office or workplace, usually at home (SOHO) or in a mobile situation. Definition
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hard reset (factory reset; master reset)
A hard reset, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of a device, such as a smartphone or tablet, to its state when it left the factory. All settings, applications and data added by the user are removed. Definition
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Android Factory Reset
Android Factory Reset is a feature that erases all device settings, user data, third-party applications, and associated application data from an Android device’s internal flash storage to return the device to the condition it was in when shipped from... Definition
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How can I ensure app store security for my remote users?
Our VPN security and remote access expert explains how to protect against application store threats in this Ask the Expert response. Answer
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Managing mobile application security in the BYO device era
Users love downloading apps, which can make mobile application security, especially on employee-owned BYO devices, difficult to ensure. Find out how to improve mobile app security. Tip
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Bringing BYOD to your enterprise
Bring your own device (BYOD) can be a boon for both employees and enterprises, but clear policies and management tools are needed. Feature
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Meeting technical requirements for mobile health care deployments
IT departments deploying mobile health care solutions must ensure that using mobile devices in health care settings doesn't violate federal laws or compromise security. Tip
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Mobile device strategy bypassed as enterprises face tablet invasion
The tablet invasion has many enterprises rushing to accommodate end-user demand and bypassing a mobile device strategy to deal with mobile security and policies on an ad hoc basis. Tip
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Schools upgrade wireless LANs for iPad-in-the-classroom programs
School districts that adopt iPad-in-the-classroom programs must upgrade their wireless LAN technology in order to support the new mobile devices. News
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What to look for in mobile device management systems
Learn about the core functions of mobile device management (MDM) systems so you can select the most comprehensive MDM system for your enterprise needs. Tip
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Defining the need for enterprise mobile device management software
Mobile device management software simplifies the complexity of supporting and securing the influx of mobile devices and multiple mobile operating systems in the enterprise. Two-part featured series
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About Managing Mobile Users
As more employees require mobile access it can be quite a challenge to manage these mobile users. In this managing mobile users topic section you’ll learn how to determine which employees should have mobile devices that access your corporate resources, and you’ll discover tips and advice for managing mobile users regardless of whether the device is company issued or employee owned. Learn why managing mobile users is critical to the success of you mobile device strategy.