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Mobile application delivery
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IBM & Microsoft mobile clients: Unified communications for smartphones
IBM and Microsoft are unified communications market leaders and have developed mobile clients for smartphones. Learn how to extend your traditional IBM and Microsoft network tools and applications to your smartphone. Feature
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Mobile messaging for the enterprise
Mobile messaging, mobile voice and instant messaging continue to grow as popular communications media, yet many enterprises are still far behind user demand. This series on enterprise mobile messaging provides mobile managers with an in-depth view of... Mobile Insights
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A merging of global mobile styles
Though Antoine Wright doesn't know all the details of what will happen to mobility in the future, he does know that it is changing daily communications on a global-made-local level. Brighthand.com
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The growing impact of mobile messaging
The results of a study conducted by Osterman Research demonstrate the growth and challenges of mobile messaging. It looks at the benefits and burden of mobile messaging and addresses three important issues organizations must consider when expanding t... Research Report
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CallWave brings Web conferencing capabilities to mobile devices
CallWave's new FUZE software lets desktop users and road warriors alike join in rich-media Web conferencing. Article | 17 Sep 2008
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Visto adds mobile social networking to email application
Push email provider Visto has added mobile social networking to its product. Visto Social Networking aggregates multiple user identities into one easy-to-use address book and offers click-to-call and click-to-email capabilities. Article | 10 Sep 2008
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Mobile email for feds gets competitive
Mobile email security is a top concern for the federal government. Motorola Good Technology just released a government-grade offering that experts say will spark competition with BlackBerry. Article | 10 Oct 2007
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Mobile IM keeps users connected
Sybase iAnywhere added mobile IM to its suite of tools, creating a real-time mobile alternative to email and SMS. Article | 28 Feb 2007
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Motorola buys Good Technology, levels the playing field
Motorola today announced plans to buy Good Technology, a move that some experts say will spark fierce competition among Motorola, RIM and Nokia in the mobile email space. Article | 10 Nov 2006
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Mobile email, device management get big boost
Sybase iAnywhere has updated its Afaria and OneBridge products to ease mobile email, applications, security and device management. Article | 01 Nov 2006
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Enterprises failing to secure instant messaging
Results of a recent Symantec survey suggest that nearly three out of every five organizations have not secured their instant messaging applications. Article | 19 Jul 2006
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SMS vs. mobile email: Which is the 'killer app'?
SMS -- yes, what your kids call text messaging -- is widely used in the enterprise. But can SMS surpass mobile email? Article | 12 Jun 2006
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IM too critical a business app to ban
Despite reported security risks, CIOs shouldn't ban employees from using instant messaging (even if they could). Article | 22 Mar 2006
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ConfucisIM and IMuttering: The new language of IM
With instant messaging now used commonly in the workplace, colleagues are conjuring colloquialisms to describe a number of unique situations spawned by IM use. Article | 11 May 2005
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Ensuring secure and compliant enterprise mobile video platforms
Ensuring security and compliance of mobile video platforms both internally and externally is an important part of an enterprise mobile video conferencing strategy. Tip
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Enterprise mobile video conferencing: Benefits and drawbacks
Enterprise mobile video conferencing is delivering new services that improve productivity and cut costs, but there are some limits to its usefulness. Tip
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Accessing mobile unified communications with virtual desktops
Running virtual desktops for mobile unified communications provides users across many platforms access to the same UC apps available on their laptops or desktops. Learn about the benefits and challenges of integrating virtual desktops, unified commun... Tip
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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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Enterprise tablet PC comparison: What to look for
Many factors can influence the type of enterprise tablet PC you choose, from its screen size to how it fits into your mobile unified communications strategy. Learn which factors you should consider in your enterprise tablet PC comparison. Tip
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Choosing the best tablet PC for mobile unified communications
A flurry of recent tablet PC announcements has spurred some enterprise buyers to ask two key questions: What kind of tablet would users need for work, and how will tablets fit into a mobile unified communications strategy? Tip
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Coming soon! Mobile unified communications via LTE and WiMAX
Demand for enterprise mobile unified communications is increasing, but mobile operators are slow to address the business market. 4G (supported by LTE and WiMAX standards) could force operators to support mobile unified communications. Tip
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Mobile video conferencing not yet making for good mobile collaboration
Mobile video conferencing would seem to be an integral part of a good mobile collaboration strategy, but mobile video conferencing is ranked lower by mobile workers than other mobile collaboration tools. Tip
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Enterprise mobile providers lack UC mobile strategy, even Microsoft
At VoiceCon, a panel of enterprise mobile vendors struggled to provide a mobile strategy with integrated unified communications. Ten vendors participated. Microsoft opted out. Tip
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Mobile unified communications services
The growth of mobile phone usage and the availability of desktop unified communications (UC) solutions have created an opportunity for vendors and service providers to introduce products that enable mobile users to access many of the features that pr... Tip
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Palm equivalent of the Blackberry Enterprise Server
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Is it possible to use my cell phone as a modem?
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native application (native app)
A native application (native app) is an application program that has been developed specifically for use on a particular platform or device. The term is often mentioned in the context of mobile computing because, traditionally, mobile applications ha... Definition
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hybrid application (hybrid app)
A hybrid application (hybrid app) is one that combines elements of both native and Web applications. Native applications are developed for a specific platform and installed on a computing device. Web applications are generalized for multiple platform... Definition
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common short code (CSC)
Common short codes (CSC) are short telephone numbers, usually consisting of five digits, that are used to address SMS and MMS messages from cellular telephones. Common short codes may also be called mobile short codes or short numbers... (Continued) Word
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Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
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Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)
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Over the Air (OTA)
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automated speech recognition (ASR)
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Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS)
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disappearing e-mail
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WAX (Wireless Abstract XML)
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Mobile application delivery
Networking 360
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native application (native app)
A native application (native app) is an application program that has been developed specifically for use on a particular platform or device. The term is often mentioned in the context of mobile computing because, traditionally, mobile applications ha... Definition
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hybrid application (hybrid app)
A hybrid application (hybrid app) is one that combines elements of both native and Web applications. Native applications are developed for a specific platform and installed on a computing device. Web applications are generalized for multiple platform... Definition
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Ensuring secure and compliant enterprise mobile video platforms
Ensuring security and compliance of mobile video platforms both internally and externally is an important part of an enterprise mobile video conferencing strategy. Tip
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Enterprise mobile video conferencing: Benefits and drawbacks
Enterprise mobile video conferencing is delivering new services that improve productivity and cut costs, but there are some limits to its usefulness. Tip
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Accessing mobile unified communications with virtual desktops
Running virtual desktops for mobile unified communications provides users across many platforms access to the same UC apps available on their laptops or desktops. Learn about the benefits and challenges of integrating virtual desktops, unified commun... Tip
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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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Enterprise tablet PC comparison: What to look for
Many factors can influence the type of enterprise tablet PC you choose, from its screen size to how it fits into your mobile unified communications strategy. Learn which factors you should consider in your enterprise tablet PC comparison. Tip
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Choosing the best tablet PC for mobile unified communications
A flurry of recent tablet PC announcements has spurred some enterprise buyers to ask two key questions: What kind of tablet would users need for work, and how will tablets fit into a mobile unified communications strategy? Tip
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Coming soon! Mobile unified communications via LTE and WiMAX
Demand for enterprise mobile unified communications is increasing, but mobile operators are slow to address the business market. 4G (supported by LTE and WiMAX standards) could force operators to support mobile unified communications. Tip
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About Mobile Unified Communications
Mobile unified communications services and products enable enterprises to extend telephony features to their mobile users while making them more productive regardless of location. Employees need to access the same applications available on their desktops from their mobile devices and mobile unified communications provides the path extend your in-house corporate communication tools to your employees with anytime, anywhere access. Find out how mobile unified communications can leverage the business use of your mobile devices.