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• telecommuting

  Telecommuting is an arrangement to work outside the traditional office or workplace, usually at home or in a mobile situation. Continue Reading

• LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)

  LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a software protocol for enabling anyone to locate data such as organizations, individuals and other resources such as files and devices in a network -- whether on the public internet or on a corporate ... Continue Reading

• smartphone

  A smartphone is a cellular telephone with an integrated computer and other features not originally associated with telephones, such as an operating system, web browsing and the ability to run software applications. Continue Reading

• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

  Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) - sometimes called Multimedia Messaging System - is a communications technology developed by 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) that allows users to exchange multimedia communications between capable ... Continue Reading

• What are the benefits of Apple Business Manager?

  IT should learn the benefits of Apple Business Manager to decide if the program's configuration and monitoring services are a worthwhile supplement to existing MDM or EMM tools. Continue Reading

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  • telecommuting
  • LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
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  • Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

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  • GSM (Global System for Mobile communication)
  • instant app (Google Android instant app)
  • LTE (Long Term Evolution)

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• SIM card

  A SIM card, also known as a subscriber identity module, is a smart card that stores identification information that pinpoints a smartphone to a specific mobile network.Continue Reading

• GSM (Global System for Mobile communication)

  GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) is a digital mobile network that is widely used by mobile phone users in Europe and other parts of the world.Continue Reading

• How can organizations implement mobile app personalization?

  Organizations that want to boost user engagement on a mobile app should use personalization. They can follow these steps to implement personalization effectively.Continue Reading

• Evernote mobile app helps fill productivity gaps

  Taking and organizing notes is an important part of many employees' jobs. Evernote can help business users manage notes, which can be even more critical on mobile devices.Continue Reading

• instant app (Google Android instant app)

  A Google Android instant app is a small software program that enables end users to test out a portion of a native Android app without installing it on a device.Continue Reading

• What mobile device analytics can do for you

  The hype around analytics is real. When it comes to mobile, this technology can help IT administrators glean more information about users, business processes and more.Continue Reading

• Pros of dedicated API services for cross-platform mobile apps

  One API can rule them all -- but developers shouldn't be surprised if problems occur. Delve into the pros and cons of dedicated API services for cross-platform apps.Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of a low-code platform for mobile

  Low-code platforms for mobile app development come with plenty of controversy. Discover why developers hate them and how organizations can use them to empower end users.Continue Reading

• LTE (Long Term Evolution)

  Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for 4G wireless broadband technology that offers increased network capacity and speed to mobile device users.Continue Reading

• Developers reap benefits of iOS app modules with Swift

  Many developers recognize the benefits of app modularization. Historically, it's been difficult to begin the process, but now changes from Apple provide more opportunity.Continue Reading

• On-device machine learning offers security, reduced latency

  Where should IT process machine learning data? Mobile devices can now process machine learning, but it's important to evaluate all the options -- including the cloud.Continue Reading

• How to track mobile app performance metrics

  Developers that don't track mobile app health will get little insight into the user experience. Learn these effective strategies to track and understand mobile app performance metrics.Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of AI for mobile IT

  Mobile IT admins should be prepared to take advantage of artificial intelligence technologies, but it's important to be aware of the risks and challenges involved, as well.Continue Reading

• IT must prep for enterprise AI software

  AI technology is growing fast, and end-user computing administrators need to be prepared for the multitude of benefits it can bring IT and employees.Continue Reading

• Google Drive

  Google Drive is a free cloud-based storage service that enables users to store and access files online.Continue Reading

• EFSS (Enterprise file sync-and-share)

  Enterprise file sync-and-share is a service that allows users to save files in cloud or on-premises storage and then access them on desktop and mobile devices.Continue Reading

• Why a mobile business continuity policy needs the cloud

  Mobile data access is crucial for ensuring business continuity these days, and the prevalence of cloud computing in the enterprise makes it all possible.Continue Reading

• Explore the options in the EFSS market

  Organizations looking to boost productivity and maintain corporate data security should consider EFSS. Get to know the software and the features each vendor provides.Continue Reading

• Why you need an enterprise mobile data backup strategy

  Most organizations realize the need to back up enterprise mobile data, but they don't all do it. Implementing a mobile backup strategy is the first step.Continue Reading

• How should you start the process of mobile app development?

  IT teams must go into the mobile app development process with a strong plan for implementation. Know which tools and types of apps work best for the organization ahead of time.Continue Reading

• Four ways to break through mobile business strategy barriers

  Mobile initiatives are bound to fail if organizations don't look before they leap. Defining a business strategy is a crucial step in the app development and deployment process.Continue Reading

• How IT and end users can build mobile apps with RMAD tools

  RMAD tools can make just about anyone a citizen developer, making building mobile apps easier for IT pros or end users. The tough part is finding the right platform.Continue Reading

• end-user computing (EUC)

  End-user computing (EUC) refers to the devices, applications and data that workers need to perform their jobs, and the technologies used to deploy, manage and secure those resources.Continue Reading

• Pop quiz: Do you know the best mobile security techniques?

  Do you know the significance of changing from a four-digit passcode to a six-digit one? Test all your IT knowledge on this mobile security quiz.Continue Reading

• text messaging (texting or wireless messaging)

  Text messaging is the act of sending short, alphanumeric communications between cellphones, pagers or other hand-held devices, as implemented by a wireless carrier.Continue Reading

• Wi-Fi (802.11x standard)

  Wi-Fi is the popular term for high-frequency wireless local area network (WLAN) technology and a standard that has gained acceptance in many companies as an alternative to a wired LAN.Continue Reading

• Lithium Ion battery (Li-Ion)

  A Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery is a rechargeable battery with twice the energy capacity of a Nickel-Cadmium battery and greater stability and safety.Continue Reading

• MBaaS and refactoring tools ease app development

  Once developers know what type of mobile apps they need to build, they can focus on finding the right MBaaS or application refactoring tools to streamline their efforts.Continue Reading

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

  Global Positioning System (GPS) technology enables the user, through approximately 30 well-spaced, earth-orbiting satellites, to pinpoint one's geographic location through ground receivers and mobile devices.Continue Reading

• mobile backend as a service (mobile BaaS)

  Mobile backend as a service is a cloud computing architecture that provides mobile applications with the resources they need to run.Continue Reading

• Adopt social collaboration tools with a purpose

  When my brother and I were kids, and my father thought we were doing something particularly stupid -- like hiding all of my sister's Hungry Hungry Hippos marbles inside the base of a basketball ...Continue Reading

• Make mobile data access and security top priorities

  Information is king for today's workers, but it isn't always as easy as it should be to access mobile data. Businesses must also consider mobile data security.Continue Reading

• How beacon technology will bring an enterprise sea change

  More and more beacons are infiltrating our daily lives, and it's becoming clearer how beacon technology will affect enterprise IT.Continue Reading

• mobile workforce management (MWM)

  Mobile workforce management (MWM) is a category of software and related services used to manage employees working outside the company premises; the term is often used in reference to field teams.Continue Reading

• How Box integration works with other enterprise apps

  To get the most out of Box, use its APIs to integrate your enterprise applications with its cloud storage platform.Continue Reading

• Bluetooth 4.0

  Bluetooth 4.0 is a version of the Bluetooth wireless networking standard that consumes less power than its predecessors.Continue Reading

• Intel Bay Trail

  Intel Bay Trail is the code name for a line of Atom processors manufactured by Intel Corp.Continue Reading

• distributed antenna system (DAS)

  A distributed antenna system (DAS) is a way to deal with isolated spots of poor coverage inside a large building by installing a network of relatively small antennas throughout the building to serve as repeaters.Continue Reading

• Evernote

  Evernote is a cloud-based note-taking and file-storage application that synchronizes data across multiple devices.Continue Reading

• Android Beam

  Android Beam is a Near Field Communication implementation that allows two Android mobile devices to transfer data between each other.Continue Reading

• Square (Square Register, Square Wallet)

  Square is a mobile payment startup co-founded in 2009 by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. Square’s first product, Square Register, allows registered members to accept debit and credit card payments on mobile devices by using the Square Reader, a ...Continue Reading

• Lemon Wallet

  Lemon Wallet is a digital wallet application that allows users to store digital copies of identification, insurance, loyalty and payment cards, providing a backup in case a physical wallet is lost, stolen or left at home.Continue Reading

• WhatsApp

  WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform instant messaging application that allows iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia smartphone users to exchange text, image, video and audio messages for free. Continue Reading

• HSPA (high speed packet access)

  HSPA (high speed packet access) is a third-generation (3G) mobile broadband communications technology.Continue Reading

• LTE-Advanced (Long Term Evolution-Advanced)

  Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-Advanced) is a cellular networking standard that offers higher throughput than its predecessor, the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard.Continue Reading

• mobile printing

  Mobile printing is the process of sending data to a printer wirelessly from a smartphone or tablet.Continue Reading

• Google Cloud Print

  Google Cloud Print is an online service that lets users print documents and other files from supported apps and mobile devices to any compatible printer.Continue Reading

• VMware Horizon Mobile

  VMware Horizon Mobile is mobile virtualization and application wrapping software that lets IT administrators control corporate data and applications on end users' smartphones and tablets.Continue Reading

• Wi-Fi range extender (range expander)

  A Wi-Fi range extender, sometimes called a range expander, is a type of wireless repeater used to expand the reach of a wireless LAN. The device is situated in between a base router or access point and a client that is not close enough to receive ...Continue Reading

• toothing (Bluetoothing)

  Toothing (sometimes called Bluetoothing) is the practice of contacting strangers via a Bluetooth wireless connection to flirt.Continue Reading

• mobile application processor

  A mobile application processor is a system on a chip (SoC) designed to support applications running in a mobile operating system environment such as Android, Apple iOS, Windows CE/Mobile or Symbian.Continue Reading

• Zimbra Collaboration Server

  Zimbra is an open source server and client technology for enterprise messaging and collaboration.Continue Reading

• Mobile service provider

  A mobile service provider (MSP) is a company that offers mobile communication services to users of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs.Continue Reading

• 4G (fourth-generation wireless)

  4G is the short term for fourth-generation wireless, the stage of broadband mobile communications that will supercede the third generation (3G) of wireless communications....(Continued)Continue Reading

• enterprise-mobile integration (EMI)

  Enterprise-mobile integration (EMI) is a form of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) that provides integration between communications carriers and enterprise networks... (Continued)Continue Reading

• fixed-mobile convergence (FMC)

  Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) is the trend towards seamless connectivity between fixed and wireless telecommunications networks... (Continued)Continue Reading

• fixed-mobile substitution (FMS)

  Fixed-mobile substitution (FMS) is the tendency for consumers and businesses to increasingly substitute cellular telephones for hard-wired or cordless landline sets... (Continued)Continue Reading

• public land mobile network (PLMN)

  (pu A public land mobile network (PLMN) is any wireless communications system intended for use by terrestrial subscribers in vehicles or on foot.Continue Reading

• WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)

  WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) is a specification for a set of communication protocols to standardize the way that wireless devices, such as cellular telephones and radio transceivers, can be used for Internet access.Continue Reading

• fixed wireless

  Fixed wireless refers to the operation of wireless devices or systems in fixed locations such as homes and offices.Continue Reading

• electromagnetic interference (EMI)

  EMI (electromagnetic interference) is the disruption of operation of an electronic device when it is in the vicinity of an electromagnetic field (EM field) in the radio frequency (RF) spectrum that is caused by another electronic device.Continue Reading

• dipole antenna

  A dipole antenna is a straight electrical conductor measuring 1/2 wavelength from end to end and connected at the center to a radio-frequency (RF) feed line.Continue Reading

• cell

  In wireless telephony, a cell is the geographical area covered by a cellular telephone transmitter.Continue Reading

• wireless distribution system (WDS)

  A wireless distribution system (WDS) is a method of interconnecting access points (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN). WDS makes it possible to expand the network range without requiring that access points connect through a wired backbone.Continue Reading

• single stream 802.11n

  Single-stream 802.11n takes advantage of the fact that the second draft of the 802.11n specification does not require the number of antennas on the sending station to be equal to the number on the receiving station.Continue Reading

• 802.11n

  802.11n is an addition to the 802.11 family of standards. The goal of 802.11n is to increase wireless local area network (WLAN) speed, improve reliability and extend the range of wireless transmissions. 802.11n uses multiple input / multiple output ...Continue Reading

• Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)

  The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) is an initiative within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) created to promote the development and adoption of broadband throughout the United States, particularly in unserved and ...Continue Reading

• wireless broadband (WiBB)

  Wireless broadband is high-speed Internet and data service delivered through a wireless local area network (WLAN) or wide area network (WWAN).Continue Reading

• geostationary satellite

  A geostationary satellite is an earth-orbiting satellite, placed at an altitude of approximately 35,800 kilometers (22,300 miles) directly over the equator, that revolves in the same direction the earth rotates (west to east)...Continue Reading

• wireless charging

  Wireless charging is any of several methods of charging batteries without the use of cables. The three main methods of wireless charging are radio charging, resonance charging and inductive charging... (Continued)Continue Reading

• inductive charging

  Inductive charging is a wireless charging method used for charging mid-sized items such as cell phones, MP3 players and PDAs... (Continued)Continue Reading

• resonance charging

  Resonance charging is a wireless charging method for items that require large amounts of power, such as an electric car, robot, vacuum cleaner or laptop computer. The method works over small distances (3-5 meters)... (Continued)Continue Reading

• radio charging

  Radio charging is a wireless charging method used to charge items with small batteries and low power requirements, such as watches, hearing aids and wireless keyboards and mice... (Continued)Continue Reading

• Open Handset Alliance (OHA)

  The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a coalition of more than 30 technology and mobile companies that introduced Android, an open source mobile phone operating system. (Continued...)Continue Reading

• sniff subrating

  Sniff subrating is a Bluetooth feature designed to increase battery life as much as 500 percent for devices whose typical usage involves a significant amount of inactive time... (Continued)Continue Reading

• voice portal (vortal)

  A voice portal (sometimes called a vortal) is a Web portal that can be accessed entirely by voice.Continue Reading

• Web texting

  Web texting is two-way text messaging from the Web to a handheld mobile device, usually a cellular phone.Continue Reading

• Short Message Service (SMS)

  SMS (Short Message Service) is a service for sending short messages of up to 160 characters (224 characters if using a 5-bit mode) to mobile devices, including cell phones, smart phones and PDAs... (Continued)Continue Reading

• short message service center (SMSC)

  A short message service center (SMSC) is the portion of a wireless network that handles SMS operations, such as routing, forwarding and storing incoming text messages on their way to desired endpoints...(Continued)Continue Reading

• SMS gateway

  An SMS gateway is a website that allows users to send SMS messages from a web browser to people within the cell served by that gateway. An SMS gateway can also serve as an international gateway for users with roaming capability, allowing SMS ...Continue Reading

• short message

  A short message is a brief text message sent to or from a mobile phone subscriber through the Short Message Service (SMS).Continue Reading

• Sugar

  Sugar is a graphical user interface GUI developed for the $100 laptop (XO)... (Continued)Continue Reading

• Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR)

  Also see Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio (ESMR).Continue Reading

• forward error correction (FEC)

  Forward error correction (FEC) is a method of obtaining error control in data transmission in which the source (transmitter) sends redundant data and the destination (receiver) recognizes only the portion of the data that contains no apparent errors.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)

  NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) is an emergency broadcasting system operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, pronounced NO-ah).Continue Reading

• Over the Air (OTA)

  Over The Air (OTA) (or Over-The-Air) is a standard for the transmission and reception of application-related information in a wireless communications system.Continue Reading

• mobile satellite services (MSS)

  Mobile satellite services (MSS) refers to networks of communications satellites intended for use with mobile and portable wireless telephones.Continue Reading

• Mobitex

  Mobitex is a wireless network architecture that specifies a framework for the fixed equipment necessary to support all the wireless terminals in a packet-switched, radio-based communication system.Continue Reading

• helical antenna

  A helical antenna is a specialized antenna that emits and responds to electromagnetic fields with rotating (circular)polarization.Continue Reading

• downlink and uplink

  These terms should not be confused with downstream and upstream.Continue Reading

• IrDA (Infrared Data Association)

  5IrDA (Infrared Data Association) is an industry-sponsored organization set up in 1993 to create international standards for the hardware and software used in infrared communication links.Continue Reading

• EUTELSAT (European Telecommunications Satellite Organization)

  EUTELSAT (European Telecommunications Satellite Organization) refers to both the organization and its set of satellites that were placed in geostationary orbits over Europe beginning in 1983. By early 1998, at least 48 countries had become members ...Continue Reading

• EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment)

  EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) is a faster version of GSM designed to deliver data at rates up to 384 Kbps and enable the delivery of multimedia and other broadband applications to mobile phone and computer users.Continue Reading

• GPRS (General Packet Radio Services)

  General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) is a packet-based wireless communication service that promises data rates from 56 up to 114 Kbps and continuous connection to the Internet for mobile phone and computer users.Continue Reading