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Archive for October, 2011

After BYOD, What is Next? It’s the Apps, Stupid

Eric Lai, Senior Writer | October 30, 2011 in Mobile Data and Messaging,Mobile Industry,Mobility,security | Comments (0)

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Make no mistake: Bring Your Own Device is already the norm. 60% of companies are enabling BYOD, according to a July 2011 Forrester Research survey.

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Got Problems with PowerPoints on iPad? This Free App Could be Your Fix

Eric Lai, Senior Writer | October 18, 2011 in Mobile Data and Messaging,Mobility,Sybase News | Comments (0)

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As a salesperson’s tool, the iPad 2 is nearly without peer. Except in one area: displaying powerful, emotion-arousing PowerPoint presentations.

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Will Mobile Business Apps Worsen Your Information Overload?

Eric Lai, Senior Writer | October 17, 2011 in Mobile Data and Messaging,Mobile Industry,Mobility | Comments (0)

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To say Alvin Toffler was ahead of his time is like saying Michael Jordan was pretty good at stuffing a large orange ball through a metal hoop. (more…)

Dialing into Generation M(obile)

Eric Lai, Senior Writer | October 12, 2011 in Mobile Data and Messaging,Mobile Industry,Mobility,Sybase News | Comments (0)

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For Kenny Jahng, an online media consultant in Livingston, New Jersey, there has been no shortage of ‘aha’ moments affirming the educational value of his kids’ iPad 2.

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Deep Dive into New SAP Mobile Apps for HCM, CRM, ERP, SRM & GRC

Eric Lai, Senior Writer | October 6, 2011 in Mobile Data and Messaging,Mobile Industry,Mobility,Sybase News | Comments (0)

The Alphabet Soup in the headline tells you just how broad SAP and Sybase’s app ambitions are.

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Five Enterprise & Developer Implications of iPhone 4S, iOS 5, Siri

Eric Lai, Senior Writer | October 4, 2011 in Mobile Data and Messaging,Mobile Industry,Mobility,security | Comments (0)

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As the headline promises a listicle, let’s just get to it, shall we? (more…)

The Lowest-Hanging Fruit in Enterprise Mobility: Not What You May Think It Is

Eric Lai, Senior Writer | October 3, 2011 in Mobile Data and Messaging,Mobile Industry,Mobility | Comments (0)

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I finally understood the saying “low-hanging fruit” this summer when my family grew a fruit and vegetable garden for the first time. (more…)

Updated: Will the Tesla Model S be the Next Great Mobile Apps Platform?

Eric Lai, Senior Writer | October 2, 2011 in Mobile Data and Messaging,Mobile Industry,Mobility | Comments (0)

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(Updated and revised 6 :30 pm PT, Oct. 3, with information from a Tesla Motors spokesperson) Through a connection, I visited Tesla Motors on Saturday evening during its open house for buyers of the coming Model S electric sedan. It pretty much hit the holy trinity of awesome-ness for me: great food and drink, hanging out with pals (a number of the dads of my kids’ school friends work at Tesla) and seeing mind-blowing tech in action. (more…)