Enterprise mobile strategy

A thorough enterprise mobile strategy is essential to digitized companies' success as more employees use cell phones and cloud services to work outside of the office. Find the latest news, tips and opinion about implementing an enterprise mobility strategy, including advice on how to secure mobile data in the enterprise and institute mobile app development best practices.

March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19
JOANN Stores hires new CIO to push customer experience strategy

JOANN Stores' announcement of a new CIO hire is another signal that engaging customers is increasingly part of the CIO portfolio.
January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19
Amazon WorkLink aims to simplify secure mobile device access

Amazon WorkLink enables users to access behind-the-firewall content with their mobile devices and helps eliminate cumbersome VPN and mobile device management setups.
September 14, 2018 14 Sep'18
What's in it for the enterprise at 2018 Apple event? Apple Watch, AR

The 2018 Apple event may not have wowed on the smartphone front, but the new Watch Series 4, with a built-in ECG, could be a hit in the C-suite and a life saver for remote workers.
August 10, 2018 10 Aug'18
Report on Alexa-enabled devices puts spotlight on voice commerce

Not many people buy things using Amazon's Alexa-enabled devices, a new report contends. What does that say about voice commerce and how the enterprise uses voice computing technology?

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mPOS (mobile point of sale)

An mPOS (mobile point-of-sale) is a smartphone, tablet or dedicated wireless device that performs the functions of a cash register or electronic point-of-sale terminal (POS terminal) wirelessly. Continue Reading
SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis)

SWOT analysis is a framework for identifying and analyzing an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats -- which is what makes up the SWOT acronym. Continue Reading
omnichannel

Omnichannel -- also spelled omni-channel -- is a multichannel approach to sales that seeks to provide customers with a seamless shopping experience, whether they're shopping online from a desktop or mobile device, by telephone, or in a ... Continue Reading

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What experts say to expect from 5G in 2021

In this roundup of networking blogs, experts explore 5G's potential in 2021, including new business and technical territories 5G may explore and features to transform enterprises. Continue Reading
Private 5G companies show major potential

Companies across several vectors are deploying their own private 5G networks to solve business challenges. Here, experts dive into the areas where they're showing the most potential. Continue Reading
Top private 5G use cases and benefits in the enterprise

Although 5G is still years away from mainstream adoption, some enterprises have started rolling out use cases that can deliver significant ROI by transforming private networking infrastructure. Continue Reading

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COVID-19 speeds up future-of-work plans for companies

Forrester Research analysts look at how companies must contend with four "shocks" for their future-of-work plans to have any measure of success. Continue Reading
Know how to secure your home network while working from home

Employees need to know how to properly protect their home networks as they work remotely, including setting policies for security, passwords, disaster recovery and more. Continue Reading
Overcoming the challenges of managing your team remotely

With a vast majority of office employees forced to work remotely from home due to the global pandemic, managers face a new set of worker productivity issues to solve. Continue Reading

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CIO Marty Boos orchestrates StubHub mobile transformation

When the bar code became the ticket, StubHub CIO Marty Boos had to recalibrate IT resources and launch a major shift to mobile services. SearchCIO gets the details. Continue Reading
Google-HTC deal about conversational AI, a better Android OS

Welcome to the dawn of conversational computing. A big part of this week's Google-HTC deal is about building smartphones -- and other AI-powered devices -- that talk to us. Also: Facebook turns over Russian-linked ads. Continue Reading
Perkins taps cloud for mobile bus stop app

Cloud computing is helping Perkins School for the Blind deliver bus stop information to people with visual impairment -- today in Boston; tomorrow perhaps in a city near you. Continue Reading