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Endpoint Management on a Retail Network
The other day, when I was swiping my credit card at one of the smaller stores of a huge retailer, a thought crossed my mind… Here’s your typical endpoint in the retail industry. A point-of-sale (POS) device at the store. … Continue reading
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Network Management Implications in Today’s Mobile Wifi World: Managing from the End User’s Perspective
Just over twenty years ago I went along to HP’s offices in London to see their new network management offering – Openview – and evaluate whether we should buy it at the company I was working with at the time. … Continue reading
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30 days in mobile isolation – my experiences
Much has been discussed and written about the need to separate enterprise and personal data on mobile devices. In fact, if you haven’t noticed, technologies in this space are popping up like May flowers after April showers. These solutions entail … Continue reading
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Managing Mobile Applications
As organizations move beyond the core device management needs of enabling access to PIM functions, there has been increased focus on approaches to managing mobile apps, particularly 3rd-party apps. There are three main approaches to managing mobile apps: … Continue reading
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Comparison of Native Mobile Device Management & Container Approaches
There are two main approaches to mobile device management: – Native Management: Native management vendors support the enterprise management capabilities that OS vendors (such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft) continue to refine with each update to their respective OS’. … Continue reading
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Enabling Authenticated Enrollment with IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Devices
The update of IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Devices last month included the new Authenticated Enrollment feature. In the article below, I’ll detail how you can easily enable this and configure user enrollment questions too. MDM Architecture Before you do, it’s … Continue reading
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Enabling the Self Service Portal with IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Devices
Following my post last month on Enabling Authenticated Enrollment, I’ve also detailed below the process for enabling the Self Service Portal (SSP). The IBM Mobile Devices Self Service Portal is a web-based method that allows you to manage your personal … Continue reading
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Minimise your Data Roaming Bill Shock with IEM for Mobile Devices
When talking to clients about mobile device management, almost everyone highlights examples within their organisation of bill shock from data roaming charges. It’s discussed further on the following ABC Australia video. Whilst people are being educated on cost implications and there … Continue reading
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Mobile A Hot Topic At IBM Connect
While “I am an IBMer”, I’m not all that familiar with our Collaboration Solutions product group beyond the fact that it includes the Lotus Notes system, which can be accessed from my iPad with the Lotus Traveler app. So I … Continue reading
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Thinking out loud: It takes a village to raise a secure mobile ecosystem
Recently I had the pleasure of participating in a mobile security panel discussion at Sprint’s Developer Conference with panelists that represented a handset maker and two other security technology providers. Surprisingly, there was little disagreement across all of us for … Continue reading
