Answers To The 4 Most Important Questions About Mobile Computing"

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1 Mobile Computing Answers To The 4 Most Important Questions About Mobile Computing" Presented by Tim Shea CEO, Alpha NetSolutions, Inc.

2 What is Mobile Computing? From Wiki: Mobile computing is a form of human computer interaction by which a computer is expected to be transported during normal usage. Mobile computing has three aspects: mobile communication mobile hardware mobile software

3 3 Aspects of Mobile Computing mobile communication - addresses communication issues in ad-hoc and infrastructure networks as well as communication properties, protocols, data formats and concrete technologies. This includes 3G/4G networks, wifi, etc. mobile hardware addresses the hardware, e.g., mobile devices or device components. This includes smartphones, tablets, netbooks, notebooks, etc. mobile software - deals with the characteristics and requirements of mobile applications. These are APPS.

4 Okay, but what are we talking about? Smartphones iphone, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Android, WebOS (Palm) Tablets based on same software platform/os as smartphones, some with full Windows 7, some with dual boot Windows 7/Android Netbooks undersized laptops, usually with cell modem integrated, usually running Windows XP/7 Notebooks traditional laptop, usually Win XP/7

5 Key Business Functionality of Mobile Computing Phone/Text /Calendar/Schedule/Contacts (Exchange) Camera/Video Camera Web Browsing Chat/Instant Messaging (Skype, Google Chat, MS Messenger, Yahoo Chat, etc.) Social Media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) View & Edit Documents (MS Office, PDF) Remote access to desktop computer Many more

6 Smartphone Market Share

7 Pros & Cons of Different Platforms Android iphone Blackberry Windows Phone webos/ Palm Market Share 50% 25% 15% 7% 2% Apps Available 200, ,000 20,000 20, App Downloads 11m/day 30m/day 3m/day low low Security mid mid high mid mid Comments: Droid up and coming, solid technology, varied providers iphone very popular, one provider, limited options Blackberry most secure, one provider, varied options Windows Phone rapidly losing relevance, varied providers webos dead before HP even acquired Palm, all via HP

8 Tablets Basically, a giant version of the equivalent smartphone Popular form factors 7, 10 May or may not have cell modem Will definitely have WiFi Also available with Windows XP/7 You can usually add a keyboard

9 Sample of Tablets Apple ipad 2 10, ios, with or without 3G cell modem (data only) Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android 3.1 based, 10, no cell Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Android 2.2 based, 7, with or without 3G cell modem (data only) Motorola Xoom Android 3.1 based, 10, no cell HP Touchpad WebOS based, 10, integrates with PRE smartphone, no cell Viewsonic Viewpad 7 Android 2.2 based, 7, with 3G cell modem (voice & data) Viewsonic Viewpad 10 Dual boot Android 2.2 and Win 7 Pro, 10, no cell

10 Cloud Computing Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.

11 All Roads Lead to Rome

12 Different Kinds of Cloud Public (shared) Hosted Offsite Advantage low cost Disadvantage less flexible Private (dedicated) Hosted Offsite Advantage easy access Disadvantage need excellent Internet connectivity Private (dedicated) On-Premise Advantage local, good performance Disadvantage you still need a data center

13 Wireless Networking Tablets & Smartphones leverage local wireless Many tablets are wireless only, no cell Setup with single wireless domain, allows roaming Be aware that GUESTS are bringing these devices into your environment as well

14 Security Concerns ALL smartphones and tablets are susceptible to viruses, malware, etc. Also, these devices are ULTRA portable, so you want some tracking software on them. You also want to be able to do a remote erase if any critical data is present. Encryption options are rare for most of these devices, so don t store privacy data there.

15 Recommendations Embrace Mobile Computing Resistance is Futile! Try to standardize at least the platform, IF you can Find apps for security/av/am/find/wipe Educate your end users

16 Some of my favorite Droid Apps MobileNoter syncs with MS OneNote (MS has announced they are working on OneNote app for Droid). Sorami-Skydrive access Skydrive (25GB) 2X RDP client for Droid Advanced Task Killer conserve memory/battery Lookout All In One Security App SmartApp lock individual apps AlarmClock what it sounds like Kindle Read ebooks on phone/tablet Social Facebook/LinkedIn/Twitter

17 How can Alpha Net Help Mobile Computing Readiness Assessment A consultation with you and your staff Determine what your business objectives are Help you choose mobile computing platform Review your environment and let you know what you need to do to support mobile computing Normal price for engagement - $497 FREE for attendees of this event sign up by July 15

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