Mobile

Mobile is The New Face of engagement

By 2014, smartphones and tablets will put power in the pockets of a billion global consumers, including your employees and partners and customers. However, mobile is not simply another device for IT to support with a shrunken website or a screen-scraped application. Rather, mobile is the visible manifestation of a much broader shift to systems of engagement that marry physical context and digital intelligence to deliver service directly into a person's hands. Download this Forrester report to find out about a vision for mobile engagement. It introduces the strategic elements developed further in The CIO's Mobile Engagement playbook. read more

What users are really clamoring for is a full Office version for iPads, analysts say

Microsoft's release of an Office suite for the iPhone is too little, too late and yet another timid move aimed at protecting Windows 8 sales at the expense of customer demand for a product like this one for iPads, according to analysts. read more

Office Mobile is only available for iPhone, but iPad users can use Office Web Apps for now, Microsoft said

Microsoft released a version of its office suite for iPhones in the US that is only available for Office 365 subscribers, which should be available in the UK in the next 4-5 days. read more

BYOD is the new IT religiouwar

Download this white paper to discover the appropriateness of mobile device management (MDM) as an all encompassing category definition. The document highlights the advancements in mobile security technologies that cover the device, data, identity, applications and threat management, including its use within businesses as corporate and BYOD implementations. read more

Secure solutions work to keep employees productive and corporate and personal data secure, and accessible

In supporting employee devices, companies tend to exert either very little control, or a stifling amount of control. The approach taken depends on which community has the upper hand: the employees or IT. Download this white paper to discover more... read more

Akin Gump CIO Scott Bravi says it's important to provide secure devices that are powerful tools when working remotely

Law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has rolled out 500 BlackBerry 10 devices to its international workforce, along with Enterprise Service 10 mobile management software. read more

Intel says the Atom chip code-named Merrifield will offer over 50% better performance than its predecessor

Intel has unveiled its first smartphone based on its next Atom smartphone chip, code-named Merrifield, which will provide better performance and battery life than current Atom chips. read more

CIO Starter kit for BYOD

Download this video which describes how Citrix approached and implemented a successful BYOD program. read more

After controversy in the UK, company highlights how much storage users will have left

Samsung has announced the Galaxy S4 mini smartphone, which has a larger screen and a better camera than its predecessor, the Galaxy S III mini. read more

How the UK's business technology leaders responded to CIO about their priorities over the next year

CIO UK, in association with Intel, gathered the views of more than 150 IT executives in the UK to understand their management, technology and business priorities for 2013. read more