For the past two years I have been predicting that M2M (machine to machine)
communications will eventually become important and ultimately merge with
enterprise mobility. Why? Both involve remote and often mobile sources of
data coming into the enterprise.
A few weeks ago, SAP made an announcement about M2M that I think is very
interesting. Here is an excerpt, "SAP today launched a new
machine-to-machine (M2M) resource center with the Economist Intelligence Unit
(EIU). The site features research and opinion from SAP, the EIU and other
partners exploring successful M2M business models and scenarios." I have
also seen press about SAP's Mike Wendell, VP Industry Solutions, speaking at
various conferences on the topic of M2M recently.
In addition to reports, SAP has begun to partner with M2M solution providers
like, ILS Technology. In fact, ILS Technology is at SAP's ... (more)
If companies have hesitated to develop a mobile strategy or mobile retail
apps over concerns as to their value, this article on a report from ABI
Research should send them straight to the phone calling the next available
mobile developer. Here is an excerpt from the article, "The results are
promising for retailers, with 45.8% of respondents saying the app caused them
to visit the store more, buy more of the store/brand’s products and
services (40.4%), spread the word about their store shopping experience
(35.8%), and even encourage friends to visit the store (30.8%)."
Once a co... (more)
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MasterCard, the No. 2 payments processor, has unveiled PayPass Wallet
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This is Part 2 in this series with Element Five Solutions' Harish Rau. In
this segment, he shares advice and lessons learned during implementations of
the Sybase Unwired Platform. He is a true enterprise mobility expert. By
that I mean, he has been down the path and lived to share his experiences
with you and I.
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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP
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