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Mobile Computing
“Answers To The 4 Most Important
Questions About Mobile Computing"
Presented by Tim Shea
CEO, Alpha NetSolutions, Inc.
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
What is Mobile Computing?
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.
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
Key Business Functionality of Mobile Computing
Phone/Text
Email/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
Smartphone Market Share
Pros & Cons of Different Platforms
Android iPhone Blackberry Windows
Phone webOS/
Palm
Market Share 50% 25% 15% 7% 2%
Apps Available 200,000 520,000 20,000 20,000 4224
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
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
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
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.
All Roads Lead to Rome
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
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
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.
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
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
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
