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The Mission at MobileCon — Three Minutes to Make the Case for MAM

You probably remember the Pythagorean theorem from high-school geometry. If A = B and B = C, then A = C. It’s a tasty bit of mathematical logic that can work beautifully when establishing connections in all kinds of situations. Mobile application management is a perfect example. As I mentioned last week, I’m heading to […]

This Year: A Seat at the MobileCon Big Kid’s Table for Enterprise Mobile Apps

Looking forward to this year’s MobileCon in San Jose, especially because it appears like it’s going to follow through on the strong enterprise mobility focus promised in years past. With respect to communications,an industry so often cited as being on the technological forefront, MobileCon in year’s past has been concentrating almost exclusively on the concerns […]

Don’t Settle for a Fifth of App Management Capability

Recently, I attended a conference hosted by a major player in enterprise mobile communications. Typical of these gatherings, it was an energetic, eager crowd. Lots of optimism about the industry, discussion of innovation, and the near-constant buzz about the devices and apps that are making it all possible. In the midst of all that upbeat […]

What Does MAM Mean to Organizational Operations? In a word: Efficiency

As part of our continuing series on defining MAM beyond technical terms, we’re taking close looks at its impact on various functions throughout an organization. Last week we talked about MAM and marketing. This week, let’s dive in to how MAM is proving to be a catalyst for faster, more efficient operations throughout an organization. […]

For Our Friends at Apperian: Some Wisdom on the Free Enterprise App Store Front

We’re giving a tip of the MAM cap to our peers at Apperian for getting in to the free enterprise app store game. The always insightful Ryan Faas gave them a nice writeup on Cult of Mac comparable to the one he authored on our behalf about a year-and-a-half ago. After a year of offering […]

The App Store as Brand Builder: What should a CMO know about MAM?

It’s easy to talk about enterprise mobility to an IT crowd. The tech-savvy types want to know what happens under the hood, and understand the way a mobile application management platform benefits enterprise mobility in terms of needs near to a CTO’s heart: distribution, security, testing, analytics, etc. But you need to take the car […]

The MAM/MDM Impact of Apple’s iOS Update – Is it time to call the bluff?

” . . . the new business features in iOS 7 will have a significant impact on MDM/MAM vendors, and Cortado is in the vanguard with support for Apple’s upcoming mobile OS refresh.” So suggests a recent ZDNet article by Charles McLellan that details how Cortado’s Corporate Server 7 will play nice with Apple’s upcoming […]

Seven Essential Mobile Apps That Will Help You Tame Autumn Insanity

With the dog days behind us, we’re shaking off the summer mindset. Business, not the beach, is again everyone’s first priority. It’s also high season for family insanity. That means back-to-school responsibilities, coordinating soccer practice with piano recitals, finishing science projects and hurrying to rehearsal for the school play. And all the while, you still […]

Some Fun, Labor Saving Mobile Apps to Try After Labor Day Weekend

The three-day finale to summer is right around the corner, and our thoughts are already tracking toward firing up the grill and knocking back a couple cold ones. But before you fall completely into that long-weekend languor, check out the cool enterprise mobile apps we’re recommending that will make your return to work a bit […]

Cars.com & Apartments.com Offer a Mobile Application Management Hat-Tip to App47

“Winging a mobile strategy isn’t smart policy. But ‘wrapping’ up mobile apps is. Today, mobile applications are being designed in a whole new way. In the old, container model, functionality was configured up front, leaving no room to address security or data management issues, for example, as applications are upgraded. Under the new approach, mobile […]