The most common business model present in Mobile Device Management is a hosted or managed service, where the MDM solution is provided to the end customer organisation by a service provider. In practice, for a business model of this design there will be at least three actors involved in the mobile device management; the MDM solution vendor, the service provider and the end customer. A chain of three... read more
03.06.2010 : Capricode|Comments(0)
There are two global trends we are seeing at the moment in the mobile market space: one is the growing trend for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to release their own operating system platforms, such as the Samsung Bada.
This trend increases the variety of different mobile platforms available on the market, generating new environments for mobile applications. As the OEMs release Software Development... read more
25.03.2010 : Capricode|Comments(0)
As the year has turned again, it is time to take a look at where the Mobile Device Management market stands at present and to take a moment to speculate the changes the future might bring. We can now see that two major events from last year are affecting the MDM industry: the discontinuation of Nokia Intellisync, already released at the end of 2008, and the launch of new device platforms, Google Android... read more
29.01.2010 : Capricode|Comments(0)
The economic downturn has forced organisations to carefully control their costs and to cut down investments. In a mobile device management (MDM) market this means that heavy and expensive mobile device management in-house projects are being consigned to history and companies are implementing easier and more cost efficient mobile device management services. This has caused problems to many MDM vendors... read more
16.12.2009 : Capricode|Comments(0)
It has now been a year since Nokia announced it will discontinue the development of its Intellisync Mobile Device Management solution. The news back then came as a great surprise for many as it promised major changes in the entire Mobile Device Management industry. With the help of its strong brand name and major marketing force, Nokia Intellisync was one of the leading players within the industry... read more
06.11.2009 : Capricode|Comments(0)
The mobile device management market is just emerging, and after failing for several years to meet the growth expectations, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel. Companies are realizing that without a mobile device management tool, it is impossible to handle the growing pool of smart phones and PDAs as well as the diversifying usage of these devices. However, still a great deal more needs... read more
25.09.2009 : Capricode|Comments(0)
Nowadays most enterprises see Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution as a necessary tool for the cost-efficient and secure administration of their device fleet. Mobile device management products have been readily available for years, but not until recently has the customer demand started to increase. There is however, still some hesitancy amongst enterprises when it comes to implementing mobile device... read more
13.08.2009 : Capricode|Comments(0)
Hopes were high when Nokia released the long awaited firmware upgrade to E75, supposed to fix the major problems discussed widely in the media. Many companies had delayed their purchases until the notorious security issues of sending the email username and password automatically to Nokia servers had been fixed. After a long wait the update contained also much needed performance and stability enhancements... read more
02.07.2009 : Capricode|Comments(0)
The very nature of Mobile Device Management (MDM) is to ease the IT management’s mobile device administration work. Centralised MDM brings with it many advantages for enterprises by cutting the time needed for smart phone administration by even 60% and ensuring the device security and operability throughout the entire device lifecycle. Even though MDM tools bring undoubtedly significant benefits,... read more
25.05.2009 : Juha-Matti Ranta, Capricode|Comments(0)
When discussing centralised mobile device management, the emphasis has mostly been on the benefits that companies can gain through rolling it out over their fleet. However, it is also worthwhile to consider the flip side of the coin, the problems and risks companies may face if they do not have automated and controlled processes or adequate tools to manage and secure their device fleet. Companies often... read more
21.04.2009 : Capricode|Comments(0)
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