I kinda dropped off the face of the earth for a while there but will be back blogging again soon.
Family had to come first.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Monday, April 20, 2009
Webcast on SCMDM
Link here: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032410692&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
This is actually on of the sessions I had lined up (and approved) for doing at Tech Ed in LA next month, but times being what they are the $'s to cover travel etc didn't happen. Still, this stuff is and remains too good to keep to myself, so come one come all! :-)
This is actually on of the sessions I had lined up (and approved) for doing at Tech Ed in LA next month, but times being what they are the $'s to cover travel etc didn't happen. Still, this stuff is and remains too good to keep to myself, so come one come all! :-)
Friday, March 20, 2009
UK survey on mobile phones being vulnerable to Identity Theft.
Interesting survey by Credant (http://www.credant.com) just published byAuntie Beeb about the kind of data Brits are storing on phone and the risks of identity theft. The risk-taking is jaw-droppingly bad.
http://www.credant.com/phone-data-makes-4.2-million-brits-vulnerable-to-id-theft.html
Apart from observing that it's a disaster waiting to happen, what jumped out at me was this "99% of people use their phones for some sort of business use – even though 26% have been instructed by their employer not to do so ".
Instructed? So who's going to pay any attention to that? Given convenience and expedience over obeying 'instructions' it's pretty obvious what users are going to do.
Why make it easy for them? Why knowingly introduce risk into the enterprise, let alone have so many people running around begging to have their identities stolen? Dumb.
Correctly configured and implemented, this risk is pretty much eliminated by WM & SCMDM. Microsoft really thought this through well and made it easy for administrators to implement common sense protection measures (well, common sense to Redmond and me and a bunch of others), and also comply with a whole gamut of regulations such as HIPPA, SOX, GLB to name but 3 US ones and with a high degree of confidence that much the same applies to UK legislation.
A train wreck waiting to happen.
http://www.credant.com/phone-data-makes-4.2-million-brits-vulnerable-to-id-theft.html
Apart from observing that it's a disaster waiting to happen, what jumped out at me was this "99% of people use their phones for some sort of business use – even though 26% have been instructed by their employer not to do so ".
Instructed? So who's going to pay any attention to that? Given convenience and expedience over obeying 'instructions' it's pretty obvious what users are going to do.
Why make it easy for them? Why knowingly introduce risk into the enterprise, let alone have so many people running around begging to have their identities stolen? Dumb.
Correctly configured and implemented, this risk is pretty much eliminated by WM & SCMDM. Microsoft really thought this through well and made it easy for administrators to implement common sense protection measures (well, common sense to Redmond and me and a bunch of others), and also comply with a whole gamut of regulations such as HIPPA, SOX, GLB to name but 3 US ones and with a high degree of confidence that much the same applies to UK legislation.
A train wreck waiting to happen.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
When my iPhone grows up...
it still won't get close to my WM device!
Don't know the original source of the following, but it's very good and completely true!
FWIW, on my WM 6.1 device I have ActiveSync running constantly in the background therefore mail, contacts, calendar and tasks are always in synch, IE is always open, OneNote Mobile (love it!) MyPhone beta and Live Mesh for Mobile. And my battery lasts all day.
OK, so if I fire up gps or use BT for prolonged periods I'll need to plan on a charge top-up at some point, but all in all it really does work as advertised!
Enjoy!
WinMo: Hey, iPhone. How's it goin'?
iPhone: Hey, WinMo. Be right with you. Have to finish with this iFart app.... ...Sorry 'bout that. I'm a one-track phone, ya know.
WinMo: So I hear. Isn't that going to change when you get your 3.0 upgrade?
iPhone: I was afraid you'd bring that - oops. Hang on. Got a text message. Hit my home button, will ya? ... ...
Sorry 'bout that. What were you saying? Oh, yeah. What's that called, what you were talking about? Multifrisking?
WinMo: Multitasking.
iPhone: Never heard of it. I'm getting background notifications. Is that the same thing?
WinMo: Not hardly. Oh, well. Never mind.
iPhone: Oh, c'mon, WinMo. Can I give it a shot? Huh? Can I? Can I?
WinMo: I dunno. It's pretty tough stuff. Not sure that you're up to it. Never mind that those Apple people say it robs me of my power 80 percent faster. I can handle it. You, on the other hand ...
iPhone: C'mon, WinMo! Puleeeeeeeeeze?
WinMo: Fine. But don't say I didn't warn you. Hope you've been working out.
iPhone: OK, I got special permission from my mommy to try this. Here I go. iFart: Open. Crossword puzzle: Open. E-mail: open. Safari: Open. ...
Wait. I'm starting to feel a little dizzy. Something's not right. Can't ... keep ... screen ... on. Wuzzhappenintome?
WinMo: Oh, no, iPhone! Your battery can't handle the big-boy workload! Quick! Better swap it out!
iPhone: Can't. Still ... Only ... Have ... Baby ... Built-in.
WinMo: Uh oh. Here, use my USB-cable (with its handy micro/mini-USB connector).
iPhone: Can't. Only ... Use ... Proprietary ... 30-pin. Good-bye ... Win ... Mo ...
Moral of the story: Some phones are meant for getting things done. Others are meant to be shiny. Maybe next time you'll get your multitasking, little iPhone.
Don't know the original source of the following, but it's very good and completely true!
FWIW, on my WM 6.1 device I have ActiveSync running constantly in the background therefore mail, contacts, calendar and tasks are always in synch, IE is always open, OneNote Mobile (love it!) MyPhone beta and Live Mesh for Mobile. And my battery lasts all day.
OK, so if I fire up gps or use BT for prolonged periods I'll need to plan on a charge top-up at some point, but all in all it really does work as advertised!
Enjoy!
WinMo: Hey, iPhone. How's it goin'?
iPhone: Hey, WinMo. Be right with you. Have to finish with this iFart app.... ...Sorry 'bout that. I'm a one-track phone, ya know.
WinMo: So I hear. Isn't that going to change when you get your 3.0 upgrade?
iPhone: I was afraid you'd bring that - oops. Hang on. Got a text message. Hit my home button, will ya? ... ...
Sorry 'bout that. What were you saying? Oh, yeah. What's that called, what you were talking about? Multifrisking?
WinMo: Multitasking.
iPhone: Never heard of it. I'm getting background notifications. Is that the same thing?
WinMo: Not hardly. Oh, well. Never mind.
iPhone: Oh, c'mon, WinMo. Can I give it a shot? Huh? Can I? Can I?
WinMo: I dunno. It's pretty tough stuff. Not sure that you're up to it. Never mind that those Apple people say it robs me of my power 80 percent faster. I can handle it. You, on the other hand ...
iPhone: C'mon, WinMo! Puleeeeeeeeeze?
WinMo: Fine. But don't say I didn't warn you. Hope you've been working out.
iPhone: OK, I got special permission from my mommy to try this. Here I go. iFart: Open. Crossword puzzle: Open. E-mail: open. Safari: Open. ...
Wait. I'm starting to feel a little dizzy. Something's not right. Can't ... keep ... screen ... on. Wuzzhappenintome?
WinMo: Oh, no, iPhone! Your battery can't handle the big-boy workload! Quick! Better swap it out!
iPhone: Can't. Still ... Only ... Have ... Baby ... Built-in.
WinMo: Uh oh. Here, use my USB-cable (with its handy micro/mini-USB connector).
iPhone: Can't. Only ... Use ... Proprietary ... 30-pin. Good-bye ... Win ... Mo ...
Moral of the story: Some phones are meant for getting things done. Others are meant to be shiny. Maybe next time you'll get your multitasking, little iPhone.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
WM Device Lockdown Webcast
My colleague, Dave Field, is doing a webcast for MS on April 9th on how to leverage the extensive capabilities of device lockdown to manage the applications running on your WM device.
This is an area where MS have invested considerable effort into giving the administrator and device owner a very high degree of granularity over which applications will actually execute on your device. As part of a 'defense in depth' strategy, having the capability to define which applications may run goes a long way towards addressing issues over malware and viruses that have been so prevelent in the PC world.
I already know this is going to be a really good session, extremely informative, and well-presented. Dave really knows what he's talking about, and can articulate it in a fashion that can be understood by mere mortals (like me!).
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032407365&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
This is an area where MS have invested considerable effort into giving the administrator and device owner a very high degree of granularity over which applications will actually execute on your device. As part of a 'defense in depth' strategy, having the capability to define which applications may run goes a long way towards addressing issues over malware and viruses that have been so prevelent in the PC world.
I already know this is going to be a really good session, extremely informative, and well-presented. Dave really knows what he's talking about, and can articulate it in a fashion that can be understood by mere mortals (like me!).
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032407365&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Design genius!
Kudos to those nice people at HTC for their amazing creativity with the HTC Touch Pro (avail through AT&T as the "Fuze").
Color me impressed!
Check out the back of the phone. This is seriously cool. Couldn't cut and paste (otherwise I would have done, d'uh!), but if you go here http://www.htc.com/www/product/touchpro/gallery.html and look at the 3rd pic down on the right which shows the back of the device, and you'll see how they've incorporated stealth technology.
Stealth technology in a phone? Wow!
Tell me that isn't cool?
The net result is that when you get really ticked at the phone and throw it across the room it will be completely undetectable by radar! Now that is seriously innovative thinking!
Color me impressed!
Check out the back of the phone. This is seriously cool. Couldn't cut and paste (otherwise I would have done, d'uh!), but if you go here http://www.htc.com/www/product/touchpro/gallery.html and look at the 3rd pic down on the right which shows the back of the device, and you'll see how they've incorporated stealth technology.
Stealth technology in a phone? Wow!
Tell me that isn't cool?
The net result is that when you get really ticked at the phone and throw it across the room it will be completely undetectable by radar! Now that is seriously innovative thinking!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
My all time favorite Dilbert
Can't see someone trying (and failing) to surreptitiously check their email without this Dilbert coming to mind!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Mcfee report on Mobile Security
Good reading. It's nice to know that I'm not alone in having concerns as to what's happening - or rather isn't happening - in the enterprise.
Manufacturers get it. Carriers are clearly feeling the pain. Microsoft get it. How long before everyone else wakes up and smells the coffee? Or it is going to require something nasty to happen in order for folks to get the message that there are major risks to implementing this technology without first conducting appropriate due diligence.
http://www.mcafee.com/us/local_content/reports/mobile_security_report_2009.pdf
more related links:
http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/137422,mobile-manufacturers-express-security-fears.aspx
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/02/16/234838/security-a-top-concern-for-mobile-manufacturers-survey.htm
http://www.mcafee.com/us/local_content/reports/mobile_security_report_2009.pdf
Internet Storm Center Comment: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5875
Manufacturers get it. Carriers are clearly feeling the pain. Microsoft get it. How long before everyone else wakes up and smells the coffee? Or it is going to require something nasty to happen in order for folks to get the message that there are major risks to implementing this technology without first conducting appropriate due diligence.
http://www.mcafee.com/us/local_content/reports/mobile_security_report_2009.pdf
more related links:
http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/137422,mobile-manufacturers-express-security-fears.aspx
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/02/16/234838/security-a-top-concern-for-mobile-manufacturers-survey.htm
http://www.mcafee.com/us/local_content/reports/mobile_security_report_2009.pdf
Internet Storm Center Comment: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5875
Make this make sense to me, please
Taking it as a given that the only way to effectively use an iPhone - especially if one has any view towards security - is to Jail Break it, why on earth are Apple arranging for anyone who does this to wind up getting first-hand experience of prison showers?
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/02/apple-says-ipho.html
As a propet of doom and gloom, I'd venture that it's silliness like this which brings closer to reality that my prediction about just how ugly things are going to get once a lost iPhone containing critical data hits the news wires. There's some really bad press a comin'. Just watch.
Loved the comment by the guy who says he's already doing everything on his WM phone that the iPhone does, only immediately find myself asking questions such as "Really? What kind of apps? Running on what device?".
Hmmm.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/02/apple-says-ipho.html
As a propet of doom and gloom, I'd venture that it's silliness like this which brings closer to reality that my prediction about just how ugly things are going to get once a lost iPhone containing critical data hits the news wires. There's some really bad press a comin'. Just watch.
Loved the comment by the guy who says he's already doing everything on his WM phone that the iPhone does, only immediately find myself asking questions such as "Really? What kind of apps? Running on what device?".
Hmmm.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Excellent paper on WM Application Security
My brilliant and talented colleague Dave Field has written a comprehensive technical paper “Windows Mobile Application Security Configuration for Enterprise Deployments.” It recommends how enterprises can take advantage of the powerful security features of Windows Mobile to defend against malicious and unsupported application use. Taking a very pragmatic approach, Dave outlines how various features work and how to implement them.
The paper is available for download on the Enterprise Mobile website, at http://www.enterprisemobile.com/resources/white-papers.htm.
Highly recommended reading. Dave's taken complex material and presented it in a highly readable and understandable fashion.
The paper is available for download on the Enterprise Mobile website, at http://www.enterprisemobile.com/resources/white-papers.htm.
Highly recommended reading. Dave's taken complex material and presented it in a highly readable and understandable fashion.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Obama's new PDA
Interesting. All WM devices.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10141398-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Now, why am I not surprised?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10141398-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Now, why am I not surprised?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
iPhone best for business
WTF???
As reported on cnbc.com, JD Powers have awarded the iPhone the prize as the best for business. Link here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/27575986
Read it once, then read it a 2nd time and look for the word "security". Don't see it? Me neither. Amazing!
It's merely question of time before the bad news hits the press about someone losing an iPhone that had critical personally identifiable information on it, with no way of wiping it, recovering the data or doing anything but waiting for bohica to hit. IMNSHO, that's when it's really going to hit the fan.
and thanks to my colleague, Chris de Herrera for passing these 2 links through to me on why the iPhone isn't going to be 'business ready' any time soon:
Why iPhone 2.0 won't yet rule the roost in the enterprise The 13 key omissions Apple must fix before it can really compete with BlackBerry and Treo - http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/24/30TC-iphone-enterprise-flaws_1.html?source=fssr
Reports are that these items are still not fixed.
iPhone 2.2 update doesn't fix key business flaws - http://www.macworld.com/article/137070/2008/11/iphone_business.html?lsrc=rss_main
As reported on cnbc.com, JD Powers have awarded the iPhone the prize as the best for business. Link here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/27575986
Read it once, then read it a 2nd time and look for the word "security". Don't see it? Me neither. Amazing!
It's merely question of time before the bad news hits the press about someone losing an iPhone that had critical personally identifiable information on it, with no way of wiping it, recovering the data or doing anything but waiting for bohica to hit. IMNSHO, that's when it's really going to hit the fan.
and thanks to my colleague, Chris de Herrera for passing these 2 links through to me on why the iPhone isn't going to be 'business ready' any time soon:
Why iPhone 2.0 won't yet rule the roost in the enterprise The 13 key omissions Apple must fix before it can really compete with BlackBerry and Treo - http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/24/30TC-iphone-enterprise-flaws_1.html?source=fssr
Reports are that these items are still not fixed.
iPhone 2.2 update doesn't fix key business flaws - http://www.macworld.com/article/137070/2008/11/iphone_business.html?lsrc=rss_main
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Another resounding SPLAT!
Interesting article in this week's Business Week entitled "The Only True SmartPhones" by Stephen H. Wildstrom.
Link here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_47/b4109000821845.htm?chan=technology_tech+maven+page+-+new_this+week%27s+column
Coming from his perspective - that of user and consumer - I'd agree with him. He makes a number of points, which when viewed solely from the user perspective do indeed possess a high degree of validity and merit.
I just did a quick search on his article looking for the word "business". Didn't find it. Hmm. Isn't this Business Week?
Tried the same thing with "Enterprise". Nope. Struck out.
Because of this he has entirely missed the point of WM (+SCMDM). It's an enterprise product aimed at the business user, period. Everything he points out as being detrimental to the user experience is addressed by a properly managed device (for example, you only want your users to have Opera? Great! You control whether it's there or not - not the OEM's and not the Carriers).
The only way for a SmartPhone to be accepted as a business-class device and as the wonderful business tool that it is, is for it to be treated as such. This means having the capability to manage it exactly as you would a laptop or desktop - exactly as MS have done through SCMDM.
It also means that a SmartPhone must be trusted to the same degree as a laptop or desktop. Without having the mechanism for secure access to mission critical resources beyond just email, a SmartPhone is merely another useful gadget. Given trusted access to, say, a CRM or Sales-Force Automation-type application, however, and it suddenly becomes an immensely powerful tool which also permits the enterprise to save significant $'s - which, given the current climate, is of paramount importance.
As for the huge weaknesses in both the iPhone and Blackberry, well, again this is completely overlooked because of being viewed from the wrong perspective.
iPhone's are beautiful consumer devices. No security (to speak of) therefore unusable in the enterprise. I'd go as far as saying that any mention of the iPhone is simply inappropriate and mis-placed in a business-targeted article such as this. It's not a business tool and any attempt at making it so is going to be as successful as every other attempt to put a round nail in a square hole. On the other hand, SCMDM was built with security baked in therefore there's no need to to try add it on later.
And as for BlackBerry, Business Continuity is one of the key drivers for the enterprise and in addition to failing to scale to the enterprise, introduces 2 horrible single points of failure, the 1st being the NOC itself, which has a tendency to go down every time MS makes another announcement on Mobility, plus the Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) themselves which have no failover or redundancy capability. SCMDM has neither of these weaknesses meaning that it is now viable to consider the SmartPhone an enterprise-class device.
I hope that as the paradigm continues to shift - as it must, given that the domestic (US) market is effectively saturated with little room for differentiation between the various consumer products - that authors such as Mr Wildstrom come to recognize that mobile phone can only truly become enterprise-class devices when they are treated as such. This is exactly what Microsoft have done with Windows Mobile 6.1 and SCMDM.
Link here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_47/b4109000821845.htm?chan=technology_tech+maven+page+-+new_this+week%27s+column
Coming from his perspective - that of user and consumer - I'd agree with him. He makes a number of points, which when viewed solely from the user perspective do indeed possess a high degree of validity and merit.
I just did a quick search on his article looking for the word "business". Didn't find it. Hmm. Isn't this Business Week?
Tried the same thing with "Enterprise". Nope. Struck out.
Because of this he has entirely missed the point of WM (+SCMDM). It's an enterprise product aimed at the business user, period. Everything he points out as being detrimental to the user experience is addressed by a properly managed device (for example, you only want your users to have Opera? Great! You control whether it's there or not - not the OEM's and not the Carriers).
The only way for a SmartPhone to be accepted as a business-class device and as the wonderful business tool that it is, is for it to be treated as such. This means having the capability to manage it exactly as you would a laptop or desktop - exactly as MS have done through SCMDM.
It also means that a SmartPhone must be trusted to the same degree as a laptop or desktop. Without having the mechanism for secure access to mission critical resources beyond just email, a SmartPhone is merely another useful gadget. Given trusted access to, say, a CRM or Sales-Force Automation-type application, however, and it suddenly becomes an immensely powerful tool which also permits the enterprise to save significant $'s - which, given the current climate, is of paramount importance.
As for the huge weaknesses in both the iPhone and Blackberry, well, again this is completely overlooked because of being viewed from the wrong perspective.
iPhone's are beautiful consumer devices. No security (to speak of) therefore unusable in the enterprise. I'd go as far as saying that any mention of the iPhone is simply inappropriate and mis-placed in a business-targeted article such as this. It's not a business tool and any attempt at making it so is going to be as successful as every other attempt to put a round nail in a square hole. On the other hand, SCMDM was built with security baked in therefore there's no need to to try add it on later.
And as for BlackBerry, Business Continuity is one of the key drivers for the enterprise and in addition to failing to scale to the enterprise, introduces 2 horrible single points of failure, the 1st being the NOC itself, which has a tendency to go down every time MS makes another announcement on Mobility, plus the Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) themselves which have no failover or redundancy capability. SCMDM has neither of these weaknesses meaning that it is now viable to consider the SmartPhone an enterprise-class device.
I hope that as the paradigm continues to shift - as it must, given that the domestic (US) market is effectively saturated with little room for differentiation between the various consumer products - that authors such as Mr Wildstrom come to recognize that mobile phone can only truly become enterprise-class devices when they are treated as such. This is exactly what Microsoft have done with Windows Mobile 6.1 and SCMDM.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
New words entering the English language
Bought a phone recently?
There's a lot of stuff on it that you don't want, isn't there? Especially the stuff that the carriers want you to click on and maybe sign up for (can we say "Cha Ching"?).
True, there's some useful stuff (like AT&T's GPS service. If you want to throw away $9.99 a month then knock yourself out, but it's easily hacked - hint do a search on BlackJack II Hacks. You'll find it) but it's all aimed at the consumer and is an inconvenience to the enterprise. Or ringtones - everyone should spend $3-$5 on a happy little tune instead of uploading the .mp3 of your choice. Yes, I'm being sarcastic.
Hence the creation of two new words. Credit goes entirely to Scott Bedrick of Pfizer.
(Noun): Crapware. Everything that's put out there purely for generating revenue for the carriers.
(Verb): Decrappify. The process (ideally automated) of removing all the crapware that really shouldn't be there in the first place.
We're living in interesting times, folks. Either they're enterprise devices or they're not - and I emphatically come down on the side that says they are.
It would be no more acceptable to get laptops sourced with a whole bunch of crapware on them (OK, so the manufacturers do this with the consumer market, but they know better than to try that with enterprises).
The paradigm is shifting. This is a very cool place to be!
There's a lot of stuff on it that you don't want, isn't there? Especially the stuff that the carriers want you to click on and maybe sign up for (can we say "Cha Ching"?).
True, there's some useful stuff (like AT&T's GPS service. If you want to throw away $9.99 a month then knock yourself out, but it's easily hacked - hint do a search on BlackJack II Hacks. You'll find it) but it's all aimed at the consumer and is an inconvenience to the enterprise. Or ringtones - everyone should spend $3-$5 on a happy little tune instead of uploading the .mp3 of your choice. Yes, I'm being sarcastic.
Hence the creation of two new words. Credit goes entirely to Scott Bedrick of Pfizer.
(Noun): Crapware. Everything that's put out there purely for generating revenue for the carriers.
(Verb): Decrappify. The process (ideally automated) of removing all the crapware that really shouldn't be there in the first place.
We're living in interesting times, folks. Either they're enterprise devices or they're not - and I emphatically come down on the side that says they are.
It would be no more acceptable to get laptops sourced with a whole bunch of crapware on them (OK, so the manufacturers do this with the consumer market, but they know better than to try that with enterprises).
The paradigm is shifting. This is a very cool place to be!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Free Exchange2007 Book
Thanks to Michael Francis from simple-talk.com for letting me know about the free Exchange book they're giving away, Sybex’s Best of Exchange Server 2007. Link here: http://www.simple-talk.com/exchange/
Did I mention 'free'?. OK, there's no free lunch. You sub to their monthly newsletter in return for getting the book, but from what I've seen the articles are well worth reading, so it's win-win.
Did I mention 'free'?
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Webcast w/AT&T
I'll be doing a Microsoft Webcast on Nov 18th with AT&T. This ties into their SCMDM service offering that was announced back in August.
· Title: Microsoft Webcast: How to Take Advantage of Windows Mobile to Enhance Productivity in Your Organization (Level 100)
· Presenter: Patrick Salmon
· Webcast Length: 60 minutes
· Date/Time: 11/18/2008 1:00:00 PM PACIFIC
Attendee Registration URL:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032393171&Culture=en-US
· Title: Microsoft Webcast: How to Take Advantage of Windows Mobile to Enhance Productivity in Your Organization (Level 100)
· Presenter: Patrick Salmon
· Webcast Length: 60 minutes
· Date/Time: 11/18/2008 1:00:00 PM PACIFIC
Attendee Registration URL:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032393171&Culture=en-US
Friday, October 24, 2008
Sorry, Bob. Not this time
Robert X. Cringely, whose articles I've read for years and have thoroughly enjoyed his perspective, just put this article out basically stating the Windows Mobile is dead.
Link here: http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20081023_005500.html
His premise is that in a market which will become more and more competitive (d'uh!), there won't be room for WM. It'll simply be squeezed into non-existance.
Based on the reasoning in his article I'm inclined to agree with him.
Where he's missed the point is that WM is so much more than that. WM vs iPhone vs RIM vs Android is a stretch as an apples-to-apples comparison.
RIM won't scale without killing you.
iPhone is a wonderful product that is not designed for the enterprise. Period
Android? Remains to be seen.
Each has worth and considerable standing in its own right. None of the above has a genuine enterprise-oriented focus.
WM + Yona is a truly tremendous combination and he speaks not one word to the real needs of the enterprise-focused technology which addresses real business needs.
Nice try, Bob. Thanks for playing.
One of us is wildly wrong, and I don't think it's me.
Link here: http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20081023_005500.html
His premise is that in a market which will become more and more competitive (d'uh!), there won't be room for WM. It'll simply be squeezed into non-existance.
Based on the reasoning in his article I'm inclined to agree with him.
Where he's missed the point is that WM is so much more than that. WM vs iPhone vs RIM vs Android is a stretch as an apples-to-apples comparison.
RIM won't scale without killing you.
iPhone is a wonderful product that is not designed for the enterprise. Period
Android? Remains to be seen.
Each has worth and considerable standing in its own right. None of the above has a genuine enterprise-oriented focus.
WM + Yona is a truly tremendous combination and he speaks not one word to the real needs of the enterprise-focused technology which addresses real business needs.
Nice try, Bob. Thanks for playing.
One of us is wildly wrong, and I don't think it's me.
Friday, October 17, 2008
iPhone and Security
Interesting article: http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1148
Also worth noting on that site is the list of 'sploits and issues on the right hand side of the screen. Runs the gamut of pretty much everything. Good resource and worth book-marking.
Also worth noting on that site is the list of 'sploits and issues on the right hand side of the screen. Runs the gamut of pretty much everything. Good resource and worth book-marking.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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