Category Archives: Mobile

Blog entries about mobile devices and software engineering for them

Podcast now available: Enterprise Mobile Management and Security

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Bob Sutor

Yesterday my IBM colleagues Caleb Barlow, Vijay Dheap, Naveed Makhani and I recorded a podcast called “Enterprise Mobile Management and Security.” In it we discussed BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), mobile management, mobile security, why mobile is posing new opportunities … Continue reading →

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Upcoming podcast about Enterprise Mobile Management and Security

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Bob Sutor

On Monday, February 6, at 4 pm et, I’ll join my IBM colleagues Caleb Barlow, Vijay Dheap and Naveed Makhani to discuss “Enterprise Mobile Management and Security”. As you might expect, I’ll also talk about IBM’s planned acquisition of mobile … Continue reading →

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IBM: Going Mobile with two big announcements

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Bob Sutor

Today IBM announced some important enhancements to its Mobile strategy for supporting customers looking to grow and transform their businesses, whether they are B2C, B2B, or B2E. IBM Advances Mobile Capabilities with Acquisition of Worklight From the press release: In … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on mobile management

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Bob Sutor

What does it mean to manage a mobile device, say a smartphone like an Apple iPhone or one with Google’s Android operating system? At the lowest level, the device level, you might want to establish a policy for length and … Continue reading →

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Mobile BYOD is not unbounded

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Bob Sutor

BYOD, or “bring your own device,” is an important topic in today’s discussion of mobile in the enterprise. Employees buy their own smartphones or tablets, love them, then bring them to work and want to use them to access company … Continue reading →

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Harnessing the Power of Enterprise Mobility presentation now available

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Bob Sutor

My presentation for Lotusphere 2012, Harnessing the Power of Enterprise Mobility, is now available on SlideShare and embedded here: Lotusphere 2012 – Harnessing the Power of Enterprise Mobility View more presentations from Bob Sutor

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IBM Mobile Team at Lotusphere 2012

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Bob Sutor

It’s an artifact of today’s spread out worldwide working culture that many people in large companies never get to meet each other if they work in different locations. I’m down at IBM’s Lotusphere conference this week talking about Mobile for … Continue reading →

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IBM Mobile Technology Preview v3, now with iOS support

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Bob Sutor

IBM just released the third drop of the IBM Mobile Technology preview at ibm.co/ibmmobile, with details of the update on the tech preview blog. This release includes updates to the mobile application manager with social feedback, SMS support, tools, and, … Continue reading →

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Mobility and Endpoint Management at Pulse 2012

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Bob Sutor

From March 4 through 7, IBM will be holding its Pulse 2012 conference at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. One of the main streams of the event will be the Mobility and Endpoint Management track, and I’ll be a … Continue reading →

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My talk at Lotusphere 2012

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Bob Sutor

Next week is IBM’s Lotusphere conference in sunny and, I hope, warm Orlando, Florida. For those of you attending, I’ll be giving a talk called “Harnessing the Power of Enterprise Mobility” on Monday, January 16, from 11 to 12 AM. … Continue reading →

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10 predictions for enterprise mobile for 2012

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Bob Sutor

Yes, it’s that time of year of for predictions for what we might see in the next twelve months. Being in the IT business and in a company like IBM, I’m somewhat hamstrung in what I can say regarding the … Continue reading →

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Getting started with mobile in the enterprise: The IBM Mobile Technology Preview

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Bob Sutor

Over the last 15 years of my career, I’ve seen several ideas or technology trends capture a significant amount of customer, press, and analyst attention. There was Java, XML, web services, SOA, and cloud. In and around all those were … Continue reading →

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Employee mobile device + work = potential security problem

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Bob Sutor

Employee: “I lost my iPad.” Corporate security: “Why are you telling me?” “I had company documents on it.” “But you had the mobile security package installed, right?” “Err, no.” “I would have thought the company president would have known better … Continue reading →

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So the gas meter said to the thermostat, ‘We should talk’

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Bob Sutor

In the last few weeks I’ve published several blog entries about mobile, but all of them have had to do with smartphones and tablets. There’s more to mobile than just that. For a recent strategy presentation, my colleagues and I … Continue reading →

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A browser to resolve mobile app development confusion?

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Bob Sutor

I read with interest the recent announcement by AppMobi that they are producing a browser for Apple iOS and eventually Android that will go beyond the basic HTML5 capabilities. InfoWorld: “Have your HTML5 and native app too” Press Release: “MobiUs … Continue reading →

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Mobile app development: Native vs. hybrid vs. HTML5 (part 2)

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Bob Sutor

I’ve seen and heard a lot of discussion about how people build applications for mobile devices. While there are literally hundreds of thousands of apps out there for Apple, Android, Blackberry and other smartphones, I can’t help but think the … Continue reading →

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Mobile app development: Native vs. hybrid vs. HTML5 (part 1)

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Bob Sutor

I’ve seen and heard a lot of discussion about how people build applications for mobile devices. While there are literally hundreds of thousands of apps out there for Apple, Android, Blackberry and other smartphones, I can’t help but think the … Continue reading →

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Slides for my POSSCON talk

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Bob Sutor

The slides for my POSSCON talk “Landmines for Open Source in the Mobile Space” are available here in PDF format. It is also available via SlideShare: Landmines for Open Source in the Mobile Space View more presentations from Bob Sutor. … Continue reading →

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More on “Land mines for open source in mobile”

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Bob Sutor

Last week I put up a blog post called “Land mines for open source in mobile” ahead of my POSSCON talk next week. I listed 5 issues that might slow down the adoption of open source in the mobile device … Continue reading →

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Land mines for open source in mobile

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Bob Sutor

In a couple of weeks I’ll be giving a talk at POSSCON with a title similar to that of this blog entry. It won’t be a long talk, only twenty five minutes, but I’ll try to touch on several factors … Continue reading →

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So you’re thinking of buying an iPad 2

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Bob Sutor

With Apple’s announcement yesterday of the availability of the new iPad 2 in the US on March 11, a lot of people are probably wondering if they should buy an iPad for the first time or get a new one. … Continue reading →

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Tablet wars: Those with the most and best apps win

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Bob Sutor

I just linked to an article over on PCMag.com called “Top Tablet Comparison: iPad vs. Xoom vs. TouchPad vs. PlayBook” that compares the in-the-market iPad with 3 possible contenders that have yet to be sold. The article very correctly discusses … Continue reading →

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2011 SIIA Information Industry Summit

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Bob Sutor

I’ll be speaking on a panel hosted by John Patrick at the 2011 SIIA Information Industry Summit on Wednesday, January 26 in New York City. The panel is Top Mobile Technology Trends – A Moving Target Mobile devices—iphones and ipads—look … Continue reading →

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A day with iOS 4

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Bob Sutor

Yesterday around 1 PM ET, Apple released their latest operating system for the iPhone, iOS 4. Though I was about to head out to the Red Hat Summit, I decided to go ahead and install the new operating system, thinking … Continue reading →

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A month with an iPad

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Bob Sutor

I’ve now had my Apple iPad for a bit more than a month, so I thought I would share some of my thoughts on what I think of it and how my perception of it has changed during that time. … Continue reading →

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