By James, on May 10th, 2012
I recently read a news article which seemed to offer a veiled criticism of Duffield Parish Council in England purchasing a dozen iPads at a cost of £4000. Now the main crux of the article was basically suggesting that this was a waste of money when the items themselves are unnecessary and paper would suffice. The council in turn defended the expense by saying they had calculated their printing costs over the next four years and they would be a lot higher than simply using iPads to display the information portably.
Personally I feel that the article was right to criticise the purchase of iPads….. No, really I do!
However, their reason for criticising them was wrong. The truth is, mobile devices do save a lot of money for organisations for a variety of reasons, however the excuse that they can just save money on printing . . . → Read More: Duffield Parish Council’s Purchase of iPads Without an Enterprise Mobility Strategy Leads to Criticism
By James, on April 25th, 2012
7 cool things about CommonTime mDesign Enterprise Mobility Software
mDesign is Cross Platform meaning that it works on Android devices, iOS Devices, Windows Phone 7 devices, Blackberry Devices etc. mDesign is already being used by some of the world’s largest organisations and is now available for organisations of all sizes along with ISV’s for their customers. mDesign uses a drag and drop, zero code (unless you want to) development interface to create fully functioning and integrated mobile applications; faster and easier than traditional development methods. mDesign uses HTML5 the latest standard in HTML coding. Favoured by Microsoft, Apple and Google for wider accessibility and compatibility both now and in the future. mDesign is the latest mobile innovation from CommonTime who have been developing mobile solutions since 1993! mDesign applications are fully compatible with Notify MDM for sophisticated device management including, . . . → Read More: 7 cool things about CommonTime mDesign Enterprise Mobility Software
By James, on April 18th, 2012
The Myth that HTML5 isn’t ready
I quite like Myths really. Hercules and the Hydra, Mermaids, Justin Bieber having talent….that sort of thing. But I heard another Myth recently; HTML5 isn’t ready yet. This is a myth I dislike.
Bear with me and I’ll explain why this is not only a myth but why it is a dangerous one at that.
For those who are unaware, HTML5 has been around since its first inception in 2004 when The Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) formed to develop the new standard for HTML. Since then it has gone through numerous incarnations and seen strong backing from the likes of Steve Jobs (Apple) and Steve Ballmer (Microsoft.)
So then, you might wonder why people would suggest it is still not ready. Well, there are a few different answers to that really. Firstly because back in 2008 confusion . . . → Read More: The Myth That HTML5 Isn’t Ready
By James, on March 21st, 2012 Last week several CommonTime employees had the privilege to be invited to a live Radio debate on the local economy. Part of the reasoning for this was that CommonTime CEO Ian Knight was a member of the four man panel, and was representing the high tech industry in the area.
The event organised by BBC Radio Derby and The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce was designed to provide a format for local businesses to discuss economic issues in the area and how it can progress and develop.
The panel of experts were tasked with difficult questions regarding the future of the City of Derby including how skill shortages might be addressed and how we could ensure that our fledgling high tech sector can be allowed to continue to grow.
I think the main points that can be taken from the event are really quite positive. Derby as a . . . → Read More: BBC Radio Debate Featuring CommonTime CEO Ian Knight – Enterprise Mobility
By James, on March 16th, 2012
Today is a seminal day in the history of CommonTime LTD as one of the original founders Nigel Mackrill is set to retire from his post as CTO.
Nigel has played one of the most pivotal roles, if not the most pivotal role in the history and success of CommonTime since its formation in 1993. And his experience and skills will be sorely missed by all those that know him and have worked with him.
Nigel has had a varied and successful career prior to helping develop CommonTime, starting his as an RAF electronics engineer for 8 years before moving on to several IT companies to develop the fledgling Mobile industry which would eventually formulate the idea for CommonTime. Nigel then served as Managing Director of CommonTime for 15 years before stepping into the CTO role to help develop the next stage of development for the . . . → Read More: A Big Thank You to CommonTime CTO Nigel Mackrill
By James, on March 6th, 2012 Anyone who has spent any amount of time in a warehouse, stock room or even a superstore will likely be familiar with barcode scanning guns; the kind that inventory items for replenishment, audit stock or are just used for price checking, essentially any general asset management. These guns are pretty standard within industry; usually in tandem with some form of ruggedized device to record the scanned item’s details. We have recently undertaken a project for a customer to develop a more sophisticated and portable approach utilizing Android mobile devices and Bluetooth portable barcode scanners. These devices are much more portable and easy to use and they are also significantly less expensive to implement than traditional apparatus. . . . → Read More: The Death Of The Scanner Gun; An Enterprise Mobility Approach
By James, on January 11th, 2012 Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogging, they all provide unique advantages to organisations. There is, however, one aspect which has always bothered me: The metrics for evaluating success. . . . → Read More: Measuring Social Media Success – It’s not just Followers.
By James, on January 4th, 2012 So what for 2012 then? Simply more of the same? Well, it seems to me that, there will obviously be more of the same but more excitingly, there will also be the natural evolutions of organisations strategy: from devices to Apps and device management. . . . → Read More: What’s Next? – Enterprise Mobility in 2012
By James, on December 23rd, 2011 “Which brings us nicely to 2012; and if 2011 was the year of the mobile device, 2012 is the year of the mobile application.” . . . → Read More: Enterprise Mobility 2011 in Review
By James, on December 15th, 2011 ZD Net has reported this week that Google are dipping their toes into the MDM (Mobile Device Management) market with a new Goggle MDM for Google Apps. On paper this is certainly an interesting development from the California Giants. It follows recent news that RIM are set to also enter the MDM market. . . . → Read More: Google MDM – Not a World Beater
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