Wireless + mobility

Opinion: BYOD (bring your own devices) is the next Y2K

20 August, 2012 by Carl Jefferys*, Country Manager, ANZ, Ruckus Wireless

We all recall the commotion surrounding the Y2K bug at the turn of the last century. Now, many vendors are using the concept of BYOD (bring your own devices) to scare organisations into buying new products. What many IT managers don’t realise is that they may already have the tools to control this influx of wireless devices.


Optus launches 4G business services in Sydney and Perth

31 July, 2012

Optus has expanded the availability of 4G business services to Sydney and Perth. From today, customers will be able to utilise USB mobile broadband and mobile Wi-Fi hotspots in the two cities.


Next-generation Ka-band satellite, Jabiru-1, completes PDR milestone

28 June, 2012

Australian satellite company NewSat Ltd and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the Jabiru-1 Program, NewSat’s next-generation Ka-band satellite.


Unisys Mobility Solutions Suite of services

14 June, 2012

The services in Unisys’s Mobility Solutions Suite are intended to help organisations manage, secure and support mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, as well as their applications.


Three core tips for a successful BYOD (bring your own device) strategy

14 June, 2012 by Denis O’Shea, CEO, Mobile Mentor

The most obvious problems with allowing your users to bring their own mobile devices into the workplace are ones of security. But as important as security is, there’s much more to a successful BYOD strategy. Denis O’Shea*, CEO at Mobile Mentor, explains three tips to help make your BYOD strategy a success.


Ruckus WLAN powers 600 clients at Google’s Think Mobile 2011 event

14 May, 2012

To accommodate 600 clients at Google’s Think Mobile 2011 conference, systems integrator Wired Sky employed a Ruckus Wireless solution. The solution took less than two hours to deploy and experienced zero downtime during the event.


Sybase and Futitsu cloud-based managed mobility

30 April, 2012

Sybase Australia and Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand have signed a partnership agreement for enterprise managed mobility solutions that will offer Australian and New Zealand customers a single managed platform for cloud-based managed mobile applications.


Hungry Jack’s implements in-store Wi-Fi networks for customer use

27 April, 2012

Fast food restaurant chain Hungry Jack’s recently implemented in-store Wi-Fi networks, to support a free Wi-Fi service for customers. The service has attracted more than 4600 daily average users across the stores and more than 200 daily users in the top stores in Sydney and the Gold Coast.


Research In Motion appoints Ray Gillenwater as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand

05 April, 2012

Research In Motion (RIM) has appointed Ray Gillenwater as Managing Director of its Australia and New Zealand operations. Gillenwater will oversee all functions of RIM’s business in Australia and New Zealand, including operations, sales, marketing, retail, distribution and partner relations.


Mitigating mobile information security risk with mobile device management (MDM)

04 April, 2012 by Stephen Withers

The proliferation of mobile devices - company-owned and BYOD - is boosting corporate productivity. But it also presents a new management issue to IT, which needs straightforward ways to ensure these devices are appropriately and securely configured and to oversee compliance with usage policies. Stephen Withers explains how mobile device management (MDM) tools can help.


Mobile bankers to reach 550 million in 2016

23 March, 2012

The number of users of transactional mobile banking services will shoot from 185 million in 2011 to more than 550 million in 2016, according to a new report from Juniper Research. This surge will come from a confluence of two factors: a growing user acceptance of push mobile marketing and a sharp rise in smartphone adoption.


Optus 4G network hits 70 Mbps in Bendigo trial

16 March, 2012

Optus today announced results of the first trial of its 700 MHz 4G network, which attained a peak download speed of 70 megabits in the field.


Customised applications a necessity for tablet success

09 March, 2012

Organisations must employ apps custom built for tablet computers if they are to derive value from such devices, according to a new report from analyst firm Ovum.


Australian mobile download speeds rise 10%, but upload speeds drop 30%

06 March, 2012

Mobile download speeds have risen 10% in the last year, while mobile upload speeds have dropped 30%, according to a new report from analyst firm IDC.


AirWave Audiomate AM8112 wireless headphones and AM8212 wireless headphones/headset

01 March, 2012

Audiomate, from AirWave, wirelessly enables headphones or headsets allowing users to make VoIP calls as far as 30 m from their computer.


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