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j2 Global Announces Trends That Will Impact SMBs in 2013: Smarter Deployment of Mobile and Cloud Technologies Will Drive Greater Efficiency and Productivity j2 Global Announces Trends That Will Impact SMBs in 2013: Smarter Deployment of Mobile and Cloud Technologies Will Drive Greater Efficiency and ProductivityLOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 19, 2012) - j2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM), cloud services provider for small businesses, including leading brands eVoice, eFax and Campaigner, today announced key trends and predictions that will impact small-to medium-sized businesses in the coming year. Mobility, expansion of the cloud,
WINNER American Airlines Ease of management through remote access provides needed agility. American Airlines uses a wide variety of mobile devices, based on the specific needs of individual workgroups. Mobile apps include bag scanning/aircraft load and balance finalization, driver information on routings, flight information for baggage carts, lost or misrouted bag tracking, cargo warehouse freight location tracking, airport agent customer assistance and dynamic manning. In the past, individual business areas or their service providers wrote custom deployment software and lockdown security as part of the app. This
Smart online shoppers always search the Web for a coupon before they make a purchase. RetailMeNot, one of the leading coupon Web sites, is also trying to offer coupons for mall shoppers via their cellphones.The idea is the same as the paper coupons that people used to clip out of newspapers. But now they are delivered by RetailMeNot’s new iPhone app, which is awaiting approval from Apple, when a shopper walks near one of hundreds of malls across the country.RetailMeNot, which is owned by WhaleShark Media, the operator of several online coupon sites, realized that 20 percent of its traffic was coming from mobile devices, so it assumed people
Michael Dell talked everything from big data and cloud computing to touchscreen PCs at the Dell World conference yesterday, with the Texan reserving special mention for bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and Windows 8.Talking at the conference, the Dell CEO first dismissed any suggestions of the ‘post-PC’ world, instead insisting that businesses are still using these devices for the bulk of their work.“There are about a quarter billion PCs sold every year and the installed base of PCs is about a billion and a half. Overwhelmingly, PCs are how business gets done in the world today.”"And now with Windows 8, we’re on the cusp of the next revolution of
There has been much discussion from the venture capitalist angle on the failings of mobile companies, including posts by Fred Wilson and Om Malik. I wanted to share my perspective, having been the co-founder of a mobile-first startup for the past year and a half that fits their mold exactly. We’ve raised $3.65m to date, and have tried two mobile-first free social products. However, for our next product, we are going web-first and charging out of the gate.Ads are the Internet’s tax on users who want free apps and websites. All free apps and services have ads. I consider virtual goods like ads because everything I’m going to say about ads is also
I'd done my research, having investigated major Windows 8 convertible laptops on the market. The one I'd settled on, the Lenovo Yoga 13, had arrived. So last week, I went cold turkey with it on a business trip, abandoning my MacBook Air to see if Windows 8 could deliver a product that was both tablet and laptop in one. As I explained in my last column, I've long wished for a device with the "instant-on" ability of my MacBook Air but also one that could transform into a tablet, for those times when a keyboard is unnecessary. I'd been waiting for Windows 8 convertible laptops to arrive, to see if they could make my wish come true.Last week, the
The Windows Phone 8X by HTC will cost $100 to $200 with a two-year contract from AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon Wireless.(Photo: HTC)10:01PM EST November 13. 2012 - Maybe it was inevitable that Windows Phone 8 devices would land in the back of the chorus line. Windows 8 and the hoopla around it have hogged the spotlight in recent weeks. Now the departure of Windows president Steven Sinofsky from Microsoft is front and center.But I do hope Windows Phones get something closer to star treatment. There's a lot to cheer in these latest devices. And despite its understudy status compared with Apple's iPhone and the many Google Android smartphones, the
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