The new workplace: are you ready? Implications for IT managers [ Source: IBM ]
May 2012- In this White paper, learn about the the six-step blueprint from IBM Workplace Infrastructure Strategy and Design Services. Designed specifically to help organizations envision and create new workplaces. This solution provides a strategy and road map for establishing an agile workplace environment with improved service levels, enhanced productivity and reduced costs, while fostering business innovations.

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McCain Canada deployed BlackBerry PlayBook tablets with a custom application to their salesforce [ Source: BlackBerry ]
April 2012- BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets in order to enhance mobility within their sales force - along with a customized application designed by DigiFlare Inc. DigiFlare created the app for McCain's Canadian sales team that is designed to allow them to have immediate access to important information about their products. Multitasking, Adobe® Flash®, and video capabilities are just a few features of the BlackBerry ...

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PlayBook Video about two Grade 6 classrooms that are using PlayBook tablets [ Source: BlackBerry ]
April 2012- RIM recently worked with Park Manor Public School in Elmira, ON to integrate BlackBerry PlayBook tablets in two Grade 6 classrooms. The project went so well that the school agreed to do a case study with our team. Check out this great story on the value of PlayBook tablets in Education!

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Tour Operator Uses BlackBerry Smartphone to Help Drive Sales, Improve Efficiency and Build Competitive Advantage [ Source: BlackBerry ]
April 2012- Sending more than 22,000 high school and university students on trips abroad each year requires logistical prowess and constant communication. Dealing primarily with young adults, Breakaway soon learned that typical office hours were inconvenient and ineffective. Recognizing the opportunity to use a mobile solution, the company deployed 23 BlackBerry smartphones to its sales staff. The sales staff now uses email, text, BlackBerry Messenger and social ...

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Manufacturing Customers Get a Mobile Catalog of Gaskets Thanks to a New BlackBerry Smartphone App [ Source: BlackBerry ]
April 2012- As a wholesale supplier and distributor of fluid sealing and pump protection products, it's crucial for Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd. to help its customers make the right choice - doing so helps prevent gas and liquid leaks. With thousands of different options, however, an error-free decision is often difficult for service people to make. Seeing an opportunity to help its customers and local distributors, TFC worked with BlackBerry&...

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Telecom and Network Infrastructure Company Improves Inventory Accuracy with Help From a Custom BlackBerry Application [ Source: BlackBerry ]
April 2012- Expertech developed a custom in-house built BlackBerry application called Expertech Tool Room® to provide near real-time inventory and tracking of their capitalized tools. This allows them to optimize their tool usage, reduce time spent on the inventory process and keep accurate count of tools available.

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Advocacy Group for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Gives High Marks to BlackBerry Accessibility Features [ Source: BlackBerry ]
April 2012- Because TDI is a trusted advisor, it has a discerning perspective on what makes a wireless device accessible. One of the technologies they promote to their members is the BlackBerry® solution. BlackBerry smartphones are desirable because many models enable customized vibrations (for calls, instant messages, calendar reminders, etc.), so it's easy for someone to know what communications they've received without looking at the device. &...

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IBM Customer Experience Suite and Mobile Application Delivery [ Source: IBM ]
April 2012- IBM Customer Experience Suite software-enabled web portals provide personalized applications based on role, context, actions, location, preferences and team collaboration needs. Mobile Web portals extend access to portal services and data from many of the approximately 3 billion mobile devices in use to help enterprises reach their audiences, thereby increasing customer loyalty, improving mobile employee productivity and gaining competitive advantage.

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Bonjour Gateway: Enterprise-level Zero-Configuration Networking for Apple Devices [ Source: Aerohive Networks ]
March 2012- To make networks service-aware and make BYOD with Apple devices a native part of every network, Aerohive has built a Bonjour Gateway to manage and control Apple service availability (such as AirPrintTM, AirPlay, file sharing, collaboration applications, etc.) across an entire enterprise network.

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Two Roads to Mobile Workforce Management: Choosing Between On-Premises and Cloud Delivery [ Source: ClickSoftware ]
March 2012- Companies with mobile workforces face two important technology trends. One is the use of mobile workforce management solutions that can add critical support to business strategies. The other is the growth of cloud-based solutions as an alternative to traditional on-premises deployment. Combining the two through cloud-based mobile workforce management can make sense, depending on the specific circumstances and goals of a company. By taking into account the technical market ...

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