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- Will you get certified to support PDAs?
- Forecasts show that shipments of handheld devices will reach 9.4 million units by the end of 2008 and grow to as many as 15.8 million units by the end of 2012. Because of this, some PDA-support certs are being offered. by Toni Bowers
- Tags: PDA, Certification, Handheld Device, RIM BlackBerry, Quality, Handhelds, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Hardware, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Digimarc Watermarking Solutions: Delivering PC-Strength Security to Handheld Devices
- Digimarc leads the industry in providing a wide range of security, identification, and digital media content solutions. Since 1999, Digimarc has sought ways to enable portable devices with their MediaBridge technology, but the power required by their compute-intensive applications had not yet been developed. With the development of the Intel...
- Tags: Handheld Device, Digimarc Corp., Intel Corp., Handhelds, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components
- Case studies
- Momentum Webcast: Mobilizing Your Workforce With Microsoft Software and HP Handheld Devices (Level 100)
- This webcast explains how HP handheld devices and Microsoft software can help to deliver real-time collaboration and communication solutions to the sales force or employees in the field. Beginning with an overview of network technologies used for real-time mobile communication, the webcast describes how the convergence of applications, networking technologies,...
- Tags: Software, Hewlett-Packard Co., Webcast, Handheld Device, Microsoft Corp., Workforce, Digital Media, Handhelds, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Webcasts
- Considering the TCO of Handheld Devices
- In order to objectively assess the business case for deploying handheld devices, it is critical that the enterprise understand the ramifications of their choice of device. As with any buying decision, consumers perform a cost benefit analysis, weighing options versus the benefits relative to the cost of the unit. However,...
- Tags: Device, Psion Teklogix, Handheld Device, TCO, Roi/Tco, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware
- White papers
- Spaulding & Slye Colliers Chooses Pylon Anywhere to Enable Mobile and Remote Access to Lotus Notes
- Spaulding & Slye Colliers is a privately held company with nearly four decades of experience providing comprehensive real estate services in the disciplines of property and facility management, construction, development, leasing, investment sales, and structured finance. They wanted to enable the company's increasingly mobile workforce to access email, contact information...
- Tags: Remote Access, Mobile, iAnywhere Solutions Inc., IBM Lotus Notes, Handheld Device, IBM Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Workforce Management, Handhelds, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Hardware
- Case studies
- Wireless Handheld Device Evolution
- This webinar will be of interest to marketing and technical salespeople who would like to learn about the evolution of wireless handheld devices from PDA and phones to today's smart phone and wireless PDAs. The webinar will discuss usage models of devices and look at evolving technologies and features in...
- Tags: Webinar, Handheld Device, PDAs, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware
- Webcasts
- Give Your End-Users the Power of Notes on Their Handheld Devices
- Join this webcast to learn how to extend Notes desktop information to your end-users wherever they do business.
- Tags: Desktop, Handheld, IBM Lotus Notes, Handheld Device, Sybase Inc., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Webcasts
- Handhelds Improve School Curriculum and Student Homework Participation
- Topock Elementary and Middle School's Superintendent, Brett M. Agenbroad, was concerned that the district's curriculum did not adequately address the Arizona state academic standards in the areas of technology/computer education. Agenbroad decided that handheld devices would be a key element for improving Topock Middle School's reading, writing and technology curriculum....
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Curriculum, Handheld Device, Handhelds, Hardware
- Case studies
- Groundbreaking Augmented Reality Applications Target Windows Mobile Devices
- Graz University of Technology is known internationally as an important hub of technical and natural-scientific research. A student on the Augmented Reality research team of the Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision chose "Multiple-user augmented reality on handheld devices" for his research project. Augmented reality, which combines real-world and computer-generated...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Student, Handheld Device, Microsoft Corp., Graz University Of Technology, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Microsoft Development Tools, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing
- Case studies
- Pioneering Wi-Fi Info System for Stockholm's Underground Railway Enhances Safety and Customer Satisfaction
- Stockholm Public Transport Authority, SL, wanted to boost customer and employee safety and satisfaction by delivering timetable disruption information to mobile staff on Stockholm's underground railway using handheld devices and Wi-Fi technology. A world-leading underground Wi-Fi network enables railway staff to send alerts and receive real-time traffic information on their...
- Tags: Handheld Device, Customer Satisfaction, Intel Corp., Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware
- Case studies
- Service Company Eliminates the Need for 70 Paper Manuals by Providing Field Technicians With Handheld Devices
- Technicians at ware-washing manufacturer Winterhalter spend most of their day in the field repairing and servicing equipment. They used handheld devices running Microsoft Windows Mobile software for Pocket PCs to record parts codes. But they had to carry numerous paper manuals to identify parts, and keying in complex codes was...
- Tags: Service Management, Manual, Handheld Device, Microsoft Corp., Technician, Handhelds, It Services, Pocket PC, Hardware
- Case studies
- MIDP GUI Programming, Part 1
- User interface requirements for handheld devices are different from those for desktop computers. For example, the display size of handheld devices is smaller, and input devices do not always include pointing tools such as a mouse or pen input. For these reasons, one cannot follow the same user-interface programming guidelines...
- Tags: MIDP, Handheld Device, GUI, Handhelds, Hardware
- Book chapters
- Design and Implementation of Personal Firewalls for Handheld Devices
- Personal Digital Assistants PDAs have become one of the important tools in the life. Their popularity is due to their small size and mobility which enables them to be carried anywhere. Along with their popularity, handheld devices are starting to become the target for the attackers, who are mainly interested...
- Tags: Firewall, Personal Firewall, Handheld Device, University Of Wollongong, Handhelds, Hardware
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Boots Ups Stockfile Accuracy 10 Percent, Reduces Workload 15-20 Percent With Symbol Solutions
- Boots employs around 70,000 people and sells its products in more than 130 countries. Boots has to look closely at all other operating costs to ensure it can compete effectively, and, as is the case with every retailer, there were costs associated with managing the inventory; in the form of...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Software, Stock, Handheld Device, Motorola Inc., Boots, Handhelds, Investment, Pocket PC, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Finance, Management
- Case studies 2006-03-01
- Microsoft .NET Mobile Web
- There's a new trend in wireless telecommunications, Internet: Internet connectivity via handheld devices. More people are buying wireless handheld devices such as cellular phones, pagers, Personal Digital Assistants PDAs, and they demand access to online resources at any time from any location. Over the past few years a tremendous number...
- Tags: Web, Microsoft .NET, Handheld Device, Microsoft Corp., Web Development, Internet, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware
- White papers 2007-05-20
- Photos: Student whale watchers with wireless
- Hawaiian students use a handheld device called the Indigo to help track humpback whale behavior for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Tags: Handhelds, Microsoft Indigo, handheld device, handheld, photograph, wireless
- Image galleries 2007-05-10
- Evaluating the Privacy of Using Mobile Devices to Interact in Public Places
- The Musicology project explores how personal mobile devices, such a users' cell-phones, can be used as conduits for bringing musical expression into public places such as cafés and coffee shops. This capability represents advanced usage models for emerging handheld devices, enabling personal music to be a more social experience by...
- Tags: Mobile, Privacy, Handheld Device, Mobile Device, Music, Handhelds, Hardware
- White papers 2006-03-23
- The Market Opportunity for Hard Disk Drives in Mobile and Handheld Devices
- 2005 was another boom year for mobile devices. Global shipments of mobile phone handsets topped 800 million units, a 17% year-over-year growth based on Parks Associates' estimates. In addition, 3G finally became a global phenomenon in 2005, with a spurt of new subscriber addition in Western Europe and North America....
- Tags: Hard Drive, Disk Drive, Mobile, Handheld, Handheld Device, Motivation, Parks Associates, Advertising & Promotion, 3G, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2006-03-13
- Consider these design issues when developing mobile applications
- Mobile devices' inherent Web capabilities open a whole new platform for delivering content. Before you dive into developing mobile Web applications, read about some issues that you need to consider. In a previous column, I discussed screen resolution and addressed the merits of the standard 800x600 screen...
- Tags: Web, Handhelds, Tony Patton, mobile application, handheld, handheld device, graphics, Web Development Zone Newsletter, Mobile, Web Application, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-07-10
- Wireless Handheld Devices Become Trusted Network Devices: Intel IT Implements Easy-to-Use and Secure Handheld Solutions
- Intel IT implemented a managed mobility solution for employees to connect their handheld devices as secure, trusted nodes on the corporate network. These devices include Personal Digital Assistants PDAs, wireless phones, smart phones, and palmtops. Although handheld devices provide great opportunities for improving employee productivity, they also introduce the potential...
- Tags: Network, Information Technology, Handheld Device, Network Device, Intel Corp., Wireless, Handhelds, Hardware
- White papers 2006-01-01
