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Bob Egan

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I focus most of my time on mobile enterprise deployment and business-benefit strategies, competitive insights and product architecture. Gartner Veteran (founder of its Enterprise Mobile Conference), Wi-Fi Pioneer, DEC Alumni

WEB: Mobile Viewpoints

March 26, 2012

Bob Egan answered this question

Will 2012 be the Year of BlackBerry OS 10?

Perhaps the real question is this the year we see a reverse merger of Qnx?

Information Technology

March 26, 2012

Bob Egan and 1 other person answered this question

What are the biggest legal concerns facing the mobility industry?

Three come to mind:
1. Individual privacy. Especially when we think about the privacy of children
2. Matters relating to corporate liability
3. Items related to billing (eg purchases, service charges) more

March 26, 2012

Bob Egan is now following Michael Krigsman and 1 other person

Dec. 16, 2011

Bob Egan and 1 other person answered this question

Will mobile dominate social and local in 2012 and beyond?

My sense is that social engagment will continue its uptrend in 2011 and beyond.
What may evolve is that social interactions may transistion away from various and often disconnected points of activity, like facebook or twitter to more about how I want to interact in my ... more

Information Technology

Aug. 26, 2011

Bob Egan and 25 other people answered this question

Steve Jobs has resigned. What do you think this means for the future of Apple?

There are a lot of good thoughts here, but I think Jan hit the nail on the head.
The real issue is the long term vs the short term.
And as Andrew said, its also the front facing charisma that is Steve Jobs.
Lets face it, there are ... more

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Aug. 17, 2011

Bob Egan and 2 other people answered this question

Why has Microsoft failed in mobile so far?

Interesting. Who is it that is suppose to "give" Microsoft it's needed time?

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Enterprise Mobility

Aug. 16, 2011

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Google Buys Motorola Mobility: Don’t Let The Smoke Get In Your Eyes

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Aug. 11, 2011

Bob Egan is speaking at this roundtable

Securing the Mobile Enterprise: Do the interests of enterprise collide with the demands individual?

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Aug. 3, 2011

Bob Egan recommends this answer by Robert Keahey

Is Blackberry (RIM) off the injured reserve list and back in the game?

On top of the platform issues that Brian outlines, RIM has some serious executive leadership issues that have gotten lots of (unhealthy) press lately. Until they fix those it's going to be hard for them to get back into the game. more

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Aug. 3, 2011

Bob Egan and 7 other people answered this question

Will you ever completely abandon your desktop for mobile devices? Is mobile the new desktop?

If we think about mobile as a style of use, versus a consideration that describes what a device looks like, then i think mobile train has already left the station.
In terms of the user experience created "at" the desktop, then its tough to see how ... more

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Aug. 3, 2011

Bob Egan and 4 other people answered this question

When devising a mobile device management policy, what should be taken into account?

Two more:
Scale:
The organization needs to insure that the underlying solution set scales against the expected volume of employees who will be provisioned, active (and thus monitored) and de-provisioned from the system when positions are vacated The most effective solutions reduce the hands time and provide ... more

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Aug. 3, 2011

Bob Egan and 3 other people answered this question

What is the primary driver causing businesses to adopt enterprise mobility policies?

In my never so humble opinion...
There is only one factor driving enterprise mobility adoption, which then creates the need for policies and practices.
That singular driving force is that over the last 5 years, most consumers, in most industrialized markets have better technology at home and ... more

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Enterprise Mobility

Aug. 3, 2011

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Would MSFT have taken a larger mobile market share if Exchange hadn't integrated with blackberry?

I think at the heart of your question is whether Microsoft would be in better shape if they created a closed "system" of services and technologies.
My simple answer is, no. more

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Aug. 3, 2011

Bob Egan and 4 other people answered this question

In what way will the increasing sophistication and power of smartphones influence customer service?

Customer services is now open for business, 24x7 in the palm consumer hands. As Scott said, service branding and new efficiencies will be created for main street.
But, and perhaps more importantly, imagine the possibilities of new for fee concierge customer support tiers. Doctors talking to ... more

Customer Service

Aug. 2, 2011

Bob Egan and 26 other people answered this question

POLL: Klout is a legitimate metric of online influence (Agree or Disagree)

Much of the social influence sphere is a lot like y2k. There are a lot of moving parts that few people understand, or care about. But this i promise, whether you invest a lot, or a little, life, and the influence you have in your ... more

Aug. 2, 2011

Bob Egan and 3 other people answered this question

What do you see as the greatest challenges to securing a mobile enterprise?

Vee at all,
It is simply no longer prudent, nor reasonable for IT to place themselves in the position as gate keepers for mobile tech.
It is of course reasonable that organizations will, and must, adapt mobile policies, including device and software governance rights of individual ... more

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Enterprise Mobility

July 21, 2011

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What pressing security issues do mobile software vendors need to address?

Friends don't let friends use browsers on mobile phones.
Browsers on mobile phones waste time, immature and generally fail (miserably) to meet the sense of urgency for individuals to get what content they want - now.
Software vendors really come in two types; Those who are the ... more

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Mobile Security

June 28, 2011

Bob Egan and 7 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Apple's iCloud: Implications for Your Business? [6/28 @ 10 am]

How do we deal with the lack of separation between personal and business, apps and devices

Cindy
The not to simple answer is to consider two things;
1. Build an enterprise app store with "white listed" applications that can be used on handsets bought by your company, or individually by consumers. Block the rest.
2. Consider solutions from a number of companies who provide ... more

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June 22, 2011

Bob Egan is speaking at this roundtable

Apple's iCloud: Implications for Your Business?

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June 15, 2011

Bob Egan and 1 other person answered this question

Pandora trading at $18/share despite being in the red, would you invest?

I'm not which category you refer to, except site traffic.
Let's talk some specifics.
1. In the subscription radio category, Pandora is 4% the size of Sirius and has 2% the number of subscribers. Sirius is trading at 1.93 while Pandora is trading at 18.63.
2. Subscribers: Pandora ... more

June 14, 2011

Bob Egan and 2 other people answered this question

How can RIM give incentives to developers to build apps?

Related to your point Erica, the experience individuals enjoy using consumer apps is setting a new, very high bar for IT in order for them to meet rising employee expectations.
Blackberry builds ( has built ) good technology to sell devices with features.
Apple builds products and ... more

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