Faster mobile networks - 4G and even 5G - unlock the prospect of shifting the OS off the handset and turning it into a thin client. Could they pave the way for the end of mobile hardware as we know it?
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Microsoft's Azure and RemoteFX technologies in Windows Server 2012 could be the key to deploying Office on tablet computers. From ZDnet Blog. Interesting on how it makes sense for iPad (or Tablet) to run Office as Thin Client
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The project will allow personnel to access multiple, classified networks from a single device, replacing the current practice of having separate machines for 'restricted' and 'secret' domains.
Personnel will choose from either accessing each domain on a separate monitor, or calling up domain-specific, virtualised applications from a single desktop interface using Citrix XenApp and Microsoft App V.
Continue reading Thales Wins Defense Contract (90,000 units).
Wyse buys Trellia to augment managing and monitoring of remote workstations in tablet, notebook and smartphone iterations. Smart move by Tarkan (as usual).
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Continue reading Wyse Acquires Mobility Start-up.
Apple has been awarded its long sought-after patent on the iPhone. Intellectual property experts say it's so broad and far-reaching that the iPhone maker may be able to bully other smart phone manufacturers out of the U.S. market entirely.
Continue reading Apple iPhone Patent a Huge Blow to Rival Smartphone Makers.
In related news - new self-service iterations utilizing the iPad as the computing station. The first of many as the tablets may finally have their day (after years of false starts).
Continue reading iPad self-service terminals.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS) today announced two new iPad apps, Citrix Receiver™ and Citrix GoToMeeting® , are now available on the App Store.
Continue reading Citrix Receiver App for iPad Now Available on App Store.
Ok -- today we created new category for iPad in deference to manic reaction out there. Nice article from writer Rob Enderle that we have always enjoyed over the years talks about how iPad effect on business culture. Not unlike the impact of the iPhone (which we now support along with Blackberries & lately Androids). Consumers beginning to drive Business unlike the old paradigm.
Continue reading iPad Mania -- How iPad Potentially Drives Employee PC Ownership Trend.
