On October 9th Credant announced the latest version of their Mobile Guardian Product which was version 5.2.
Credant let me know today that they have a webcast taking place in the afternoon (European/UK time) today to give an overview of this latest version.
- Learn how the latest release of CREDANT Mobile Guardian Enterprise Edition balances advanced security enhancements with new, innovative ease-of-use features that set a new standard in moble data security.
- Describe how the new CREDANT Mobile Guardian can work within your organization’s operational and support processes.
- Review the new features of CREDANT Mobile Guardian announced on October 9th.
The webcast is scheduled for October 31, 2006 at 11:00am (EST) 10:00am (CST), 8:00am (PST)
You can find more details on the webcast HERE
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Today T-Mobile Germany launched the HTC Artermis device – you can read their press release in German HERE
The guys over at Mobility Today have published some details and photos of the HTC product itself.
The device is really interesting as it is very slim and has integrated GPS as well as an FM Radio. HTC appear to be bundling TomTom Navigator (or at least on city) with it.
You can read more HERE
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T-Mobile in the US have released the T-Mobile Dash device which is the HTC Excalibur!
You can check out more details HERE
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In talking with many customers they are always skeptical if a Windows Mobile Smartphone will be a useful device for email access.
Everyone seems to obsess abut the fact that an email device needs to have a keyboard.
What I’ve witnessed though is that even when people have a keyboard they tend to only send short responses (even on competitive devices). Now there are those people who do send massive emails however they seem to be the exception not the rule.
Interestingly the QWERTY keyboard was designed to slow down fast typists because in the original typewriters the characters would jam the type writer so Sholes (who invented QWERTY) create the QWERTY arrangement and patented it in 1868 to stop this clashing and jamming.
The fastest keyboard configuration is the Dvorak keyboard which can allow the typist to type about 400 of the English Languages most common words without ever leaving the home row (QWERTY allows 100)
So why the discussion – well a Smartphone (with a phone keypad) is a great device for 3 reasons.
1. Most people (excluding some age ranges 
) are very fast at T9 (particularly in Europe where SMS is prevalent)
2. Triage – most mobile email users triage email, that is they read, delete, move and deliver short responses. Smartphone is great for that. One of my customers who previously had another fruit based device loved his Smartphone because he basically responded in 3 ways:
a. Yes
b. No
c. PCM – Please Call Me
He loved the fact he could setup some pre-defined messages to do that.
3. Read and Ring! – Rather than emailing someone back – call them! Whilst email is a great method for conversing (particularly cross timezone) – if they are in the same (or near) timezone – why not call them and discuss over the phone?
I find ‘Read and Ring’ a nice way of positioning how a Smartphone can be used as a great device! Not only can you triage email but you can also call people too!
Of course what’s confusing the matter now is that many Smartphone devices like the i320 and HTC S620/T-Mobile Dash also have QWERTY keyboards…..
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I was off yesterday however Sunday was the 4th Birthday of Smartphone!
The original Smartphone was launched way back in 2002 on October 22nd!
That device was the original Orange SPV!
How far things have come since then! With new devices hitting the market almost every week (or day on some occasions) the Windows Mobile Smartphone platform goes from strength to strength.
I remember when we first talked about a phone device and being ridiculed about ‘will it have Ctrl+Alt+Del keys?’ – ‘will it have a Blue Screen of Death’
Take a look at the new HTC S610 and Samsung i320 as examples of innovation of the Smartphone!
Last year we sold over 6 million connected devices, Pieter Knook our Senior Vice President is also bullish about the future in a recent interview with Euro am Sonntag which is covered on news.com
I still have my old Orange SPV at home as a keepsake. The site Smartphonehistory.com has a great amount of detail about the history of Smartphone going back to the old Avenger!
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If you couldn’t attend MEDC earlier this year then you may want to take a look at the content that has been made available for download. If you download the entire event content it’s 6GB however you can pick and choose which tracks you want to download from:
Application Development:
These sessions focus on developing mobile applications in Visual Studio 2005 for Windows Mobile 5.0 (including MSFP) using both managed and native code. Sessions are geared to help you build Windows Mobile applications better, running on more devices, with greater stability and longer battery life. Other topics include memory and code management, and speed to market.
Developing Windows Embedded Devices
This track is tailored for Windows Embedded developers. It is the most comprehensive training available on the latest versions of Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded, and Windows Embedded for Point of Service. Breakout sessions include: reliability, real time, source access, security, and time to market for existing users of the Windows Embedded platform.
Managing & Deploying Devices
This is for IT Professionals who manage support and security IT operations for Mobile devices and their associated infrastructure. Sessions cover topics for Application Deployment, Configuration, device and software catalogs, Security and Customization. Technologies showcased are Windows Mobile, Windows Embedded, Windows Embedded for Point of Service, Exchange Server, Windows Server and Clients, Office, Systems Management Server, Tablet PCs, and Mobile Technologies.
You can download from HERE
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OK so I didn’t make the Top 50 (nor did I expect to) but there is a great post on PRBlogger about the research they’ve been doing on the influence of blogs.
It’s certainly a good insight into the UK Blogosphere.
You can read the PR Blogger article HERE
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If you’ve just picked up a new 320×240 Smartphone and are looking for some more interesting Homescreens – check out these that are available from HERE
They have been designed with the Samsung i320 but should work on any 320×240 Smartphone
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Is anyone aware of a solution to allow you to take a picture of a business card and then import the details into your contacts?
I’ve seen a solution for Symbian but haven’t been able to track something down for Windows Mobile…. anyone know of such a solution? Can you drop me an email or post a comment?
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A review of the HTC P3300 or Artemis device has been written HERE
The P3300 is a really interesting device as it’s thinner and lighter than the much loved i-mate JAM or Magician device as it was codenamed. With it’s integrated GPS it’s going to be very popular I believe.
One of my colleagues had one of these last week which I had a play with and it was really nice….
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