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What’s your organization’s mobility IQ?

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Most Canadian businesses would agree that wireless technology enhances their productivity, operational efficiency and workforce mobility.

But the extent to which businesses use and integrate wireless technology can be very different. For some, wireless doesn’t go beyond a few mobile cell phones. At other companies, they’re heavily invested in a variety of mobile solutions over the long term.

So, what’s your organization’s mobility IQ?

We’ve developed an online tool with IDC Canada to answer that question. Find out your score by answering questions like: Are you adopting mobile technology on the fly? Or do you have an integrated, managed approach but are looking for ways to better plan for growth?

Click here to complete our quiz and gauge your company’s mobility IQ.

You can also check out our on-demand IDC mobility webinar for ideas on how to integrate wireless mobility into business strategies.

So tell us – what’s your approach to integrating wireless mobility into your planning process?

Tina Finelli is a regular contributor to Redboard Biz.

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Rogers TabLife TO panel: How Tablets Are Transforming Business

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Think tablets are only for playing games and reading news?

Well, think again, says Gord Stein, VP of Rogers Business segment. Not only are business analytics, medical care, and many more applications becoming available on tablets, but we’re starting to see tablets enabling entirely new business applications.

Deloitte Consulting’s Duncan Stewart, who opened up last Friday’s Rogers TabLife TO conference, expects that in 2011, 25% of all tablets sold will be bought by enterprises or bought by employees and paid for by enterprise. And in some tablet research conducted by the Strategic Counsel for Rogers, 6 in 10 tablet owners use their tablets for occasional or regular work use.

The How Tablets Are Transforming Business panel, featuring Margaret Stuart of SAP, Dr. Wendy Graham and Gord Stein, discussed tablets in business in more depth. The full video can be found below, and here are some highlights:

  • Margaret Stuart demonstrates SAP’s sales software, discusses security concerns and the benefits of mobile business analytics on tablets.
  • Gord Stein discusses how tablet features like intense portability, “always on” and lack of peripheral storage make it a good fit for certain business applications and workflow.
  • Dr. Wendy Graham talks about how she’s using tablets in her practice and her mobile software that enables ongoing communications and information sharing between healthcare providers and patients.
  • Gord Stein touches on a few unique examples of tablet usage in business:
    • Hyatt Hotels use of tablets to provide richer guest experience including room service, concierge and check-in.
    • Restaurant developing tablets sommelier program to better educate patrons on wine that accompanies  dishes, leading to greater sales.
    • A door-to-door beauty company using tablets to better demonstrate their cosmetics and enter orders instantly; so far, they’ve reduced order errors and have sped up delivery time.

Rogers TabLife TO video: How Tablets are Transforming Business from Rogers Buzz on Vimeo.

Click the video to watch the full panel discussion. If you’d like to see other panels from Rogers TabLife TO, including a demo of the BlackBerry PlayBook by RIM’s David Neale, please click here.

Are you using tablets for business? What type of applications are you using them for? Are you looking to get more tablets in the next 12 months?

Rob Manne is a regular contributor to RedBoard Biz.

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New RedBoard series: ‘Talking tablets with…’

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Duncan Stewart Rogers TabLife TOIf you were sent to a desert island and could only bring one device, would it be a tablet?

Today, we’re kicking off a new RedBoard series about how tablets are changing the way we live, work and play. We’ve asked technology, business and marketing experts how they use their tablets and what’s next for the device.

Up first is Duncan Stewart, Director of Deloitte Canada Research. He calls tablets the “Swiss Army knife” of electronic devices.

1. How do you use your tablet?

Web browser – 50%. Email device – 25%. Reader of online newspapers, magazines and eBooks 25%. Video – almost nothing, to my surprise.

2. What has surprised you most about the device?

I was expecting it to be a good device. I was expecting that some of the time it would be as good as my PC. I am surprised how often it is BETTER than my PC.

3. What are your predictions for tablets in 2011?

I am in the Predictions biz! Deloitte has two for 2011: tablets in the enterprise go to 40% of sales, and tablets (and smartphones) do NOT see a monopoly OS provider emerge. OS monopolies are so last century…

4. If you were sent to a desert island and could take one device, would it be a tablet or another device? Which one and why?

I would take a water purifier, but that’s just my survival side! Assuming those kinds of necessities are taken care of, tablet (plus wifi router). It’s the Swiss Army knife of electronic devices.

5. What’s your one must-have app?

Don’t have one. Every app I use a lot is for content that I could otherwise access through a browser. Apps just make it easier, and sometimes richer.

Stewart will be giving a keynote at Rogers TabLife TO entitled “What’s Next for Tablets?”

You can learn more about the event at tablife.ca. We’ll have full coverage of Rogers TabLife TO here on RedBoard on December 3rd and shortly after the event.

Want to talk tablets with us at Rogers TabLife TO?

At 11 a.m. ET tomorrow (Friday, Nov 26), we’ll open up another block of free tickets for the event on a first-come, first-served basis at tablife.ca. Your ticket includes admission to Rogers TabLife TO only, and you will be responsible for your own transportation to Toronto.

Richard Bloom is a regular contributor to RedBoard Biz. This was also posted to RedBoard. You can read the rest of the series on RedBoard beginning Nov 29.

UPDATE (November 26, 11:00 AM): We have opened up a block of tickets for TabLife TO. You can register right now at tablife.ca.

UPDATE (November 26, 12:40 PM): The block of tickets made available this morning are now gone. Should we be able to open up more tickets, we’ll post an update to RedBoard and via our @RogersBuzz Twitter account.

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Tablets in focus: Rogers TabLife TO set for December 3rd

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TabLife TOOn Friday, December 3, we’ll bring together experts in technology, business and media at Rogers TabLife TO, a half-day conference looking at how tablets are transforming the way we live, work and play.

We’re big fans – and users – of tablets. While 2010 saw their launch, 2011 is expected to be the year they take flight. This event will look at the implications of that growth and examine the new opportunities for users of all stripes – from big business to the average consumer.

Some of the questions we’ll be asking at TabLife TO include:

  • How are people using tablets and where do they fit into our daily lives versus netbooks, smartphones and other devices?
  • How are businesses using tablets to tackle critical challenges?
  • Will tablets threaten or revolutionize the media landscape?
  • How will our content and lives stay connected amid a proliferation of devices?

TabLife TO will take place at Rogers HQ in downtown Toronto. You can learn more about the event at tablife.ca.

Interested in joining us?
At 3 p.m. ET this Monday, Nov 22, we’ll open up a limited number of free tickets for TabLife TO on a first-come, first-served basis at tablife.ca. Your ticket includes admission to the event only, and you will be responsible for your own transportation to Toronto.

But don’t worry if you can’t make it down to the sessions. We’ll have preview material here on RedBoard leading up to the event, as well as comprehensive wrap-up coverage of highlights and insights.

So tell us: how are tablets changing the way you work and consume content? Do you have a tablet or want one? What would you like to see discussed at the event?

Richard Bloom is a regular contributor to RedBoard Biz. This was also posted to RedBoard.

UPDATE (November 25, 9:45 AM): We will be opening up another block of free tickets to Rogers TabLife TO at 11 AM ET tomorrow (Friday, November 26) via tablife.ca.

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Tablet, meet smartphone: Dell Streak available from Rogers

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Here’s a scenario: You’re a mobile worker, always on the go.

You start the day with a conference call from the road while your GPS gives you turn-by-turn directions to your client’s office. When you get there, you demo the latest round of marketing materials, make edits and immediately send the revised document to your colleagues back at the office. As the day progresses, you reply to emails, send your kids some text messages, chat with your boss on IM, then unwind back at the hotel by watching a movie.

Now, imagine doing that all on one portable device.

If you’ve ever found yourself looking for a device that is a combination of tablet and smartphone, the Dell Streak may be for you.

Available exclusively from Rogers starting today, the Dell Streak is both a tablet and smartphone – allowing you to launch apps, surf the Web and view media with ease through its large touchscreen, edit documents as well as make calls.

Here are some of the device’s specs:

  • A 5-inch multi-touch WVGA display
  • Weighs 7.7 ounces
  • Android operating system version 1.6
  • Integrated Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation, street and satellite views
  • High-resolution 5 MP camera and VGA front facing camera
  • Built-in Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth connectivity
  • 512MB RAM, 2GB of internal storage and Micro SD expandable memory available up to 32 GB.

Check out a video of the Dell Streak in action below.

What do you think of the Dell Streak? Do you use a tablet at work?

Richard Bloom is a regular contributor to RedBoard Biz.

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