Cimarron Buser @cimarronb
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian commented on the blog post The Beginning of The End of BYOD? · View
I’m not sure the jury is out on BYOD, at least not yet. (1) The ComputerWorld article makes it clear that the costs of management would apply whether the devices are “BYOD” or “COPE” … it’s more the issue that companies that want to support mobility will see increasing costs. And, I can argue that [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian joined the group Enterprise Mobility Best Practices · View
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian posted on the discussion topic MDM Before Building/Deploying Apps? in the group Enterprise Mobility Best Practices: · View
You should understand your options before deploying in-house apps. Are you building native apps? Or using a multi-platform building environment? In either case, there are solutions from MAM (Mobile Application Management) and MDM (Mobile Device Management) providers that can help. There are several options to choose from, including using APIs as part of an SDK [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian commented on the blog post The Cloud is The Mobile Device: Mobile Platforms Won’t Matter · View
Randy, I agree that native apps are here to stay for awhile. As much as the OS vendors (Apple and Google primarily) work to make their browsers “mirror” core OS functionality, the primary APIs will still be ahead. Another reasonable approach is to have a native app do the main UI work, but rely on [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian commented on the blog post Enterprise App Stores – The Cure For What Ails You? · View
I think that the BlackBerry Balance feature (released in May 2011) is a great idea for partitioning data, and this functionality is lacking in a native way for iOS and Android. However, one of the challenges for BlackBerry is that there are very few companies building “in house” apps, and this is where the true [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian commented on the blog post Mind Your Own Mobile Business App Business · View
Our read of the VPP program for “B2B Custom Apps” is that it provides an option to offer apps through the iTunes App Store mechanism. If you choose this method, your app must be offered at “Tier 10″ ($9.99 per user) minimum. Alternatively, you can provide your app to your customer directly, and they can [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian posted on the discussion topic Remote Wipe – Security Control or Security Fantasy? in the group Mobile Security: · View
IT and admins need a way to “surgically remove” corporate apps and data without wipe. Solutions in the mobile app management space such as Apperian EASE can do this today, or developers can put logic into their apps that support this feature. It is unacceptable today to rely on “device wipe” to deal with personal-liable [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian started the discussion topic Apple MDM to Be Exposed at Black Hat USA 2011 in the group Mobile Security: · View
Apple’s MDM (Mobile Device Management) protocol will be put under the microscope at the upcoming “Black Hat USA 2011″ conference to be held in Las Vegas August 3-4. It’s clear that the Apple MDM protocol will be available to the public, and raises the issue as to whether Apple should officially make it public and [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian joined the group Enterprise Mobility Management · View
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian posted an update in the group Mobile Application Management: · View
Anyone can try out Apperian’s Mobile Application Management (MAM) solution for free, just go to http://www.apperian.com/register. The AppRamp solution is free, and you can try out EASE, the SDK, and play around with distributing and managing in-house, HTML webapps, IOS profiles, and iTunes apps to your heart’s content.
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian commented on the blog post Mobile Application Management vs. Mobile Device Management · View
Mobile Application Management (MAM) focuses on the role-based security, provisioning and control of mobile apps in an organization. Additional capabilities may include what is commonly called “inventory management”, since a MAM SDK (software development kit) can also provides a complete view of devices, and their characteristics such as device type, operating system, memory, and installed [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian commented on the blog post Al Gore Invented Enterprise Mobility · View
Might I add option 3? “Iron Fist in the Velvet Glove”. Velvet Glove. Present a “user friendly” face to Enterprise Apps, i.e., they can be displayed to the user from an “App Store” like environment, installed, and run just like consumer apps. Make it easy for users to install multiple apps from the company at the same [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian commented on the blog post Managing Personal and Professional Data On Your Mobile Device: It’s All About Apps · View
Philippe, it is indeed all about the apps. And the fact that as the individual device becomes more intertwined with the “Personal” and “Business” data and apps, the “Remote Wipe” solution becomes untenable. As you know we are believers in the “Enterprise App Store” model with our EASE solution, which provides enterprise services including a customizable [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian posted on the forum topic Remote Wipe – Security Control or Security Fantasy? in the group Mobile Security: · View
Well, you said it: If I leave your company my “device is erased – period.” LOL! I’m glad I don’t work for your company! OK, seriously, this is a typical approach in the regulated industries (finance, insurance) where “aversion to risk” is more important than innovation or empowering employees. Now, since I brought my own [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian joined the group Mobile Security · View
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian posted on the forum topic Remote Wipe – Security Control or Security Fantasy? in the group Mobile Security: · View
The problem with “Remote Wipe” is that if you have employee owned (individually liable) devices, and someone leaves the company, “wiping” their phone is a Really Bad Idea. (If it is a corporate-owned device, then “Remote Wipe” either with Microsoft Exchange using ActiveSync or MDM can be a possible approach.) The goal should be to [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian posted on the forum topic Building Your Own "Enterprise App Store" for iPhone and iPad in the group Mobile Application Management: · View
There are two methods of iOS App distribution: (1) Standard, and (2) Enterprise. (1) Standard program — the target distribution is the iTunes “App Store”, and developers may distribute apps to specific devices using “ad hoc” deployment, where the UDID of each device must be provisioned in the Apple portal. (2) Enterprise program — the [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian commented on the blog post Mobile App Revenue: The Enterprise Mobility Perspective · View
You make excellent points, especially as smarter mobile devices become pervasive. The shared theme is that companies that interact with the “public” can provide a better relationship, customer service, and reduce friction (e.g., m-commerce) which ultimately will translate to revenue. You list primarily “b-to-c” (business to consumer) relationships, but the same opportunities exist with “b-to-e” [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian started the forum topic Building Your Own "Enterprise App Store" for iPhone and iPad in the group Mobile Application Management: · View
Now that you’ve adopted iPhone and iPad for email, calendar, and contacts, what’s next? Creating, deploying, and managing your own applications. If you have started developing your own in-house Apps (or are even thinking about it) please join us February 17th for Building Your Own Enterprise App Store for iPhone and iPad, an Apperian webinar [...]
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Cimarron Buser from Apperian joined the group Mobile Application Management · View
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